Hourly-paid Teacher 1 - Bucharest, România - British Council

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The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.

We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities.

We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.
Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise.
We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.
These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share.

This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained.

We work on the ground in more than 100 countries.

In we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Job Title:

Hourly-paid Teacher of English The British Council Romania Teaching Centre teaches a range of Young Learner (early years, primary, and secondary young learner) and Adult courses.

Young learners make up approximately 75% of our student numbers.
There are 5 age groups of young learners, of which the youngest are 3 years old.
There are also some corporate / offsite classes.
Currently there are three locations within Bucharest where classes are held, the main one being in Dorobanti.

The Teaching Centre team includes:
two Senior Teachers (ST Young Learners, ST Adults), three Coordinators and 45 teachers.

Romania is part of the 'Black Sea and Wider Europe' cluster (also including Georgia, Bulgaria and Ukraine); and three teaching cluster heads are also based in Bucharest.

There is also a large Exams department and active Projects department.

Role Purpose:

• To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English.
• To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission.

Main Accountabilities:

Support British Council's global English strategy by Planning, preparing and delivering high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles.

Monitoring progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students' performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy.
Contributing to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services.
Ensuring teaching meets the standards expected in Teaching and Learning Reviews, the annual Academic Quality Plans and organisational expectations.
Using technology during lessons when required.
Finishing administrative tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
Contributing to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students' understanding of the contemporary UK.
Assisting in covering classes for colleagues.

Actively engaging in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and high standards in teaching and learning and maintain British Council's position at the forefront of best ELT practices.

Supporting local marketing and promotional strategy and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service.

Ensuring safeguarding and other guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas: - Child protection - Equality, diversity and inclusion - Health and safety Role specific knowledge and experience Minimum/essential A minimum of 1 year post-certificate i.e.

CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL experience gained from teaching a variety of age groups and levels from young learners through to adults.

You should have experience in teaching two or more of the following age groups: Very Young learners