Across our summer school courses, students rise to new challenges, embrace fresh experiences, and step boldly beyond their comfort zones. They grow in confidence, break down barriers, and learn how to create positive change for themselves, their friends, their families, and the world around them.

Why Work for British Summer School?
At British Summer School, we're passionate about inspiring young people to reach their full potential, academically, personally, and socially. Our mission is to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to thrive in today's global world. Each summer, our team plays a vital role in creating a safe, engaging, and transformative environment where students grow into happy, confident, and successful individuals.

Working with us is much more than a job, it's an experience. You'll become part of a supportive and close-knit community that shares a common purpose, to deliver an unforgettable summer for students from around the world.

BSS offers an inclusive and encouraging workplace, where every member of staff is valued for their enthusiasm, creativity, and commitment. Our comprehensive induction ensures you feel fully prepared, confident, and aligned with our high standards of care, safety, and delivery.

You'll have access to full-board accommodation, daily meals, and the chance to work in a vibrant, fast-paced environment where no two days are ever the same. The experience provides exceptional opportunities for personal and professional development, enhancing your leadership, communication, and teamwork skills in ways that last far beyond the summer.

Though the days can be busy, the sense of teamwork, achievement, and enjoyment makes working at BSS incredibly rewarding. Its this positive and energising atmosphere that brings so many of our staff back year after year.

Accountabilities

• Lesson Planning: Design engaging, structured, and dynamic English lessons that align with the BSSs syllabus, helping students expand their vocabulary, improve fluency, gain confidence, and explore English culture, traditions, and everyday life.

• Teaching: Deliver 4 hours of lessons each weekday (20 contact hours per week) in an inclusive and encouraging way, using only the target language, to foster a positive classroom atmosphere where all students can learn, participate, and make meaningful progress. Based on your skills, experience, and qualifications, you will be assigned to teach one of the focus lessons in our programmes.

• Monitoring & Assessment: Ensure students are placed at the appropriate level and track their progress through regular checks and assessments, providing evidence of improvement via reports and helping each student reach their full potential.

• Academic Administration: To complete administrative duties such as maintaining accurate lesson plans, class profiles, registers, making sure students complete their arrival and departure questionnaires and weekly logs of all work completed. Ensure that student notebooks are up-to-date, work is marked, mistakes have been corrected, and students self-reviews have been completed. Additionally, ensure that all aspects of the database required by your role are completed and updated efficiently and on time.

• Supervision & Pastoral Support: Oversee student behaviour around the campus, addressing any issues promptly to maintain a safe, respectful, and friendly living environment that reflects well on BSS. Pay close attention to students well-being, behaviour, and performance, raising any concerns with the Welfare Manager or Centre Manager to ensure their physical and emotional safety.

• Behaviour Management: Observe, guide, and manage student conduct to nurture a positive and inclusive international community where every student feels valued, safe, and free to express themselves.

• Wake-Up Duty: Assist the welfare team if needed by helping students start their day on time, offering a friendly and professional presence.

• Health & Safety Compliance: Review and follow relevant risk assessments and safety procedures to always guarantee a secure environment for all staff & students.

• Student Transfers: To undertake student transfers courteously and efficiently, adhering to all timings and procedures to deliver a professional, high-quality welcome and departure service that ensures minimal waiting times and a positive first and last impression of the school

• Social Media Photography & Video: Under the direction of management holder is responsible for capturing high-quality footage of lessons using British Summer School recording devices.

• Centre Requirements: To help ensure that the centre is set up effectively and packed away as required by the Head Office team.

Safeguarding
British Summer School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This responsibility extends to all staff, both on and off duty. As part of this commitment, all employees undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and full employment reference checks are conducted prior to commencement of employment.

Degree Required

Applicants should have one of the following required qualifications:
Cambridge CELTA, Cambridge DELTA, Trinity DipTESOL, Masters MA TESOL, Trinity Diploma in TESOL Education Studies, Trinity CertTESOL, Cambridge CELTYL, BA TEFL, BA TESOL, ESL Certificate, TESOL Certificate, Trinity Diploma in TESOL Education Studies, Trinity TEYL

Teaching experience: 1 years

Native level English speaker preferred