British Council Hiring for Hourly Paid Teacher at New Delhi, DL, IN 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: Delhi

Number of Opening:-5
Department: Teaching Centre
Contract type: Fixed term Contract for 1 year
Closing date and time: 8 November 2023, Wednesday 23:59 IST

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

If you have any problems with your application please email [email protected]

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