Job Description

Teaching Co-ordinator

Date: 12 Jan 2024 Location: Kolkata, South Asia, IN Company: British Council

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\xe2\x80\x9322 we reached 650 million people.
Role Purpose

• To support British Council India teachers to deliver quality teaching in our Adult and Young Learner classrooms and contribute to their overall professional development.
• To support the delivery of high-quality services for our adult and young learner classes, working closely with the Academic, Operations, Marketing and Sales and Customer Management teams.
• To contribute to and implement IndiaTeaching Centre strategy and objectives in order to meet income and impact targets and enhance British Council\xe2\x80\x99s reputation in India as an expert provider of ELT.
• To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission.

Main Accountabilities:
1. Teaching responsibilities:
1.1. Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups considering individual learning styles; delivery hours determined by business needs
1.2. Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students\xe2\x80\x99 performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy
1.3. Contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services, in order to meet students\xe2\x80\x99 needs by actively working as a member of the teaching team
1.4. Complete teaching related administrative tasks to specified standards
1.5. Actively engage in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and high standards in teaching and learning, and maintain British Council\xe2\x80\x99s position at the forefront of best ELT practices
1.6. Contribute to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students\xe2\x80\x99 understanding of contemporary UK
1.7. Support local marketing and promotional strategy, and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service

2. Academic Management responsibilities:
2.1. Support the Senior Teacher, and the Cluster/Regional/Global Teaching Excellence and AL/YL Product teams in implementing the Teaching Excellence Action Plan (TEAP), product roll outs and other academic projects
2.2. Assist the Senior Teacher in academic management of the Teaching Centre, proactively participating in both planning and implementation
2.3. Contribute to the smooth running of Adult and Young Learner courses by:
2.3.1. Keeping teachers up to date on AL & YL products, resources and course procedures
2.3.2. Supporting teachers with lesson planning, classroom management issues and identifying training needs
2.3.3. Facilitating the planning and implementation of campaigns and activities to raise customers\xe2\x80\x99 awareness of products, learning and progress made by adult and young learners
2.3.4. Monitoring, evaluating and reviewing resources to support and improve the quality and learning and teaching
2.3.5. Observing UK or local copyright laws (whichever is stronger)
2.3.6. Liaising with Customer Service Manager and Operations Manager to provide product updates
2.4. Line-manage up to 6 teachers in accordance with line management and performance enablement policies and procedures

3. Training responsibilities:
3.1. Identifying, planning and resourcing internal teacher training activities, sessions and courses in line with teachers\' needs
3.2. Delivering, and facilitating the management and delivery of external teacher training courses (e.g. TYLEC, DELTA etc.) in accordance with course guidelines

4. Safeguarding responsibilities:
4.1. Ensure that team members are aware of the safeguarding policy and resources available and provide advice and short awareness.
4.2. Provide advice and support on Safeguarding standard and policy to their respective team when required.
4.3. Act as first point of contact for Safeguarding concerns, and escalate concerns to the National Safeguarding Manager immediately/within 24 hours of first knowledge
4.4. Identify Safeguarding related risks includes children and adult at-risk related risks from their working area and feed this information into the creation of a sector\xe2\x80\x90wide Safeguarding Action Plan.
4.5. Ensure successful implementation of Safeguarding action plan activities relevant for their working areas.
4.6. Participates in learning and development activities (both online and offline) related to the role of Safeguarding Focal Point.


KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal

• Other teachers
• Senior Teacher, Cluster Lead, Regional Product Leads, Regional Teaching Excellence Lead
• Coordinators and Senior Teachers in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar
• Teaching centre management and Operations team
• Sales and Customer Management team
• Marcoms team
• National Safeguarding Manager and SGFP Working Group
• Other British Council teams/SBUs in India

External

• Students
• Parents/guardians of students
• Offsite premises partners
• Corporate clients
• Wider ELT community

About You (essential requirements for the role):

• 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.
• Cambridge CELTA/Trinity Cert TESOL or equivalent
• Recognised diploma in EFL (i.e. DELTA/Trinity DipTESOL)

• May be waived if the candidate commits to completing DELTA in the first year if selected for this role.
• 4 years\xe2\x80\x99/2400+ hours of teaching experience post certificate (i.e. CELTA/Trinity certTESOL), including 400+ hours of Primary courses (7-11 years) and 400+ hours of Secondary courses (12-17 years).
• Ability to effectively communicate with and engage children and their families.

Desirable requirements:

• TYLEC or YL extension to CELTA
• Relevant postgraduate qualification (MA) (TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Education etc.)
• Experience of teaching MyClass, IELTS Coach, PBS courses, Secondary Plus and Primary Plus
• Experience of mentoring, line management and delivering in-service training
• Knowledge and understanding of child development and its impact on behaviour.

Further Information

• Number of positions: 1
• Location: India \xe2\x80\x93 Kolkata
• Job type: Full time
• Contract type: FTC
• Deadline to receive applications: 26th of January 2024

Please note that all applications should be submitted in English only.
It is advisable to apply in advance to avoid any technical issues at the last moment


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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\xe2\x80\x99s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.


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