Job Description
JOB TITLE: Assistant Academic Coordinator at English Path London
REPORTS TO TITLE: Academic Manager London
BUSINESS FUNCTION/ SUB-FUNCTION: Academic/Admin
LOCATION: London Greenford
START DATE:
HOURS: Full time – 40 hours per week
INTRODUCTION:
English Path is part of Global Education Group which also includes the largest and fastest growing higher education college in the UK; GBS. English Path is the largest new chain school in the UK with five schools in London (West London and Canary Wharf), Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. EP also has a school in Dubai and Malta. EP is unique in that it offers its international students the chance to mix with UK students thanks to its positioning on all GBS’s university style campuses. EP and GBS are part of Global Education Group. Find out more here: www.englishpath.comand www.globalbanking.ac.uk
MISSION:
To provide high-quality, motivating English courses that stimulate and challenge students so they can learn, grow, and excel.
VISION:
To change lives through education that makes a fundamental difference to living standards and access to learning.
ROLE PURPOSE:
This is a varied role where you have academic and admin responsibilities. You are responsible for engaging students in the learning processes to ensure learner outcomes are maximised and the students have interesting, enjoyable lessons. You will assist the Academic Coordinator with academic admin tasks (listed below – not exhaustive) and you may also be responsible for occasionally helping develop materials and documents and testing students.
ROLE and RESPONSIBILITIES:
Academic
- Teaching up to 25 hours per week depending on current projects and school requirements
- All aspects of planning, delivering, and assessing student work, appropriate to the course and to the type of students, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met.
- Keeping an accurate record of student attendance and other administrative duties as agreed with your line-manager.
- Develop, update, and improve course materials as appropriate.
- Use a variety of learning and teaching methods/materials including live online learning.
- Weekly and monthly testing of students plus progress meetings/tutorials with students in class.
- Attend meetings as required, to contribute to the decision-making process and to develop productive working relationships within the various teams you will be engaged with.
- Teachers are expected to be on site no later than 15 minutes before the start of their first lesson.
- You will have regular meetings with the Academic Manager to set objectives and measure progress towards those objectives.
- A full induction will be provided to all new staff, and regular training will be offered.
- You are expected to attend and assist in the delivery of monthly CPD sessions.
Young Learner Coordinating
- Lead on the development and sourcing of materials for the Young Learner programme.
- Sourcing, interviewing and inducting teachers for the Young Learner programme.
- Tracking and planning for Young Learner groups and ministays.
- Line management of YL teachers.
Administrative
- Input weekly attendance onto class and produce registers
- Keep book stock and assist with orders
- Certificates
- Study Clinics
- Monday course outcomes email
- Printing tests
- Assist with inductions (Friday prep and Monday speaking tests)
- Masterclass programme administration
- Liaising with agents for level testing for all EP locations
- Take on other responsibilities as required to support the work of EP/GBS
Safeguarding and Welfare Responsibilities:
- Responsible for promoting safeguarding within their venue and working with others to ensure a safe and inclusive environment is achieved
- Help provide emotional and pastoral care for all students and promote their mental and physical wellbeing at all times.
- Effectively manage classroom management and student behaviour (with the support of the academic management team).
- Be aware of prevent duty which aims to safeguard vulnerable individuals from being drawn into terrorism and report any concerns to the Prevent lead and or safeguarding lead.
- Make yourself aware of EPs safeguarding policy, attendance policy, safer recruitment policy and any other policies relating to welfare and safeguarding of students to ensure a clear and correct process is always followed to ensure children are safe and protected.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Teaching qualifications: CELTA/CertTesol, DELTA, Trinity Dip TESOL or equivalent at Master’s level desired.
- Masters desirable, minimum Bachelor’s degree in any subject
- Demonstrable experience for similar courses in English Language schools.
- Excellent English language knowledge and an in-depth understanding of teaching methodology in a multi-lingual environment essential.
- Structured and creative approach to lesson planning
- A desire to continue to develop professionally and help support and develop less experienced teachers.
- Experience providing support and feedback
- Experience with distance learning and supporting learners both online and face to face.
- Ability to work with classroom technology with ease and creativity.
- Professional conduct in all interactions with staff and students.
- Flexibility and a positive attitude
- Attention to detail and accurate reporting.
- Ability to maintain thorough and organised student records.
- Ability to work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines.
- Highly motivated and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work with diverse groups of people and enthusiasm and commitment to working as a team
OTHER INFORMATION
The teacher will also be expected to demonstrate their commitment:
- To EP/GBS values and regulations, including equal opportunities policy.
- The EP/GBS’s Social, Economic and Environmental responsibilities and minimise environmental impact in the performance of the role and actively contribute to the delivery of EP/GBS’s Environmental Policy.
- To their Health and Safety responsibilities to ensure their contribution to a safe and secure working environment for staff, students, and other visitors to the campus.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £28,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
Application question(s):
- Do you have a DELTA/DipTESOL or equivalent? Please specify.
Education:
Experience:
- Teaching: 3 years (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location
