Teacher of English – Full Time

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 202122 we reached 650 million people.

Role Purpose

• To maintain and enhance professional development and academic quality in the teaching centre, through the management of an in-house teacher development programme and support
• To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English
• To provide learners with a rewarding and stimulating English language learning experience
• To support the wider aims of the British Council and its cultural relations mission

Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our academic team in Kuwait at a time of ambitious growth for the British Council across adult, young learner and corporate English programmes in the Gulf region and specifically Kuwait. Kuwait is a bustling location that provides an excellent standard of living and has always appealed to international teachers.
This teaching position will most likely be as part of a team operating from a new location with modern, well-equipped classrooms. Teachers are expected to work across all products and age groups and may be asked to work across our centres in Kuwait City when operational needs arise. British Council Kuwait offers English language tuition to adults and young learners and is the largest YL teaching centre in the Gulf, providing you with great opportunities to develop your YL teaching to all our age groups.

The British Council supports teacher development through its performance enablement programme, internal and external training courses, support for action research projects and presenting at internal and external conferences. There are regular opportunities for more experienced teachers to take the next steps in their career by getting involved in mentoring, tutoring or training session delivery under the guidance of our experienced academic management and teaching excellence teams.

Accountabilities

• Planning, preparing, and delivering high-quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups taking into account individual learning styles.
• Monitoring progress and providing regular feedback to help manage students performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy.
• Contributing to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials, and related services.
• Ensuring teaching meets the standards expected in Teaching and Learning Reviews, the annual Academic Quality Plans, and organisational expectations.
• Using technology during lessons when required.
• Actively engaging in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and high standards in teaching and learning and maintain the British Councils position at the forefront of best ELT practices.
• Ensuring safeguarding and other guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:
  • Child protection
  • Equality, diversity, and inclusion
  • Health and Safety

Person specification (Role specific skills)

• 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 values.

Working with Children

• Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and well-being of children
• Effective communication and engagement with children and their families
• Knowledge and understanding of child development and its impact on learning and behaviour
• Knowledge and understanding of positive disciplinary methods

Qualification

Essentials

• Cambridge CELTA/Trinity Cert TESOL or equivalent
• Undergraduate/University degree

Desirables

• Cambridge DELTA/Trinity Diploma or equivalent
• PGCE/B.Ed. in Primary or relevant subject
• TYLEC or CELTYL
• MA (TESOL or another related subject)

Work Experience

Essentials

• Equivalent to around 2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL
• Experience in teaching relevant age groups
  • Primary aged 6 to 10 (200+ hours)
  • Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (400+ hours)
  • Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (200+ hours)
  • Adults General English 18+ (400+ hours)

Desirables

• Experience teaching MyClass, IELTS, Early Years, Primary + and Secondary +
• Previous work history with the British Council
• Experience teaching in a classroom environment similar to the British Council

Language Requirement

• High proficiency in English i.e. full mastery of English across all 4 skills equivalent to user (CEFR C2) IELTS Band 8/9 in each of the 4 sections of the academic module

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: 840 – 950 KWD/Month (Depending on qualification and experience)
• Annual Leaves: 35 days annual leave plus 14 public holidays per year
• Medical Allowance: You will be registered with the British Council’s Group Medical Insurance Scheme (Alico) from the commencement of your contract. The cost of this medical insurance is met by the Council. This policy is extensive and covers: * Chronic conditions * Out-patient and in-patient treatment * Enhanced maternity care provision * Psychiatric treatment * Dental treatment.
• Housing Allowance:150 KWD per month
• A terminal gratuity of one months basic salary for every year worked
• Flight allowance to home country
• Contract hours: 37.5, not inc. breaks
• Teaching Hours : 25 per week
• Relocation Allowance (Recruited from outside Kuwait): Employees will receive the settling-in allowance as a one-off net payment upon arrival, to the host location. The allowance is 7% of the employees annual base salary if single and for accompanied 10% of base salary.
• Settling-In Leave: Employees are provided with an additional 3 days settling-in leave on arrival at the host location. The leave should be taken within the first month of arrival.
• Temporary Accommodation:Employees will be provided with temporary accommodation for up to two weeks upon arrival at the host location. The extension may be approved if the employee has not secured permanent accommodation at the end of this period.

Additional Information

• Work Schedule:The teaching centre is currently open 6 days a week Friday to Wednesday. Normal working patterns are Friday to Tuesday or Saturday to Wednesday.
• Right to work in the country– At present, due to Kuwaiti legal restrictions, we are unable to employ:
  • Currently, DEPENDENT/FAMILY VISAS ARE BLOCKEDfor all nationalities residing in Kuwait, there is currently no clarity on when this block will be lifted.
  • The work permit is restricted for Egyptian and Filipino passport holders
  • Applicants over the age of 60 years will NOT be considered due to visa restrictions in Kuwait

  • Currently, these are the nationalities we know of that are restricted entry into Kuwait- Afghanistan, Sudan, Pakistan, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Iran, Syria, and Yemen.

  • Unmarried men/women with accompanying children
  • Unmarried men/women with an accompanying partner
  • Local legislation does not allow female staff to sponsor their husbands
  • Local legislation does not recognise civil same-sex partnerships and expatriates cannot sponsor a residence permit for a same-sex partner

Closing Date and Time Monday 18, December 2023 (23:59 IST)

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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 iscommitted 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 Councils Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

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