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Freelance English Teacher
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Job Description
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 highquality 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 others 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 201920 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall including online and through our broadcasts and publications.
Location:Wroclaw Warszawa and Krakow Poland
Duration:September 2024 September 2025 renewable
Working Hours:Most classes are delivered on weekday afternoons and evenings Saturdays and Sundays depending on location
Salary:Hourly rate based on a sliding pay scale
Role Context and Purpose
We are looking for freelance teachers to work with our academic and teaching teams in delivering lessons and services in Teaching Centres in Wroclaw Warszawa and Krakow. Candidates should have a keen interest in working with young learners as demonstrated through current or past studies and experience and a desire to work with a global leader in English teaching with access to professionally recognised training.
Wroclaw Teaching Centre(with about eight teachers) delivers classes to about 200 students onsite. We teach both young learners (aged 617 and adults all year round.
Warsaw Teaching Centre(with over 50 teachers) delivers approximately 640 class hours to over 2200 students per week. These are delivered from our 21 classrooms onsite and at a number of offsite locations in and around Warsaw. We also deliver some corporate lessons and training in company locations.
There are two 16week semesters and summer courses providing English tuition for all age groups of learners and levels. We also run specialist corporate courses and cultural workshop programmes. Adult General English courses have started to run using a modular myClass model which operates throughout the year outside the semester organisation.
Responsibilities
- Plan prepare and deliver a preagreed number of hours of highquality English language teaching. This could include both adult and young learners.
- Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students performance throughout the course and actively promote learner autonomy.
- Contribute to the development evaluation and improvement of English language courses materials and related services in order to meet students needs by actively working as a member of the teaching team.
- Complete teachingrelated administrative tasks to specified standards.
- Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:
- Child protection and adult safeguarding
- Equality Diversity and Inclusion
- Safety and Security
A freelance teacher will be given up to 15 hours a week. However this might vary depending on the city. Teachers must be able to cover the fullterm teaching schedule for these classes for example a class every Saturday at 9:0012:15 for the full sixteenweek term. There is also the possibility of work in the summer.
Requirements
- Applicants must have the right to live and work in the EU. We are unable to secure work permits for nonEU nationals. This extends to British citizens postBrexit.
- All applicants need to apply for a police check. This needs to be completed prior to post.
- Applicants will be employed as outside contractors. Therefore they must be established as selfemployed prior to post.
- We can support with paperwork and official office visits to help you with possible language barriers.
Qualifications:
- First Degree (or equivalent)
- Cambridge CELTA/Trinity Cert TESOL (Core) or PGCE (or equivalent)
- Desirable: CELTYL or TYLEC; DELTA or Dip TEFL/TESOL (Higher); MA TESOL (or equivalent)
Skills:
- High proficiency in English i.e. CEFR level of C2/IELTS Band 8 in each of the four sections of the academic module
- Desirable: Proficient in online delivery using Zoom or similar platforms
Experience:
- 2 years postcertificate (Cambridge CELTA/Trinity Cert TESOL) experience
- Experience in teaching at least three of the relevant age groups:
- Primary Young Learners: 6 to 7 years old 800 hours)
- Primary Learners: 8 to 10 years old 800 hours)
- Secondary Learners: 11 to 14 years old 800 hours)
- Secondary Learners: 15 to 17 years old 800 hours)
- Adults General English 800 hours teaching class sizes of 4 or more.
For newly qualified teachers who have not yet gained this level of experience we offer our Foundation Teacher Programme. With the help of a mentor and a bespoke training programme we will support your development as an English teacher.
Desirable:
- Young Learners aged 6 or younger 250 hours)
- Experience in more/all of the age groups 800 hours)
Please be aware that 1to1 tuition will not be considered relevant teaching experience.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please contact us at:
Please note that we will contact and interview suitable candidates as they apply.
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion(EDI) Statement
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.
If you have any problems with your application please email
Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ASK HR email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.
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