EFL Teacher in Bydgoszcz

at  International House

Apply By
13 Sep 2024
Start Date
16th September 2024
Duration or End Date
end of July 2025 (with option to renew for 2025-2026 academic year)
Salary
Base salary: from 2050 PLN to 2370 PLN a month depending on experience at other schools within the IH World Organisation. Accommodation and utilities provided as part of the salary package.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• You must have a CELTA, Trinity TESOL, or equivalent initial teaching qualification
• Full mastery of English across all 4 skills to CEFR C2/IELTS band 9 required, evidenced by a high standard of written and spoken English throughout the application process.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for enthusiastic teachers who would like to join our dynamic team at IH Bydgoszcz, where we have been providing high quality lessons and teacher support for over 30 years.
Our school is particularly suitable for teachers in the first few years of their career after their initial certificate. We provide a friendly, highly supportive environment where your career can go from strength to strength through our comprehensive development programme. We are highly regarded within the International House organisation and beyond for the quality of our professional development and support for teachers.
You will be teaching up to 25 teaching hours a week (25 x 45 mins). Your timetable will include a mix of ages and levels, including young learners, teenagers, adults. Some of your classes will be off-site, either in companies around the city or in our satellite schools in the surrounding villages. Whenever necessary, you will be driven to these lessons, with travel time paid. The majority of your teaching will take place between 15:30 19:30, although some classes will finish at 21:00 and there may be in-company classes in the mornings. There is no weekend teaching, though on some Saturdays (no more than 4 a year) you’ll be involved in some social events or teacher training days.

Benefits

• Full-time ten-month contract.
• Basic salary guaranteed regardless of hours worked. Overtime and travel paid.
• Medical care using the Polish health care system or private medical insurance as applicable.
• One-week paid induction.
• Weekly collaborative planning meetings.
• Mentoring.
• Free attendance at the IH Bydgoszcz and IH Torun Teacher Training Days.
• Weekly workshops.
• Peer, formal and video observations.
• Large library of professional development resources.
• Weekly survival Polish lessons.
• IH Certificate in Teaching Younger Learners and Teenagers (IH CYLT) for teachers who return for a second year, with teachers covering only the cost of the certificate we pay for the course.
• A supportive staffroom, with senior staff available to help with anything you need when planning

Please refer the Job description for details