Adult Courses Coordinator

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. Department:  Teaching Centres Contract type:  Local teaching standard, full-time (38 working hours per week including 12 teaching hours), definite for two years (initially) Payband:  local TC Coordinator scale Starting salary: from 44 883,- CZK (gross monthly) Starting date : September 2024 Role Purpose: Planning, preparing and delivering high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups, taking into account individual learning styles. Monitoring progress and providing regular feedback to help manage students´ performance throughout course. Maintain academic quality through supporting in-house teacher development programms. Act as a Teaching centre lead for adult courses, supporting teachers, assessing courses and assessment, leading on updates to adult courses.  Main Accountabilities ( but not limited to the following ) : Teaching A maximum of 12 teaching hours per week. Complete teaching related administrative tasks to specified standards. Teacher Support Provide effective line management and support for staff including observations as per performance management guidelines, policies and procedures. Ensure that all teaching is delivered to standards set out in teachers Role Profiles, the Global Statement of Approach and British Council Global Teaching Standards. Assist in the recruitment, induction and onboarding of new teachers. Teaching Excellence Contribute to the design and implementation of an annual CPD programme which aligns with Cluster Teaching Excellence Action Plan. Act as a role model for good classroom practice by encouraging teachers to observe you or others teaching, doing demonstration lessons, leading teacher development sessions and conducting observations. Product and service delivery and development Ensure frameworks to support teaching and learning (Statements of Approach, IP, Teaching Standards Framework, Product guidelines, TEAP) are understood and implemented by academic colleagues in their day to day work. Ensure teachers communicate relevant policies to learners (e.g. statement of approach, behaviour policy, product information, EDI etc) during the course and support and advise other teams with communications (e.g CS and Marketing). Work with the Teaching Operations and Customer Services teams to deal with academic enquiries or complaints ensuring teachers are fully briefed and consulted where appropriate. Contribute as appropriate to cluster / regional product team. Contribute to the regional monitoring and evaluation of global products and related services to meet students’ needs. Requirements: Minimum/Essential: 2 years post-diploma i.e. DELTA/Trinity Diploma TESOL experience. Extensive knowledge and experience of management and delivery of teacher training. Experience of line managing/ coordinating teaching teams. Experience in teaching relevant age groups . Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (800+ hours) . Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (400+ hours) . Adults General English 18+ (800+ hours). Full Mastery of English across 4 skills, equivalent to CEFR C2 (IELTS Academic Paper Band 8/9 in each of the 4 sections). Undergraduate Degree. Cambridge CELTA/Trinity Certificate TESOL. Cambridge DELTA/Trinity Diploma TESOL or equivalent as recognised by the British Council. Additional Requirements: The successful candidate must have a pre-existing right to live and work in the Czech Republic. Closing Date: Sunday 04 August 2024 A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world. Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement