Young Learner Assistant

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Role purpose

• To provide high quality support to all members of staff in the Teaching Centre working with young learners 3 to 17 years of age)
• To ensure a safe environment for young learners in BC premises and partner schools
• To ensure that Child Protection systems and procedures are respected by staff and customers

Main Accountabilities

To support the British Council Child Protection Strategy by:

• Supervision of young learners in BC and Partner school premises before during and after class during break times change over times and lunch times when required
• To create and monitor the eregisters and related documentation for the holiday and academic year classes
• Assist the CST with class changes to ensure that all students are in the right class and on the correct registers
• Liaise with the Head of YL and Country Operations Manager to help ensure young learners parents and staff respect BC Roles and Responsibilities
• Inform Senior Teachers and Academic Teams about any classroom issues and look after YLs when they are ill and informing centre manager Duty Officer and parents
• Help with setting up and closing down Partner Schools and admin tasks when required and approved by Teaching Centre Management

Qualification

Essentials

• BAC or equivalent schoolleaving certificate

Desirables

• First aid training
• BAFA (brevet daptitude aux fonctions danimateur)

Work Experience

Essentials

• Working with children in a school or outofschool environment

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: 12.51 gross euros per hour
• Flexibility in working hours
• Leave: 35 leave days and 6 privileged days converted in hours added to your annual hours contract.
• Tickets restaurants
• Access to a range of online training

Additional Information

• Contract Type: Indefinite Contract
• Work Schedule:The post may require travel back and forth between British Council Partner Schools in Ile de France. It will involve working unsocial hours(evenings and Saturdays) and during the school holidays. YLA will receive a specific schedule per centre.
• Working day: Wednesday & Saturday ONLY
• Right to Work/Passport Requirement: Applicants must be eligible to work in France. The British Council will not be able to assist nonEU nationals to obtain a work permit for France

Closing date & time: 24 April 2025 23:59 Indian Standard Time)

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The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups in particular but not exclusively on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council iscommitted to safeguarding children young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19 UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks reference checks identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Councils Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

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