British Council Hiring for Hourly Paid Teacher at Chennai – 5 hours ago Full Time

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Role Purpose:

To promote and deliver quality teaching and effective learning of English. To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission

Challenges & Accountabilities:

Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles  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  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 Contribute to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students’ understanding of contemporary UK Support local marketing and promotional strategy, and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas: Child protection Equal Opportunities and Diversity Health and safety

Requirements:

Qualifications for Newly Qualified Teacher and Core Teacher

Cambridge CELTA/Trinity CertTESOL (essential) High proficiency in English i.e. full mastery of English across all 4 skills equivalent to user (CEFR C2) IELTS Band 8/9 in each of 4 sections of the academic module (essential) Undergraduate degree or equivalent (essential)

Experience for Newly Qualified Teacher 
Some experience in teaching adults and young learners, and willingness to acquire experience of all ages and course types, under supervision 

Experience for Core Teacher 
2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL experience, in an internationally recognised English language teaching institute.

Experience in teaching relevant age groups
Young learner aged 8 to 10 (100+ hours)
Young Learner aged 11 to 13 (100+ hours)
Young Leraner aged 14 to 17 (100+ hours)
(or willingness to acquire experience under supervision as soon as possible)

Adults General English (800+ hours)

Role : Country Appointed Role
Location : Chennai

Number of Opening :-4
Department : Teaching Centre
Contract typ e: Fixed term Contract for 1 year
Closing date and time : 15 August 2023, Tuesday 23:59 IST

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