WHO ARE WE?

Weymouth English Centre, established in 2004 is a small, friendly, British Council accredited summer school in the resort town of Weymouth, on the South Coast of England. Our programme is for international students aged 13 to 18 and includes 15 hours of English tuition per week, a full activity programme in the afternoons and evenings and a full day trip on Saturdays. Optional extras include sailing, outdoor adventure and windsurfing.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Being committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and ensuring that they are protected from physical or emotional harm (see separate Child Protection Policy)

2. Teaching English to groups and/or individual students as requested by the Director of Studies

3. Lesson planning and preparation: each week you will teach to the prescribed syllabus. As part of the lesson, you should also prepare the students for their excursions and other activities. Project work should be centred on the teaching syllabus

4. Creating a scheme of work at the start of each week to be displayed in the classroom

5. Preparing daily lesson plans in advance

6. Keeping a plan of your lessons which should be handed to the Director of Studies at the end of each week

7. Attending all staff meetings for information, updates and clarification

8. Attending a planning session of day one of each week

9. Attending and contributing to training sessions

10. Marking and providing appropriate feedback on students' oral and written work

11. Ensuring that lessons start and finish punctually

12. Ensuring that any materials or equipment are in place before the lesson is due to start

13. Testing of students and assisting with the placement of students in classes

14. Assisting the Director of Studies or Centre Manager in his or her daily duties

15. Keeping students attendance and progress records and any other records which may be requested

16. Reporting student absences or sickness to the Director of Studies as soon as possible

17. Producing student leaving certificates and reports if requested

18. Ensuring that each classroom is left in a clean and tidy condition after each lesson and that all books and equipment are returned to the staff room

19. Notifying the Director of Studies of any persistent misbehaviour

20. Performance of any other duties which may reasonably be required in the furtherance of Weymouth English Centres teaching or other operations. You also agree that you and the Weymouth English Centre may vary these duties from time to time by mutual agreement

Personal attributes

- Strong teaching skills focussing on communicative outcomes

- Native or near native level English speaker

- Excellent communication skills

- Ability to motivate and work effectively with 13 to 18 year old international students

- Enthusiastic personality with a positive outlook

- Positive can-do approach

- Excellent time-keeping skills

- Ability to work on your own and as part of a team

- Responsibility, flexibility and adaptability

- Understanding of safeguarding issues and promoting the welfare of children and young people

- Accurate and timely administration

- High level of professional conduct acting with a high degree of integrity and your conduct should be exemplary at all times

- Respect for the opinions and feelings of students, group leaders and colleagues regardless of race, religion, background, age, appearance, gender or sexual orientation