Academic Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Academic Coordinator

Company Name: The British Council

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ 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.
∎ Desirable - TYLEC or YL extension to CELTA
∎ Relevant postgraduate qualification (MA) (TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Education etc.)

Job Context:
∎ Pay Band: Teacher Coordinator
∎ Contract type: Permanent (locally appointed)
∎ Role Purpose:
∎ To support British Council Bangladesh teachers to deliver quality teaching in our Young Learner classrooms and contribute to their overall professional development.
∎ To support the delivery of high-quality services for our young learner classes, working closely with the Academic, Operations, Marketing and Sales and Customer Management teams.
∎ To contribute to and implement Bangladesh Teaching Centre strategy and objectives in order to meet income and impact targets and enhance British Council`s reputation in Bangladesh as an expert provider of ELT.
∎ To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Teaching responsibilities:
∎ Plan, prepare and deliver up to 18 hours per week of high-quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups considering individual learning styles
∎ Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students' performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy
∎ Contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services, in order to meet students' needs by actively working as a member of the teaching team
∎ Complete teaching related administrative tasks to specified standards
∎ Actively engage in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and high standards in teaching and learning, and maintain British Council's position at the forefront of best ELT practices
∎ Contribute to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students' understanding of contemporary UK
∎ Support local marketing and promotional strategy, and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service
∎ Academic Management responsibilities:
∎ Support the Senior Teacher, and the Cluster/Regional/Global Teaching Excellence and YL Product teams in implementing the Teaching Excellence Action Plan (TEAP), product roll outs and other academic projects
∎ Assist the Senior Teacher in academic management of the Teaching Centre, proactively participating in both planning and implementation
∎ Contribute to the smooth running of Young Learner courses by:
∎ Keeping teachers up to date on YL products, resources and course procedures
∎ Supporting teachers with lesson planning, classroom management issues and identifying training needs
∎ Facilitating the planning and implementation of campaigns and activities to raise customers' awareness of products, learning and progress made by their children
∎ Monitoring, evaluating and reviewing resources to support and improve the quality and learning and teaching
∎ Observing UK or local copyright laws (whichever is stronger)
∎ Liaising with Customer Service Manager and Operations Manager to provide product updates
∎ Line-manage up to 6 teachers and 6 Young Learner Teacher Assistants in accordance with line management and performance enablement policies and procedures
∎ Training responsibilities:
∎ Identifying, planning and resourcing internal teacher training activities, sessions and courses in line with teachers' needs
∎ Delivering, and facilitating the management and delivery of external teacher training courses (e.g. CELTA, TYLEC, DELTA etc.) in accordance with course guidelines
∎ Safeguarding responsibilities:
∎ Ensure that team members are aware of the safeguarding policy and resources available and provide advice and short awareness.
∎ Provide advice and support on Safeguarding standard and policy to their respective team when required.
∎ Act as first point of contact for Safeguarding concerns, and escalate concerns to the National Safeguarding Manager immediately/within 24 hours of first knowledge
∎ 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-wide Safeguarding Action Plan.
∎ Ensure successful implementation of Safeguarding action plan activities relevant for their working areas.
∎ Participates in learning and development activities (both online and offline) related to the role of Safeguarding Focal Point.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Language Requirements:
∎ 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.
∎ The British Council systems and global processes operate in English. Written and verbal proficiency in English is required.
∎ Essential:
∎ 4 years'/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:
∎ Experience of teaching Early Years/Learning Time with Timmy (4-6 years).
∎ Experience of mentoring, line management and delivering in-service training
∎ Knowledge and understanding of child development and its impact on behaviour.
∎ Role Specific Skills:
∎ Teaching Skills - at Higher:
∎ Plan and deliver coherent lessons
∎ Demonstrate subject knowledge
∎ Engage and motivate learners
∎ Create a positive and inclusive learning environment
∎ Make use of assessment and feedback
∎ Manage teaching and learning resources
∎ Uphold professional responsibilities and values
∎ Working with Children:
∎ Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and well-being of children
∎ Effective communication and engagement with children and their families
∎ Knowledge and understanding of child development and its impact on learning and behaviour

Salary:
∎ Attractive salary and benefits will be offered to the deserving candidate

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ An inclusive and engaging work environment encouraging cross-team collaboration and building connections with colleagues from different disciplines around the world
∎ Flexible working opportunities to support employee aspirations, personal activities and pursuits
∎ A learning environment with plenty of opportunities to develop skills and knowledge
∎ Experience of working in an international organisation which fosters work-life balance and commitment to smart working

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 17 Jan 2023

Company Information:
∎ 3 Jan 2023
∎ The British Council
∎ Business : The British Council is the UK`s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with - changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

Category: Education/Training

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