Director Of Studies

Description

In 2012 St. Giles Summer will be running British Council accredited Junior Residential Summer Courses at Cambridge University (1st July to 14th August, ages 14 to 18), King’s School, Canterbury (8th July to 12th August, ages 13 to 17), The Junior King’s School, Canterbury (8th July to 12th August, ages 7 to 12), Cheltenham Ladies College  (8th July to 5th August, ages 10 to 17), Kingston University (1st July to 19th August, ages 14 to 18), Manchester University (1st July to 5th August, ages 14 to 18),The University of Nottingham (24th June to 5th August, ages 10 to 17), Oxford Brookes University (24th June to 19th August, ages 14 to 18) Plymouth College (8th July to 5th August, ages 10 to 17) and Southampton Solent University (1st July to 5th August, ages 12 to 17). Students are residential, have 20 lessons (25 in Cambridge) of English a week and participate in a full afternoon and evening programme of activities and excursions. Classes range from beginner to advanced level based on modern mainstream course books

Main Duties
The DOS will timetable teachers to the appropriate classes, ensure the quality of teaching by observations and training sessions, lead the team of teachers by example, place students in appropriate classes and deal with their academic welfare, purchase and monitor materials and resources and maintain British Council standards. The DOS will use modern academic IT software to do this. The DOS will also be required to do non-academic residential duties when acting as the duty manager or deputising for the Centre Manager.

Working Hours
The Director of Studies works 6 days out of 7 each week.

Compensation
£505 per week.
12.1% holiday pay added to final payment at end of contract.
Performance bonus of up to £500 on successful completion of duties.
Full board and lodging in single room in the residence.

Additional Information
Further long-term contracts or an earlier start with St. Giles may be available to suitable management candidates. Management will be required to attend a weekend training session in Bournemouth in May/June before the start of the course. Travel costs and accommodation for this will be reimbursed.

Requirements

Applicants should ideally be DELTA or equivalent qualified teachers. Non-DELTA or equivalent applicants should have sound experience of working at a summer centre and demonstrate the ability to perform this management role. Computer literacy is required in word processing and spreadsheets. Additional training will be given in class management IT programmes.
Experience of managing a team of teachers, running teacher development sessions and knowledge of materials is desirable. Experience of teaching juniors is beneficial. The DOS will act as duty manager at times so must be able and willing to perform non-academic duties typical of a residential summer course manager and to deal with the unexpected in a calm and responsible manner.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CAN ONLY CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FROM EU NATIONALS OR PEOPLE ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF A FULL TIME WORKING VISA/PERMIT.
ST. GILES SUMMER CANNOT ENTER INTO ANY APPLICATIONS FOR WORK PERMITS OR SPONSORSHIP.