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All staff applying for summer jobs should read this additional information.
For a general background to St. Clare's please see Notes for Job Applicants.

Job Description
The Director of Studies has responsibility for the on-site planning and implementation of the academic programme at our residential course centre for junior students, who are of mixed nationality with an age range of 10-16 years. He/she is part of the junior course management and administration team at our Rye Junior course centre, and as such will have other non-academic duties to fulfil. The Director of Studies must supervise and guide the teachers in their teaching duties, whilst also helping to ensure that the overall programme as published is fully implemented. He/she contributes to student welfare, reporting to the on-site Course Director in the first instance or Activity Director if the latter is unavailable. The St Clare's Director of Short Courses and Director of Studies are also available for consultation and advice on the academic programme.

Director of Studies profile
The Director of Studies must be teacher qualified according to the British Council accreditation scheme, have excellent organisational and communication skills with considerable experience of working in TEFL, preferably in a DOS/ADOS role. Teacher training would be an advantage as would experience of working with young people of mixed nationality. Other skills such as office administration, local area knowledge, specific areas of interest such as sports, arts and culture will be taken into account.

Duties

• Working a 6-day week (and if living in residence full board accommodation will be provided, for which residential duties will apply). Work days must include the first Sunday of each 3-week course and other weekend days; time off will be time-tabled by Course Director, as course work-load best allows.
• Assisting the Rye Course Director and St Clare's Director of Short Courses & Director of Studies, as requested, in the preparation, planning and delivery of the junior and young junior courses.
• Starting work 3 days prior to start of courses to make on-site preparations under the direction of the Course Director: setting-up the course office and teacher work room; organising academic materials and 'signing-out' system for books; carrying out teacher induction and briefing sessions; helping with course arrival and departure day(s); preparing for student orientation and placement test.
• Taking responsibility for the smooth running of the academic programme, ensuring that it is delivered effectively, as published.
• Administering placement test and allocating students to levels/classes.
• Allocating teachers to core class and change over groups, ensuring that they have the relevant experience for the level allocated to them.
• Contributing to daily staff meetings with teachers, activity staff and group leaders.
• Carrying out brief teacher observations over the first 3 days of the course in order to co-ordinate with the external observations that will take place at the end of week 1.
• Setting up the project work classes.
• Being available to teachers on a regular basis for advice on lessons and materials; guiding teachers and assisting with lesson planning as required.
• Establishing good use of course materials: syllabus; teacher resource pack; excursion work sheets, etc.
• Cover teaching in case of teacher absence or where specific students are experiencing difficulties.
• Team teaching or relief teaching for teacher development, as appropriate.
• Ensuring that class registers and records of work are kept up-to-date.
• Dealing with any queries on the academic programme that may arise from parents, agents or group leaders.
• Working on the office/activity/excursion programme in the afternoons or evenings as directed by the Activity Director or Course Director.
• Reporting regularly to the Course Director/Director of Short Courses on the success of the academic programme, or on any specific problems that arise.
• At the end of the course, together with the Course Director, ensuring that materials are re-packed and the centre is left in good order at the end of the courses.
• Contributing to oral or written assessments and reports on individual students, groups of students and members of staff.
• Composing a written report on the academic programme, to be handed to the Director of Short Courses at the end of the summer period, including recommendations for future courses.

Salary

Further enquiries and applications
If, after reading the information above, you would like to apply for a position with us, please complete this application form for the post for which you are interested in as much detail as possible. It is helpful if a current photograph is attached. A short letter outlining your suitability to the job for which you are applying should also be provided.

Please forward your documentation to us as soon as possible. We will then contact you to arrange an interview. Appointments will be confirmed as soon as possible after interview and on receipt of suitable references. The number of staff required depend on our student numbers, which will be confirmed during the period between March and June. Please keep us informed if there are any changes to your availability, contact numbers or address.

Completed application forms and associated documentation should be returned to:
Lawrie Coupland, Short Courses Division
St. Clare's, Oxford, 139 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7AL
Tel: 01865 552031
Fax: +44 1865 310002
Email: shortcourses@stclares.ac.uk

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