Non Residential EFL Teacher
As a teacher at SBC Oxford your main responsibilities will be teaching English as a foreign language to multi-national students aged 10-14. In addition you will be involved in the activity and excursion programmes, residential duties and all tasks associated with summer school.
Hours of Work
All teachers work a 13 session week, with a session being either a morning, afternoon or evening. Of these 13 sessions, 5 are spent in the classroom, while the other 8 are spent helping with the activities programme or on general duties, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the students during meals, in break times, in the boarding houses and at night. All teachers will usually receive at least one full day off per week.
Teaching Duties
- Assist the Director of Studies in testing students on their arrival.
- To teach as directed by the Director of Studies using the SBC Oxford Summer School syllabus and other appropriate materials
- Maintain administrative systems by preparing and keeping class lists, records of work, class registers and preparing certificates and reports.
- Manage classroom behaviour effectively and ensure that the students all participate in lessons.
Activity Programme and General Duties
Teaching staff also play an important role outside of the classroom. During non-teaching sessions teachers are required to:
- Lead, supervise or assist with an activity session
- Assist with meal time and break time supervision
- Escort students to and from their houses and supervise while in the houses
- Perform wake up and lights out duties
- Assist at anytime, whether on duty or not, with an emergency situation, or where a student is ill or injured
- Engage with the students outside of the class in a friendly but professional manner
Must have...
- RSA CELTA/ Trinity TESOL or recognised TEFL qualification
- Energy, enthusiasm and flexibility
- A willingness and desire to be involved in the activity programme
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team
Would certainly help...
- First Aid qualification
- Previous summer school experience with children
- Ability to teach tennis, drama, dance or art
To apply, email your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@summerboardingcourses.co.uk
