Twin is an award-winning provider of education, travel, work experience, accommodation, and employment services. We offer a diverse number of life enhancing services to our clients and every member of our team is essential in achieving this. As an organisation we are recruiting for an EFL Teacher + Activity Leader to teach English as a foreign language using the communicative method; deliver a high quality activity and excursion programme; build confidence in using and understanding English in and outside the classroom by integrating language learning with the social programme; supervise students to ensure their safety and welfare. For more details about our programme please visit our website.

Key Responsibilities

• Teaching a minimum of 15 hours per week  
• Carefully planning course book- and project-based lessons following the prescribed syllabus  
• Incorporating excursion lessons and excursion based projects into lessons  
• Delivering student induction, including classroom evacuation practice 
• Delivering Career Skills/GESE classes as required 
• Completing the daily record of work done 
• Assisting in first day testing and placement as required 
• Abiding by the copyright rules and always sourcing material before photocopying 
• Recording students’ attendance on the class register and reporting absences of students no later than the first break  
• Monitoring students’ progress using the weekly checklist 
• Reporting any anomalies in students’ academic or pastoral progress to the Director of Studies 
• Moving students up or down a level as required in consultation with the Director of Studies 
• Liaising regularly with teaching partners if you share a class, providing handover information to new or substitute teachers 
• Writing academic reports and assisting in certificate completion 
• Preparing and planning activities and excursions in advance  
• Participating actively in activities and excursions  
• Being familiar and completing risk assessments including any extra risks for individual students 
• Implementing Health & Safety standards/procedures for each lesson/ tour/activity/event 
• Preparing for student arrivals including checking bedrooms are ready 
• Meeting and greeting students at the airport and welcoming students to the centre 
• Preparing for student departures and seeing students off 
• Assisting the management staff as required  
• Supervision of students during mealtimes, breaks and free time 
• Attending an on-site staff induction  
• Attending all teaching and staff meetings 
• Participating in weekly teacher development sessions 
• Participating in formal, informal and peer observations of lessons and activities 
• Assisting group leaders with any special requests  
• Reporting accidents/ incidents to the Centre Manager and completing necessary documentation 
• Maintaining adequate levels of student discipline  
• Keeping your workplace tidy  
• Any other reasonable/appropriate duties 

Skills and Experience 

Essential 

Applicants should be at least 18 years old with the necessary maturity to undertake responsibility for groups of students aged between 8 and 18  years old. 

• First Degree + CELTA or Trinity TESOL Certificate or PGCE in English/modern languages with ELT/TESOL subsidiary or equivalent 

Desirable

• Previous EFL teaching experience, particularly in a summer school environment 
• Ability to use technology in the classroom 
• Experience of supervising minors 
• Safeguarding training 
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment 
• Customer service experience 
• Ability to speak a second language 
• Experience working in a fast paced and high pressure environment 
• Experience working as part of a team 
• DELTA, CELTAYL, Trinity TESOL Diploma or equivalent 

Additional Information 

Working at a junior summer centre is extremely strenuous and demanding- and hours can be long. please consider If there any reason you might have difficulty fulfilling such a role.

Salary: £477.60 per week [UEL (non-residential): £555.6]

Available Locations (all residential):  Leamington Spa, Manchester, UEL- Docklands (only available as non-residential)

Hours: Maximum 48 hrs
Working hours may be any time from 08.00 to 21.00 and split shifts are common. Working week is made up of 15 hours teaching and 3 hours of preparation time, plus up to 30 hours activities, excursions, airport meet and greets, supervision duties and meetings. Activities in either afternoon or evening on a rotational basis.
At UEL only: Working week is made up of 30 hours teaching plus up to 12 hours of evening activities, excursions, airport meet and greets, supervision duties and meetings.

Closing Date: Ongoing 

Benefits:  Career development opportunities

Please complete the application form on the right to be considered for this role.

In light of Covid-19 Interviews may be undertaken via Microsoft Teams. Following recent developments from COVID 19 you may see a delay in receiving feedback or interviews being scheduled. 
 
We regret that unsuccessful candidates will not be contacted. 
 
Please Note:  

The successful candidate must be able to work in the UK. 
Twin is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 
Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS, where appropriate. 
We are dedicated to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age. 

Disability Confident Employer 

Disabled applicants should indicate in the Equality of Opportunity section of the application form if they wish their application to be given consideration under the Disability Confident scheme.  

If you are invited to interview, please advise the recruitment administrator what adjustment you would require at the interview in as much detail as possible to enable arrangements to be put into place.  

We ask all applicants if they want to be considered under this scheme.  By opting-in to this scheme, you are disclosing that you have a disability solely for the purpose of the interview guarantee and we will not assume nor infer that you wish to disclose or record your disability in any other way – including any reasonable adjustments you may need if you are employed. 

Access to Work Scheme  

You can apply for Access to Work if you need support to get back to work. 

You can apply using the online service or apply by phoning Jobcentre Plus on: 

Telephone: 0800 121 7479 

Textphone: 0800 121 7579