Young Learner Coordinator

Job description

Job Description:

If you’re interested in the role, please apply by https://careers.britishcouncil.org/job-invite/36475/ before 30 Oct 2023.

Role Purpose:

• To assure effective teaching and learning of English
• To provide support for the effective and efficient running of teaching operations
• To provide learners with a rewarding and stimulating English language learning experience.
• To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission

 

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following: 

 

Teaching 

• To plan, prepare and deliver effective English language teaching that meets the needs of different learner groups
• To monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage learners’ performance throughout the course, and to actively promote learner autonomy
• To contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services, in order to best meet learners’ needs
• To complete teaching-related administrative tasks to specified standards
• To actively engage in professional development and performance management systems and procedures to assure high standards in teaching and learning
• To contribute positively to the British Council’s reputation and position as a benchmark standard in best practice in the sector
• To support marketing and promotional activities and to assist the teaching team in delivering excellent customer service
• To ensure standards are rigorously applied and upheld in line with applicable policy in the following areas: Safeguarding, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Health and safety

 

Support for teaching operations 

• To act as Duty Manager as scheduled
• To ensure that teacher absences are recorded, that cover teachers are assigned as a required and that cover teachers are provided will all documents and materials
• To ensure all applicable fire safety policies and procedures are followed
• To respond to child-safeguarding-related incidents and escalate / involve management colleages as appropriate
• To support teachers in the effective implementation of the behaviour policy
• To support the effective implementation of child safeguarding policies and procedures, including safe collection
• To ensure that issues with equipment or resources are reported in a timely manner to responsible staff for prompt resolution
• To log and escalate incidents as required by policy
• To support recruitment activities by being a member of shortlisting and interview panels
• To assist in the running of promotional events in collaboration with the marketing team
• To assist in the running of British Council global competitions (e.g. Global Art Competition)

Local life stage referent  

• To act as local referent for national academic managers for the life stage(s) assigned (early years, primary or secondary)
• To ensure developments and updates are passed on to teaching teams and other stakeholders
• To ensure that teaching materials and resources for the life stage are up to date and complete
• To provide feedback on materials, product performance etc. to appropriate teaching management team members

 

Line management and performance management  

• To line manage up to four (4) teachers in alignment with Performance Management and Professional Development (PMPD) policies and procedures
• To assist Professional Development (PD) leads and trainers with delivery of the in-service teaching training (INSETT) programme, delivery of certifying training course (e.g. TYLEC), trainee support and administration

 

Customer management 

• To support the Sales and Customer Management (SCM) team in the resolution of parent and learner queries
• To deliver parent workshops as required

Salary & benefits

Job requirements

Role specific knowledge and experience:

Essential
At least 2 years of post-qualification experience (600 hours) covering at least two of the following age-groups

• Young learners aged 6 to 10
• Young learners aged 11 to 13
• Young learners aged 14 to 17

 

Desirable

• Experience of IELTS or Cambridge Exams Preparation
• Experience in teaching Adults (500+ hours)
• At least 600 hours’ experience in teaching two or more young learners age groups

 

Education

Essential

• Undergraduate Degree.
• Cambridge CELTA/Trinity Certificate TESOL.
• Cambridge DELTA/Trinity Diploma TESOL or equivalent as recognised by the British Council.

 

Desirable

• Relevant masters/post graduate qualification
• Relevant Young Learner qualification
• CELT-YL extension/TYLEC
• PGCE in Primary/Secondary or equivalent