Main purpose of the role
To motivate the teaching team on the St. Clare's Language and Activity programmes at our Junior Campus to deliver lively English language classes; and to contribute to the leadership team on site with regard to the residential, pastoral, cultural and recreational needs of students and the requirements of the rota.Duties and responsibilities
- Prepares the teachers' room and organises the academic resources for the arrival of the teachers: repacks and clears up at the end of the course; and provides feedback to Summer Director of Studies.
- Briefs the teachers thoroughly on the course types, academic materials (course books, photocopiable resources, audio-visual aids) and administrative responsibilities (registers, feedback forms, reports, certificates etc.).
- Allocates teaching rooms and ensures that they are clutter-free, that the furniture is re-arranged for effective teaching and signs placed on doors.
- Co-ordinates the placement test on the first morning of the two courses: allocating classrooms, overseeing marking and deciding on groups by the end of the morning.
- Motivates, supports and observes teachers as appropriate to ensure lessons which are appropriate to the level, interests and needs of the learners in each class, and which maintain the appropriate balance of teacher input and learner involvement.
- Fosters links between the classroom and the world outside by encouraging teachers to make the most of the excursions: using stimulus material from websites, leaflets, ‘eye-opener' trails, questionnaires etc. before, during and after the visits.
- Ensures the quality of the End-of-course Report and Certificate for each student and helps to supervise the Leaving Ceremony on the final Friday of each course.
- Teaches for up to 10 hours per week as ‘cover' for teachers who are sick or absent through other emergencies, ensuring that classes continue as normal.
- Understands fully the responsibilities associated with ‘safeguarding' and ‘duty of care' on a residential programme: supporting the students whilst maintaining a professional distance, completing ‘risk assessments', monitoring student behaviour, encouraging integration, supervising meal times, accompanying students to hospital or doctor's surgery etc.
- Takes an active role in the supervision, welfare and discipline of students at all times: ensuring that bedrooms are kept clean and tidy, monitoring ‘getting up' and ‘lights out' routines, overseeing the laundry rota, making sure students shower and wash their clothes regularly, reporting damage or loss of property, responding to illness, homesickness and other emergencies as necessary.
- Takes responsibility for the site as ‘duty manager' according to the requirements of the leadership rota: becoming ‘first point of contact' for students, teachers, activity organisers, parents, agents etc. for agreed sessions each week, calling on the support of the Course Director as appropriate.
- Attends staff meetings each morning as directed by the Activity Director/Course Director and attends ‘briefing' meetings as required.
- Performs other duties as required to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for the young students in their care.
Residential Director of Studies: profile
You must be enthusiastic, reliable and flexible, with the students' best interests in mind at all times.- Requirements: an interest in working with children and younger teenagers some experience
of managing a team of teachers
DELTA or equivalent or Qualified Teacher Status - Desirable skills: current first aid certificate, lifeguard qualification, playing a musical instrument.
| Criteria | Pay incl. Holiday Pay per week | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| TEFLQ Qualified EFL teacher DELTA MA ELT/TESOL Dip ELT/TESOL PGCE EFL/TESOL as defined by the AccreditationUK |
£502.73 (incl. £54.14 HP) | Full board accommodation on site |
| Supplements: Additional sessions agreed in advance by the Activity / Course Director at £25.76 (incl. £3.27 HP) per session | ||
Residential Director of Studies: Terms and Conditions
You report to the Director of English Language Courses for contractual matters and the Course Director on site for specific day-to-day duties. Assistance and training in keeping with St. Clare's guidelines will also be provided by the Summer DOS.- 6 week contract available, from 10 July to 21 August
- Orientation and induction takes place prior to course start-date and attendance is required (precise dates by discussion). Staff meetings are held most days and attendance is crucial.
- Working hours (40-48 hours per week) take place over 6 days per week and may vary according to the rota and the needs of the students. You will have one day off per week.
References and checks
All offers of employment and contracts are issued subject to satisfactory references and satisfactory outcomes on completion of all necessary checks, including establishing the right to work in the UK. In some cases some or all of these checks will have been undertaken before an offer is made. In most cases, taking up employment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of all necessary procedures. Under the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools, we are required to undertake additional checks on all employees working with our residential students who are under 18. Full written references, and phone references on quoted referees, including current employer, may be obtained before or after interview. You should indicate specifically if you wish St. Clare's to refrain from contacting your current employer. Criminal Records Bureau checks must also be undertaken, for which employees / prospective employees are required to provide information and consent. A Certificate of Good Conduct is acceptable if you are returning from abroad. Contact with all previous employers where the employee has worked with children or vulnerable adults is also required. This is to establish the reason for leaving the position. On occasions, further information and a reference may be sought in writing, by phone or by other means. By providing details of previous employment, it is assumed that the employee/prospective employee has given consent for this contact, and no specific consent of the employee / prospective employee will be sought. The College reserves the right to contact any previous employer and to make any additional enquiries it considers necessary in order to meet its responsibilities in relation to employment of people working with students who are under the age of 18.Statutory Deductions
Tax and National Insurance will be deducted from salaries in accordance with UK employment regulations. St. Clare's, Oxford will require P45s (if available) and National Insurance numbers before commencement of employment.How to apply and further information
Applicants will be asked to:- complete an application form
- send a short covering letter
- include a current C.V. (including two referees, one of which should be your current or most recent employer)
St. Clare's, Oxford
139 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 7AL Email: stephanie.lewis@stclares.ac.uk Please note that CVs without a suitable accompanying letter and/or details of referees will be discarded.
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