Job Descrption
Job Overview
Join the EngXcel family!
EngXcel Group Stays welcomes groups of high-school students year-round for short stays of 5-14 nights.
Successful applicants will be employed by EngXcel Ltd.
Note: this position is non-residential.
EngXcel’s mission is to respect equality, diversity and inclusion in helping people from the global community to learn English.
We aim to provide a supportive and welcoming environment which enables all our students to develop their English language skills to the full and to explore British life and values, as well as encouraging tolerance and cultural awareness amongst all our staff, students and partners.
Ensuring comfort, safety and wellbeing in our school community is at the heart of everything we do.
EngXcel Group Stays offer tailor-made group study holidays perfectly suited to visiting overseas high-schools, corporate groups, groups of friends, clubs and associations. These often consist of morning English-language tuition alongside a... varied social and cultural activity programme. The school operates Monday-Friday – no evenings or weekends!
Classes are usually monolingual, with approximately 15 participants in each.
Following level assessments in advance of arrival, students are grouped into classes appropriate to their age and level of English, using the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (A1-C2).
EngXcel’s chosen teaching venues offer excellent classroom and teaching facilities.
EFL Teachers report to the Academic Manager and are responsible for facilitating language development through a variety of approaches, for an array of English-language needs. The post-holder will continue to innovate and explore opportunities within their role for an enhanced service with the aim of providing an excellent experience for students, staff and visitors.
Duties
EFL Teaching
• Lesson preparation and planning are integral parts of the Teacher’s duties. These are to be completed outside of student/teacher contact hours.
• Preparation – plan age-appropriate lessons, activities and creative exercises in accordance with the syllabus, considering available resources and student needs and levels.
• Demonstrate adaptability with regard to varying levels and student needs, ensuring class objectives are met.
• Lessons must be lively and interactive, engaging all participants. Use of available technology is essential.
• Incorporating key British Values into the course is a must. In addition, synergy between the academic and extracurricular programme must also be considered – e.g. topic-based lessons, preparing for an excursion to London.
Record keeping
• Create and submit lesson plans and schemes of work on a weekly basis (not retrospectively).
• Monitor student attendance and punctuality, including keeping a daily register to be submitted at the end of each week.
Monitor student progress
• Continually assess student levels in accordance with CEFR guidelines.
• Highlight any candidates who may need to change level.
Communication
• Attend pre-course planning meeting.
• Collaborate with other Teachers and Academic Manager to ensure syllabus is followed and group leader requests are delivered.
• If any problems/concerns arise in class, report in a timely way to the Academic Manager who will assist in handling or referring as necessary.
Safeguarding, Welfare and Supervision
• Adhering to the Company’s safeguarding, welfare and supervision policies and procedures.
• Ensuring students are in the right place at the right time.
• Reporting all incidents and accidents in accordance with training and Company procedures.
• Attending First Aid, Prevent & Safeguarding training as necessary.
General Information
• Teach classes of junior or adult EFL students (grouped by age and CEFR level), in accordance with a syllabus, incorporating the desired skills focus and learning outcomes of each individual group. You will be responsible for planning and delivering your lessons.
• Lessons typically run from 09.00-12.30 with a mid-morning break or breaks.
• Courses may run mid-week to mid-week, according to group arrival/departure dates.
• Classes are normally monolingual.
Any offer of employment will be subject to:
• any gaps in employment history being satisfactorily explained.
• on date of commencement, you are contractually free to join EngXcel Ltd. Also, that you are not subject to any contractual term that would be breached by you commencing work with us;
• receipt of two references in terms acceptable to the Company;
• a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check;
• on or before the date you join us, your supplying us with the relevant documents proving your legal right to work in the United Kingdom;
• your undertaking and completing the Company’s ‘Prevent’ and ‘Safeguarding’ training
It is a condition of employment that, on receiving their DBS check, employees of EngXcel Ltd register for and maintain a DBS Update Service subscription for the duration of their employment.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties. The post-holder may be asked to take on different tasks as required and all employees are expected to work collaboratively to support the overall work of the Company.
Pay: £17.85-£21.12 per hour
Schedule:
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
Education:
• Bachelor's (preferred)
Experience:
• Teaching: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
• CELTA, CertTESOL or other level 5 (NQF) TEFL qualification (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: CasEFLLON
Expected start date: 01/03/2025
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