Teacher of English (Part-Time)

Job title: Teacher of English (Part-Time)
Employer: British Council
Location: Paris, France
Number of Positions: 18

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Role Purpose:
• To deliver quality teaching and ensure the effective learning of English
• To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission

Job Overview:
British Council’s English Language Centre in Paris was opened in 1998, initially as a small operation offering classes to Young Learners. Today operates out of its prestigious, centrally located Invalides premises and currently 6 off-site premises in the Il-de-France region. We offer a wide range of Young Learner classes to 4,000 learners aged between 3 and 17 during the Academic Year and to another 2,000 during the Holiday Courses.

A part-time teacher will be expected to be available to teach a range of ages and courses at any of British Council’s delivery locations and will work with a large and highly successful team of teachers and academic staff.

Main Accountabilities:
• Plan, prepare and deliver between 6-12 hours per week of high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles in the Il-de-France region.
• Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students’ performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy
• Actively engage 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
• Complete and update all British Council mandatory training courses and ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:
o Child protection
o Equal Opportunity and Diversity
o Health and safety

Qualification:
Essential
• Cambridge CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL.
Desirables
• Specific YL extension course (TYLEC / CELTYL / NILE etc.)
• Either Recognised diploma in EFL e.g. DELTA , AND / OR
• PGCE/B.Ed in Primary/Secondary or relevant subject

Work Experience:

Essentials
• 2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL experience
• Experience in teaching relevant age groups specific to the centre:
o Early Years aged 2 to 5 (400+)
o Primary aged 6 to 10 (400+ hours)
o Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (800+ hours)
o Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (800+ hours)
o Adults General English 18+ (800+ hours)
o Cambridge suite and IELTS exam preparation courses

Desirables
• Teaching Experience to Young Learners:
o Early years (age 2 – 5) (800+ hours)
o Primary (age 6 – 10) (800 hours)
o Secondary (age 11 – 17) (1900+ hours)

Salary
• Salary: 543 – 965 Euro per month for 12 months (Depending on hours offered, qualification and work experience)

Benefits
• Guaranteed hours with competitive rates of pay including paid preparation time (31 hours paid training time)
• Continuing professional development with an extensive INSETT programme and additional support for new starters with less experience. Internal and External courses available to develop your career.
• External training is funded by the Teaching Center for suitable trainees.
• Meals and transport are subsidised on working days.
• 35 days paid leave and allowance for privilege days

Additional Information:
• Interview: There will be an in-person (Face-to-face) interview at the British Council Paris Teaching Center (dates will be disclosed soon)
• Tentative Start Date: 5th September 2024 (Depending on business requirement and PAS/Background Check completion)
• Teaching hours/week: 6 hours per week (for 30 weeks of the Academic Year)
• Working day: Saturday ONLY (opportunity for more hours)
• Right to Work/Passport Requirement: Applicants must be eligible to work in France. The British Council will not be able to assist non-EU nationals to obtain a work permit for France.

Closing Date & Time: Sunday 2 June 2024 (23:59 IST)

Apply to link – https://careers.britishcouncil.org/job/Paris-Teacher-of-English-%28Part-time%29-Euro/1062236501/