Teacher of English as a Foreign Language/Academic Purposes

Job Details

To teach English to international students on a variety of programmes. This is to meet staffing needs on our academic pathway programmes which include Foundation, International Year One and Pre-Master’s programmes, and also on our full-time General English and Academic English courses.

Full Job Description may be viewed on – https://intoglobal.com/jobs.aspx

Job dimensions
 Ability to teach across a range of programmes varying in intensity and class size. This includes lectures, seminars and tutorials;
 Ability to teach a variety of students from a variety of countries and cultural backgrounds and different language levels;
 Ability to assess effectiveness of teaching skills against student progress and performance;
 Will be required to work with key stakeholders across other functional areas of INTO such as marketing, finance, student services. May also be required to liaise with students’ parents and other external stakeholders.

Key accountabilities and duties
• To teach English Language to international students who are preparing for future University study, following the syllabi provided.
• To teach on General English courses to international students who are working to improve their ability to use the English language within a wide range of contexts.
• To design purposeful and appropriate lesson plans that provide for effective teaching strategies and meet the individual needs of students;
• To prepare, select and use teaching-learning materials for international students (including the use of textbooks, in-house materials and self-created materials);
• To assess students and provide both formative and summative evaluations;
• To provide oral and written feedback to students and other stakeholders (e.g. programme managers, academic schools, marketing staff, sponsors and parents);
• To develop reasonable rules of classroom behaviour and ensure they are consistently applied;
• To provide pastoral and academic support for international students as appropriate through the personal tutorial system.
• To carry out administrative and record-keeping tasks associated with teaching and assessment (e.g. student progress reports, test invigilation, marks sheets, attendance and activity records, tutorial logs, advising logs, and UCAS references);
• To contribute to course and module development;
• To provide teaching cover in the absence of other colleagues;
• To participate in the social programme where this is an integral part of the teaching-learning programme (e.g. accompanying trips and attending events);
• To participate in and contribute to briefing sessions, student and teacher induction and orientation and programme functions;
• To act as a positive ambassador for INTO;
• To liaise with the Academic Support Team to provide all required information in a timely manner;
• To provide support to all students;
• To attend regular staff and student representative meetings;
• To set and mark both formative and summative coursework, liaising with the Examinations Board as necessary and keeping reliable records of scores achieved;
• To maintain accurate records of student attendance and academic progress, and to produce periodic reports at the request of the Programme Manager;
• To liaise with the Director of Studies in communications with the Examinations Board as necessary throughout the period of employment, marking examinations scripts, preparing results sheets and attending Board Meetings at the end of the academic cycle;
• To work throughout the period of employment with the programme manager on all aspects of module development;
• To contribute positively to the team to which they are assigned;
• To support the team’s developmental objectives;
• To keep their own professional development up-to-date;

Job Salary & Benefits

Grade D
Salary Banding £25,470 – £34,459 (pro rata)

Further Information

Context
INTO is an organisation working in partnership with leading UK and US universities and investing in the development of world-class student study centres. It specialises in preparing international students for undergraduate and postgraduate study with both academic and English language support. Many of the courses at our Centres, upon successful completion, guarantee progression to leading UK and US undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Centres also run stand-alone English language courses. INTO Manchester is a wholly owned INTO University Partnerships venture.
This role meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Criminal Records Bureau before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

Safeguarding
As part of our Safeguarding procedures, applicants are asked to note that:

• references will be followed up;
• all gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily;
• proof of identity and (where applicable) qualifications will be required;
• reference requests will ask specifically whether there is any reason that they should not be engaged in situations where they have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18;
• appropriate suitability checks will be required prior to confirmation of appointment.

This role meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Serviced check before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions

Full Job Description may be viewed on – https://intoglobal.com/jobs.aspx
Application Process –
If you feel you have the necessary skills, experience and interest for this post, please send your CV with a covering letter explaining why you are interested in working for INTO Manchester, why you are suitable for the position and stating in the first line the qualifications you have which meet the criteria for TEFLQ status as set out in the Accreditation UK handbook (available online). Send to Christine Atherton, INTO Manchester, Bridgewater House, 58/60 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 6LT, or email hrmanchester@into.uk.com.

Closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 3rd September 2017.
Interviews will take place in the week beginning 11th September.
Invitations to interview will be sent out by 5pm 5th September.

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