Language Teacher - Summer 2024

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Do you want to gain experience or develop your teaching skills in an international environment? Do you enjoy working with young people? Then this might be the job for you!

EF is searching for Language Teachers on the Isle of Wight for the upcoming summer. This would be the perfect job to boost your CV by gaining experience while working in an international company!

In this role you will plan, prepare and deliver the EF academic programme through structured and interactive lessons and ensure a high level of customer service and student satisfaction, while being supported by an experienced academic team.

What will I be doing?

• In this role, you’ll plan, prepare and deliver the EF academic material through structured and interactive lessons
• You’ll ensure a high level of customer service and student satisfaction while being supported by an experienced academic management team

What does my day-to-day look like?

• Facilitating testing during the course, including scoring tests
• Lesson planning and preparation before each class
• Teaching classes every weekday following the EF methodology
• Classroom management
• Daily liaising academic team to discuss progress & ongoing lessons
• Monitoring daily attendance and keeping up to date records and paperwork
• Attending all teacher meetings
• Ensuring the EF behaviour code is followed by students at all times and inform management immediately if there are any issues or problems
• Dealing with problems and emergency situations should they arise

Who will I be working with?

• On the Island we deliver both activities and academics to our young travellers. Our team consists of Activity Leaders and Language Teachers supported by an experienced senior management team. We are a mix of both local and international staff with a lot of experience between us!

So, what’s required of me?

• Enthusiastic, organised and a natural leader
• Responsible, approachable and friendly
• Have the ability to create a positive learning environment
• Have the right to live and work in the country of employment
• Complete fluency in English

A TEFL qualification is desirable and EF could provide sponsorship for a TEFL course for the right candidate

Done something similar before?
Great! We’re always open to new ideas and new ways to give our students the best possible experience and your work history can help us to achieve that.

Never done anything like this?
Don’t worry, full training is provided before your contract begins and we’ll ensure you have a smooth onboarding process with us. We have a huge number of resources for our summer staff that helps you grow into the role with ease!

Ready to take the next step?
Submit your application and we’ll be in touch soon!

Want to see what our summer in 2023 looked like? Check out our summer highlights video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgmcaK2R-E

Who are EF and what do we do?
EF, which stands for Education First, operates a local language school on the Isle of Wight that is supported by an international team with a global presence of more than 52,000 members of staff in 116 countries.

EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be followed up and will ask specifically whether there is any reason that the applicant should not be engaged in situations where they have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18. Upon interview all gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily and proof of identity and, where applicable, qualifications will be required. Appropriate suitability checks will be required prior to confirmation of appointment.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Salary: £540.00 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Work Location: In person