Teaching Positions - UK Summer School

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Fields of Expertise: ESL/EFL ,  ESL to Children ,  High School ,   
Salary: Negotiable
Lines Languages

Details: Job Summary
We are a British Council accredited summer school established in 1995, and looking for energetic, creative and inspiring teachers to join our team. We offer residential and non-residential positions, based at our centres at Downe House (Berkshire) and Queenswood (Hertfordshire).
We offer 2 – 3 week contracts, starting in July
24 hours of teaching a week over 4 days Mon-Fri plus one mid-week, full day excursion.
Unlike some summer school teaching positions, at LINES there are no afternoon, evening or weekend residential, activity or airport duties. You are off at weekends (Friday evening – Sunday afternoon)
Residential positions include accommodation (own room, shared bathroom) and full board, with some access to sports facilities in your free time.
Details of Position
We welcome applications from both experienced and newly-qualified teachers who can demonstrate a genuine passion to design inspiring lessons that motivate and engage young people from all over the world to improve their English language skills and have a summer of fun learning and smiling in the same language!
If you enjoy working with young people aged 10-18 years old, are confident teaching in a fast-paced, busy summer school and relish the opportunity to work as an integral part of a supportive, friendly and dynamic academic team to create an engaging learning environment for all, we want to talk to you!
Age Groups:
We have teaching opportunities available for all our age groups, as follows. Please indicate in your application if you have an age group teaching preference.
Kids: 7 – 10 years old (Downe House only) Primary teachers required
Teens: 10-12 years old
Juniors: 13-15 years old
Seniors: 16-18 years old Teaching Hours:
A comprehensive syllabus for the programmes will be given, relevant to age group and level.
Additional Information
There is a 2 day, paid Staff Academic Induction (Friday 3rd July – Saturday 4th July)
As mentioned, there are no afternoon, evening or overnight activity or residential duties. You are however responsible for escorting your classes to and from the dining hall for lunch Monday-Friday and to sit and eat with students (not necessarily the students you teach) at your allocated table for both lunch and dinner.
Teaching Resources: We do have some teaching resources available, however, to encourage your creativity and allow you to really inject your own personality and teaching style in the classroom, we encourage all teachers to bring and share their own teaching materials and resources for the duration of summer school.
You are required to attend all meetings (including the daily morning Teachers Meeting) and at least one Professional Development session.
You must complete all administrative duties, including class registers, lesson plans and student reports.
Who are we looking for? Essential:
Degree plus CELTA/Trinity TESOL or equivalent. We do not accept online TEFL Certificates with no observed teaching practice.
If English is not your mother tongue, you MUST be a proficient user (CEFR C1/C2 level) and be able to clearly and actively model correct use of the English language.
You as an Individual:
Professional and committed to developing your teaching career
Able to take responsibility and use own initiative for lesson planning energetic and creative with a positive personality and approach Flexible and hard-working, with a can-do attitude
Confident in use of IT in the classroom and for all teaching administration Able to cope with unexpected changes to schedule and routine
Organised and reliable, with good time management skills excellent inter-personal and communication skills
A team player, comfortable working with others to ensure excellence
Culturally sensitive, with experience of managing different needs in the classroom
Qualifications
CELTA or Trinity TESOL (or equivalent) with a minimum of 6 hours observed teaching practice
LINES is committed to ensuring the safeguarding of young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All teachers must be able to provide 2 professional references and provide the required information needed for us to apply for an enhanced DBS Check and other suitability checks on your behalf.
You will also be required to complete an online basic Safeguarding course before receiving your contract – full details about all these checks and what you need to do if appointed will be given at interview.
Any gaps in employment must be satisfactorily explained and all references will be followed up.
You will already have the right to work in the UK. LINES does not sponsor or assist with work permits or visas.