Lancing

EFL Teacher

Reporting to:

Senior Teacher, Academic Manager and Senior Academic Manager

Qualifications:

A University Degree (in any discipline) + CELTA/Trinity TESOL or equivalent

Or

PGCE (English or Modern Languages) will also be considered

Applicants holding the CELTYL are particularly welcomed

Salary:

Salaries start at £385 per week for newly qualified teachers and increase according to experience. There are increments payable for qualifications such as National Pool Lifeguard Qualifications or St John’s Ambulance First Aid at Work certificates.

Working Day:

The first duty of the day is to ensure that students are woken up and ready for breakfast. Following breakfast, there is a daily teachers’ meeting which all teaching staff must attend every day.

After the teachers’ meeting it is time for lessons. Depending on the centre, you will either teach 15 hours per week (Eastbourne and Vinehall) or 20 hours per week (Dicker and Lancing) spread over 5 mornings. There are 3 lessons per day at all centres. Eastbourne and Vinehall have one lesson of 1 ½ hours and then 2 x 45 minutes whereas Dicker and Lancing have two lessons of 1 ½ hours and then a 1 hour lesson. The first two lessons at each centre focus on communication and improving students’ fluency. The third lesson is a Project Lesson based around the weekly excursion. All of the lessons are based around a syllabus which is divided into weeks. Each week is based around a theme and we use the major EFL textbooks which are on the market at the moment e.g. Cutting Edge, Headway, Natural English and Clockwise.

Lesson planning takes place during the afternoon in one of the two slots – either while students are taking part in activities or during students’ free time. You will be preparing for the next day under the guidance of the Senior Teacher and Academic Manager. If you are not preparing, you will be assisting with the wide range of activities which are offered or you will be supervising students’ free time which may involve supervision of the computer suite or house supervision or other duties.

In the evenings, depending on the centre, from either 17.45 (Eastbourne and Vinehall) or 18.00 (Dicker and Lancing).


Time Off:

1 day and


Main Duties:

  • Teaching 15 hours per week (Eastbourne and Vinehall) or 20 hours per week (Dicker and Lancing)

  • Following the syllabus and project guidelines

  • Ensuring a positive learning environment for everyone in class

  • Preparing lessons within the allocated Prep Time

  • Maintaining up-to-date class registers and lesson records

  • Attending a daily Teachers’ Meeting

  • Writing end-of-course reports

  • Complete involvement in placement testing when students arrive

  • Complete involvement in the Activities Programme when scheduled to

  • Being responsible for residential welfare duties

  • Assisting in airport transfers

  • Other duties involved in the day to day running of summer school


Essential Qualities

  • Flexibility

  • Good organisational skills

  • Safety conscious

  • Ability to work in a team

  • Energetic


Desirable Qualities

  • Previous experience of summer schools

  • Professional experience with Young Learners

  • Driver

  • First Aid Qualification (St John’s Ambulance First Aid at Work, Appointed Person, Emergency First Aid)