Pre-sessional EAP Tutor

Job Details

The English Language Centre (ELC) at King’s College London is looking for suitably qualified and experienced EAP tutors for 20, 15, 10 and 5 week Pre-sessional programmes.

Main Duties:

Teaching and Learning
• Teach up to a maximum of 20 hours per week
• Complete all tasks associated with teaching: lesson preparation, setting and marking of homework
• Monitor student attendance and progress throughout the course and provide relevant feedback to the course coordinator as required
• Attend key evening social events (a maximum of 2 per stage)

Course Assessment
• Complete all standardisation tasks as directed by the course coordinator
• Complete all assessment marking and moderation tasks as directed by the course coordinator

Quality Assurance
• Attend the pre-course induction
• Attend and participate in weekly course meetings and staff development sessions

Staff Development
• Develop awareness of, and keep up-to-date with, teaching and learning resources available in the Language Centre Open Learning Centre (OLC) and on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
• Participate in, and meet the requirements of, the ELC observation scheme

Administrative Duties
• Maintain clear and effective records on registers and records of work as required by the course coordinator
• Write end-of-course student reports as required by the course coordinator

Essential Requirements:
• A first degree
• Experience of teaching EAP, preferably in a university setting
• Experience of teaching on intensive Pre-sessional programmes
• The ability to work effectively under pressure
• The ability to work effectively in a large teaching team
• A Delta or accepted equivalent and/or
• A Master’s degree preferably in Applied Linguistics/ELT.

We will also consider applicants who are currently undertaking either of the above qualifications.

To apply for this role, please go the King’s College London HireWire Job Board and register to download and submit the specified application form: https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061247/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=75215
Please indicate in your application which pre-sessional programme(s) you would like to be considered for.

Job Salary & Benefits

The salary will be paid on a range of £38,188 to £45,004 per annum (pro-rata), this is inclusive of London Allowance and paid holiday time in lieu of annual leave.

This brings the total package to:
20 week: £15,148 – £17,852 (inclusive of London Allowance and Holiday Pay)*
15 week: £11,766 – £13,866 (inclusive of London Allowance and Holiday Pay)*
10 week: £8,677 – £10,226 (inclusive of London Allowance and Holiday Pay)*
5 week: £4,853 – £5,719 (inclusive of London Allowance and Holiday Pay)*

The salary will be dependent on qualifications and experience.

* Please note that the Pre-sessional courses are titled 20-week/15-week/10-week/5-week as this covers this is the amount of contact weeks the students are offered. The actual length of the teaching contract will be longer than this – see the dates advertised below for exact details.

Further Information

Contract dates:
12th April – 8th September 2017 (20-week programme)
18th May – 8th September 2017 (15-week programme)
19th June – 8th September 2017 (10-week programme)
24th July – 8th September 2017 (5-week programme)

Rolling interviews will take place from 13 March 2017, please make sure to apply as early as possible. You will be contacted directly to organise an interview date.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Tom Rice-Oxley: thomas.rice-oxley@kcl.ac.uk

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