Teaching Coordinator (Adults)

Job Summary

The role is responsible for promoting high-quality English language teaching and effective learning while supporting the British Council s wider objectives and cultural relations mission. It involves guiding, supporting, and developing teachers in delivering a full range of courses, providing training, coordinating and developing teaching materials, and contributing to the management of teaching quality, academic programme content, and day-to-day operations.

Role Accountabilities

• The role is responsible for delivering high-quality English language teaching in line with British Council Global Teaching Standards, meeting learner needs and supporting the organisation s global English strategy.
• Teaching across various course types.
• Developing teaching and assessment materials.
• Supporting teacher development through training and lesson observations.
• Line-managing teachers.
• Assisting with teacher recruitment and talent retention.
• Deputising for Senior Teachers when required.
• Contributing to teaching centre operations, administrative duties, continuous professional development, and the sharing of best practices, while promoting the British Council s reputation in English language teaching and ensuring compliance with safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and health and safety policies.

Role specific skills, knowledge and experience

Essential Requirements

• Cambridge DELTA/DipTESOL or Trinity Cert TESOL.
• At least one further specialist qualification, such as YL extension to CELTA, IELTS examiner status, e-moderator certificate.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent.

Knowledge and Skills

As appropriate within Global British Council Teaching Standards at a Higher level

• Demonstrate subject knowledge.
• Engage and motivate learners.
• Create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
• Plan and deliver coherent lessons.
• Make use of assessment and feedback.
• Manage teaching and learning resources.
• Uphold professional responsibilities and values.

Evidence of high performance in class (from evaluations, observation reports, feedback)

Ability, or demonstrable interest in at least some of the following:

• syllabus design, teacher timetabling, class scheduling, course planning, teacher observations, teacher training, line management and professional development of teachers.

Working with Children and Vulnerable Adults

• Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and well-being of children and vulnerable adults.
• Effective communication and engagement with children/protected adults and their families.
• Knowledge and understanding of child development and its impact on learning and behaviour.
• Experience of supporting learners to meet Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles.

Experience

4 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL experience including substantial experience in all of the following

• Young learners aged 800+ hours
• Adults English 1500+ hours, including IELTS
• At least 2 years experience in training and mentoring teachers
• Experience in materials development
• At least 2 years experience in managing quality to formal standards frameworks
• Line management experience, preferably academic/teacher
• At least 2 years experience in managing the classroom/customer services interface for business objectives (for example dealing with complaints, re-registrations, parent/student engagement, contracts, client meetings, school partners)

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of structured teacher development programmes from initial teacher training to advanced levels.
• IELTS Examiner and training status
• Online teaching qualification and experience Problem based learning
• Masters level qualifications in applied linguistics, ELT, management

Important information

• Language: Strong English proficiency is crucial for this role, requiring fluency in both written and spoken communication to effectively navigate British Council systems and international operations.
• Work schedule: Teaching is conducted throughout the week, with teachers working five days per week, including weekends as required. Flexibility and maximum availability on Saturdays and Sundays are expected, as these are the busiest teaching days. Weekend working days are generally consecutive, although this cannot be guaranteed. Classes may be scheduled in the mornings or evenings, and while split shifts are uncommon, they may occasionally be required to meet operational needs.
• Locally recruited: Applications are welcomed from candidates currently in this location with a natural right to work. Relocation support is not provided for this role.
• Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders will need have, or be able to obtain, a

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