Hourly Paid English Teacher

English Teacher (Hourly Paid)

Role Purpose

To provide learners with a rewarding and stimulating English language learning experience. To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English. To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission.

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:

This post will have the following core functions:

Teaching

Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning needs and modes of learning
Ensure teaching meets British Council Global Teaching Standards, as well as organisational and learner expectations.
Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students' performance throughout their learning, and actively promote learner autonomy and progress
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.
Teaching Centre Activities

Support teaching centre's activities and British Council plans
Attend staff meetings and otherwise 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
Support local marketing and promotional strategy, and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service through dissemination of information and communications with students
Complete teaching related administrative tasks to specified standards and uphold professional responsibilities and values. Ensure British Council's values and behaviours are reflected in their work
Customers & Stakeholders

Maintain good relationships with customers and colleagues
Ensure customers are aware of British Council's cultural relations role and help develop opportunity for students to gain some understanding of the UK and its values and to participate in inter-cultural interactions either in class or as out of class activity
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Ensure Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is taken into account when planning and delivering lessons and engaging with customers and colleagues

Role specific knowledge and experience

Minimum requirements

Undergraduate / University degree
Recognized teaching qualification with two years minimum post-qualification experience
Cambridge CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL (or other certificate level qualification)
Desirable

Internationally recognized Diploma in EFL i.e. Cambridge DELTA/Trinity Dip TESOL

Further Information

Contract Type – 12 months fixed term contract (Hourly paid)
Department – English and Teaching
Location – Dakar, Senegal
Language requirements: Full mastery of English across all 4 skills equivalent to user
Role holder must have existing rights to live and work in the country the role is based.
Closing Date – [28 March 2024] Applications will close 23:59 West African Time
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