Senior Teacher Training

Date: ‎28-Jul-‎2022
Location: Cairo, Middle East and North Africa, EG
Company: British Council
The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people
in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the
English language. We work in two ways - directly with individuals to transform
their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for
the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.
We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are
looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and
inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality
education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in
arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures
creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best
of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each
other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds
trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when
official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than ‎100
countries. In ‎2019-‎20 we connected with ‎80 million people directly and with
‎791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and
publications.

Role Purpose
To ensure the British Council maintains its reputation as the highest quality
provider of English Language through work as part of the academic management
team to maintain and enhance professional development and academic quality in
the teaching center, through the management of in-house teacher development
Programme, and ensure that British Council Egypt is an example of UK ELT best
practice.
Main Accountabilities:
Performance management
* Provide effective line management support for staff managed as per current Teacher performance management guidelines, policies and procedures
* Ensure that all teaching is delivered to standards set out in teachers Role Profiles, the Statement of Approach and Teaching Skills framework documents

Learning and development
* Contribute to the design and implementation of an annual training schedule taking into account Teaching Centre needs
* Actively identify appropriate opportunities for staff learning and development.
* Ensure teachers are compliant with all mandatory online training (including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Child Protection). Provide any mandatory F2F training necessary.
* Act as a role model for good classroom practice by encouraging teachers to observe you teaching, doing demonstration lessons and leading teacher development sessions.
* Delegate the development of appropriate training/teacher development sessions (according to life stage and centre needs) to Advance teachers
* Provide or set up mentoring programmes for new teachers/teachers teaching new life stages etc where appropriate.
* Agree own personal development plan and review with line manager
* Routinely monitor developments in ELT theory and practice and bring these to the attention of your teaching team through presentations, practical sessions, recommended reading etc.
* From time to time, represent the British Council at local ELT conferences
* Proactively look for opportunities to highlight examples of best practice within the centre and externally

Duty of care
* Proactively monitor the well-being of all your line manages and provide an appropriate level of personal support
* Ensure that all line managers of teachers are also doing this and that appropriate action is taken to deal with any issues

Support product development, teaching delivery and quality in the
classroom:
* Contribute to the evaluation and improvement of products and related services to meet students' needs by actively working as a member of the teaching centre management team.
* Ensuring that research into courses and services is implemented and collated as required by the marketing team
* Organise the piloting of new courses and materials where relevant.
* Introduce new products to teaching staff and support to ensure that teachers deliver products to the product specification
* Monitor customer satisfaction and re-registration rates and determine appropriate action to address issues
* Ensure Teaching Quality standards for teaching and learning are consistently met
* Manage and develop learner assessment techniques and processes (continuous assessment, portfolio assessment, and test design), ensuring appropriate progression between levels.

Marketing and communications:
* Ensure communications to all life stage groups are accurate and effective
* Work with the Student Services and Customer Services teams to deal with academic enquiries or complaints ensuring teachers are fully briefed and consulted where appropriate
* Liaise with Exams team to ensure that opportunities for efficiencies and collaboration are exploited wherever possible.

Teaching Centre Management duties:
* Contribute to the implementation of and (ongoing support for) any new management procedures for teachers
* Assist in the recruitment of new teachers by participating in shortlisting and interviewing as required

About You (essential requirements for the role):
* English at Proficiency Level C2: Native speaker or IELTS band ‎8/‎9 in each of ‎4 sections of the academic module
* Undergraduate Degree
* DELTA or equivalent TEFL qualification
* Graduate plus higher-level teaching diploma DELTA/ Trinity Diploma in TESOL (or equivalent) or relevant NQF level ‎7 in appropriate area)
* ‎2 years teaching experience (adults & YLs), post certificate level teaching qualification
* Teacher Training experience
* Experience of line managing/coordinating teaching teams
* Proven ability to contribute to design and development of teacher training programmes/activities

Desirable requirements for the role
* Master's degree in relevant area
* TYLEC
* CELTA trainer status
* Experience as DELTA tutor

Further Information
* Location: Egypt
* Closing date: August ‎17, ‎2022
* Gross monthly Salary: ‎17,228.‎00 EGP
* Other: This role is open Egyptian and UK nationals because of some visa restrictions in country.
* Benefits for UK nationals:
* Housing allowance: ‎8000 EGP
* GBP supplement: ‎420 GBP

Please note that all applications must be submitted in English only.

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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to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the
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