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All staff applying for summer jobs should read this additional information.
Visit our IB Institute zone for more information about the courses.
For a general background to St. Clare's please see Notes for Job Applicants.

Job Description
Teachers are appointed to a range of courses which take place over a 3 week period in the Summer, from the last week of July to the middle of August. Courses are between 1 and 3 weeks in duration and take place on the Banbury Road Campus (16+). Teaching positions are also available for English language teachers, both on the Banbury Road Campus and at our Bardwell Road Centre (18+), where similar terms and conditions apply.

Teachers are expected to teach IB and related subjects as agreed, and make a full contribution to the overall aim of each course. They report to the IB Course Director for contractual and for academic matters. Teachers are also encouraged to get involved in the full social life of the College. They report to the Activity Director when engaged on the Activity Programme.

Teacher profile
Experienced IB subject teachers, with appropriate professional qualifications. Where possible, experience as an examiner is viewed as desirable.

Academic programme
The main summer courses operate for 18 hours in a week, three hours each morning, and three hours on Thursday afternoon. Summer course optional enrichment courses operate for two hours on each of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. Summer students either attend a three week course for students about to start their IB Diplomas (IB Introduction) or a series (minimum of one) of week long single subject courses for students between the first and second years of their IB programmes (IB Review).

Duties
Teaching Subjects as agreed:

• Introduction course - 21 hours over 7 days
• Review course - 18 hours over 5 days
• Afternoon enrichment - 6 hours over 3 days
• Course Induction - attending an induction meeting with the Course Director prior to appointment commencing, for briefing and orientation on course outline, timetable, on-site materials and facilities, general administration and student expectations.
• Attending staff meetings each week as directed by the Course Director.
• Incorporating one study visit into the teaching hours of each main course.
• Completing an end of course report and certificate for every student in the core class.
• Attending a leaving and prize-giving ceremony for each course taught.
• Attending activities specific to course content e.g. theatre visits for English courses.

If required:

• Under the direction of the Activity Director, helping to organise plus attendance at one full or half-day excursion per course worked, for which an additional payment will be made.

Salary

Supplements

• All the above weekly rates will also attract a holiday entitlement allowance. This will vary according to a combination of hours worked per week and weeks worked, but is of the order of 0.5 days per week worked.
• Additional work on the activity programme - £17.60 per afternoon/evening session
• Reports - £5 per report
• A supplementary payment is also made to a lead science teacher on site each week. The lead science teacher will take responsibility for approving each science teacher's programme, ensuring that all teachers understand and observe current safety policy, allocating technician time and effort appropriately, to ensure reasonable management of resources. This must involve forward planning from all concerned.

Where there is no teaching on the last Friday of a course, weekly salaries are adjusted accordingly.

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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