Hourly Paid Teacher of English
British Council
- Hong Kong
- Contract
- Full-time
- To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English.
- To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission
- Plan and deliver high-quality English language lessons that meets the needs of different customer groups, taking into account individual learning styles - up to the number of contracted teaching hours
- Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students' performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy and sense of progress
- 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 English Language Teaching (ELT) practices
- Contribute to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students' understanding of contemporary UK
- Assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service and upholding British Council Values and Behaviours
- Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:
- Child protection
- Equal Opportunity and Diversity
- Health and safety
- Cambridge CELTA AND OR Trinity Cert TESOL
- Undergraduate OR University degree in any discipline
- Cambridge DELTA OR Trinity Diploma or equivalent
- PGCE OR B.Ed. in Primary OR Secondary OR equivalent
- CELT-YL extension OR TYLEC
- 2-years post-certificate (i.e., CELTA OR Trinity cert TESOL) experience
- Experience in teaching relevant age groups:
- Young learners
- Young learners aged 8 to 12 (400+ hours)
- Young learners aged 13 to 17 (400+ hours)
- Adults aged 18+(400+ hours)
- Salary: You will be paid at an hourly rate that corresponds to your teaching qualification and experience post qualification as stated below. For non-teaching tasks, you will be paid at an administrative rate for the briefing session & training would be HK$ 247
- HK$440 (TELF-I)
- HK$490 (TELF-Q)
- Contract: Fixed-term Contract
- Start date: July 2024
- Duration: 12 months
- Work schedule: The vast majority of hourly-paid work in July and August is on Monday to Friday although there may infrequently be the opportunity for work on weekend days.It may involve travel to one of our branch centres and will more than likely involve teaching Young Learners.There is the possibility of extra working hours on Saturdays and Sundays outside of the Summer School period.
- Passport requirements/ Right to work in the country: Please note that hourly paid teacher applicants need to hold valid Hong Kong work visas / dependent visas / Hong Kong permanent residency in addition to meeting the requirements below.