Academic Branch 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.

Job Title: Academic Branch Coordinator 

Role Purpose:

Academic support for the teachers, Operations, Marketing and Customer Services teams, ensure appropriate teaching resources, line manage five teachers, teach up to 12h/week and support wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission.

Main Accountabilities:

Support British Council’s global English strategy by

• delivering teaching to the highest standards of ELT
• enhancing British Council’s reputation as a world authority in ELT
• continuing professional development and sharing of best practices

Main duties

• Provide day-to-day academic support to teachers working in the branch through assisting teachers during planning times, working with less experienced teachers and carrying out developmental observations where appropriate, as well as provide parts of product/segment induction for new teachers.
• Ensure there is appropriate provision of teaching materials in the branch such as course books, supplementary materials folders, resource packs, storybooks, toys and puppets as well as arts and crafts materials.
• Liaise with teachers working in the branch and Senior Teacher(s) to identify classroom and teachers’ area resources that will add value to the courses.
• Liaise with teachers working in the branch and Senior Teacher(s) to identify (and implement where possible) ways of providing further academic support.
• Liaise with Academic, Operations, Marketing and Customer Services Teams to maintain, and further develop, a positive relationship with learners attending classes in the branch and their parents.
• Ensure the classroom are neatly organized and displays of student work in the classroom and hallways are appropriate.
• Provide cover if teachers working at the branch are unable to deliver classes.
• Line-manage up to five teachers and carry out lesson observations and performance management meetings in accordance with corporate standards.
• Plan, prepare and deliver up to 12 hours per week of high-quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups.
• Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students’ performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy.
• Ensure that appropriate, up-to-date teaching materials, resources and other course-related documents (e.g. parent overviews/pacing schedules) are available to teachers.
• Complete teaching related administrative tasks to specified standards as well as coordinate various projects as per centre’s needs.
• To provide academic support for the level testing consultations.
• Ensure alignment with the internal policies.

Role specific knowledge and experience

Essential:

• Demonstrate subject knowledge
• Engage and motivate learners
• Create a positive and inclusive learning environment
• Plan and deliver coherent lessons
• Make use of assessment and feedback
• Manage teaching and learning resources
• Uphold professional responsibilities and value
• Behaviour: working together and making it happen
• Teaching: At least 4 years full time post-certificate (i.e. CELTA/Trinity CertTESOL/PGCE) experience. Extensive experience (800+ hours) teaching young leaners and / or adults
• Academic management: Proven ability to provide academic support and/or professional development to teachers working with young learners and adults. Proven ability of undertaking teacher training, developmental teacher observations and/or line management for teachers teaching young learners.

Qualifications:

• TEFL-I qualification (CELTA or Trinity CertTESOL) / PGCE
• YL qualification (YL Extension to CELTA / TYLEC / B.Ed / MA-TEYL)
• 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.

Benefits:

• Private medical services package
• 100% discount on English courses and any exam offered by the British Council / one single time/year / one single exam and for first degree relatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to online learning and development platforms
• Vacation days 35 days/year
• Additional free days (Study leave 5 days, adoption leave 20 days and other)
• The working week will be either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday in the afternoons and evenings and may vary depending on the schedule
• Office Location: Bucharest, Romania

Gross salary: Salary will depend on qualification/experience, starting from: 12641 RON gross

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract for 2 years (high possibility of extension)

Candidates must have the pre-existing right to work and live in EU/Romania.

Closing Date: 29 September 2024, applications will close at 19:29 UK time

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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’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org

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