We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK.We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.What's it like to work at the British Council as a Teacher?Role Purpose: To maintain and enhance professional development and academic quality in the teaching center, through the management of in-house teacher development programme and support To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission Accountabilities: Support British Council's global English strategy by: Planning, preparing and delivering high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups, taking to account individual learning styles.Monitoring progress and providing regular feedback to help manage students' performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy.Contributing to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services Ensuring teaching meets the standards expected in Teaching and Learning Reviews, the annual Academic Quality Plan and organisational expectations.Ensuring safeguarding and other guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas: Safeguarding Equality, diversity and inclusion Health and safety Qualification: Essentials Undergraduate degree (in any discipline) Cambridge CELTA or Trinity Certificate TESOL (global minimum standard) Desirable Recognized diploma in EFL i.e.DELTA or Trinity Diploma Teaching Young Learners Extension Certificate Postgraduate Certificate in Education or B.Ed in primary or relevant subject Work Experience: Essentials A minimum of 6 months post-certificate i.e.CELTA or Trinity Certificate TESOL experience gained from full-time teaching Required CEFR C2 level or higher – a current IELTS 8.5 or Cambridge CPE You should have experience in teaching two or more of the following age groups: Very young learners <4 (400+ hours) Young learners aged 4 to 7 (400+ hours) Young learners aged 8 to 12 (400+ hours) Young learners aged 13 to 17 (400+hours) Adults aged 18+ (800+ hours) Salary & Benefits: Salary - COP $ 71,378 (Hourly rate/hour) for CELTA and COP $ 78,510 (Hourly rate/hour) for DELTA Contract Type: Indefinite Contract- Local Contract Duration: 1 Year Working Hours: Contract teaching hours are 14 hours per week.This role may require mornings or evenings and Saturday work.Social security Health insurance plan
