English Language Teacher for Specific Purposes – Tourism Industry (Egypt)

COMPANY DESCRIPTION*
Established in ‎1951, Amideast is an American nonprofit organization dedicated
to creating hope, opportunity, and mutual understanding among people in the
Middle East, North Africa, and United States through life-changing
opportunities for education and cultural exchanges. Working with local,
regional, and international partners, we provide programs and services that
improve educational opportunity and quality, expand access to U.S. study,
empower youth and women, strengthen local institutions, and develop language
and professional skills for success in the global economy. Headquartered in
Washington, D.C., Amideast operates offices in ‎11 countries in the MENA
region. For more information, visit us at www.amideast.org.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Amideast Instructor will be delivering in-person English for Specific
Purposes - Tourism Industry as well as General English courses to grants,
corporate students offsite. The delivery will include in-person instruction
incorporating the LMS for quizzes, assignments, supplemental material and
correspondence with the participants. The levels will range from beginner to
advance for both the general English language and ESPs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Design, plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experience
* Complete all teaching-related administrative tasks to specified standards including:
- Develop detailed lesson plans
- Maintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and
development
- Maintain accurate and complete records of students' attendance
- Prepare tests, examination papers, and exercises
- Revise, write and produce supplementary materials, including audio and
visual resources
* Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities
* Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities
* Identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needs
* Use relevant technology to support instruction
* Observe and evaluate student's performance and development
* Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments
* Provide appropriate feedback on students' progress
* Monitor student progress and provide regular feedback throughout the academic year while actively promoting learner autonomy
* Manage student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures
* Participate in department meetings
* Keep updated with developments in subject area, teaching resources and methods and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities
* Attend and contribute to teacher development training sessions
Qualifications and Skills
Required*
* Bachelor's Degree in education or related field; Master's degree in education or related field preferred
* Experience in analyzing data and using results to modify the developed curriculum
* Experience in developing standardized curriculum manuals, handouts, instructional PowerPoint across different courses
* Strong understanding of different language learning pedagogies and how to implement them
* Significant experience with instructional best practices
* Knowledge of techniques for facilitating groups of learners
* Ability to plan, model, coach and provide feedback to individual teachers and teams of teachers to improve teaching
* Experience implementing effective instructional practices
* Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
* Excellent organizational skills
The physical demands and work environment that have been described is
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position description is an overview of the major functions and
requirements of this position. This document is not intended to be an
exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of the position; the
Employee's Manager may assign other duties as related or as otherwise deemed
appropriate and necessary within the general scope, without the need for
additional compensation.
Amideast is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and
harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex,
national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic
protected by law.
Positions that involve interaction with children will be required to read,
acknowledge, and comply with and attend special training in accordance with
the Child Protection and Safeguarding policy. All Amideast representatives
must comply with the Code of Conduct and all applicable organizational
policies which include but are not limited to, Anti-Human Trafficking and
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.