Summer Program Teacher of English as a Foreign Language at Kings Colleges USA LLC

Los Angeles, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jun, 26

Salary

830.0

Posted On

16 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

ESL Instruction, Testing, Placement, Student Monitoring, Counseling, Academic Paperwork Submission, Excursion Leadership, Child Safeguarding, Interpersonal Skills, Adaptability, Group Leadership

Industry

Description

Description Location: Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA or University of Mount St Vincent, New York, NY Employment Period: Late June to Early August, depending on location and contract duration Reports to: Director of Studies and ultimately Center Manager (and when doing activities reporting to the Activities Manager) Role description The main role of the Teacher is to provide ESL instruction to our international students. It may be that there is a double shift system where half the students have lessons on certain days and the other half have them on the opposite days, so there are a few different teacher contract options. 30 contact teaching hours per week: teachers will have 30 contact hours of teaching and will spend a 6th non-teaching day either going to the airport to assist with meet and greet/departure of students; being on site to help with arrivals and departures or general office duties; or leading in a full day excursion. 15 contact teaching hours per week: in the single shift scenario teachers are expected to teach 15 hours per week and perform a number of day time and evening activity sessions and a full-day excursion or airport transfers as well as doing some student monitoring at meal and breaktimes. Teaching staff on both these contracts work a 6-day week Duties and Responsibilities: Full time role 30 hours teaching To help with testing and placement of students To provide 30 hours ESL instruction Attendance at regular staff meetings and teacher development workshops (2 hours per week) To monitor and record student attendance To monitor and counsel students on academic matters To ensure students receive the Kings Life, Project and Excursion lessons To submit regular specified academic paperwork to Director of Studies (work records, class registers, completed reports) To promote activities to students in class 6th day: To lead and supervise a full-day off-site excursion or to assist with Center on-site duties or arrivals/departures on non-teaching days To ensure Kings policy on child safeguarding and student welfare is followed Any other duties as directed by line manager Full time role 15 hours teaching To help with testing and placement of students To provide 15 hours ESL instruction Attendance at regular staff meetings and teacher development workshops (2 hours per week) To monitor and record student attendance To monitor and counsel students on academic matters To ensure students receive the Kings Life, Project and Excursion lessons To submit regular specified academic paperwork to Director of Studies (work records, class registers, completed reports) To promote activities to students in class 6th day: To lead and supervise a full-day off-site excursion or to assist with on-site duties or arrivals/departures on non-teaching days To ensure Kings policy on child safeguarding and student welfare is followed Meal bedtime and student monitoring duties on a rota basis To lead and supervise a wide range of daytime and evening sporting social and interest-based activities Any other duties as directed by line manager Remuneration package This role pays a weekly stipend of $830 in addition to shared accommodation and full board on campus Staff at Kings are paid bi-weekly A bonus of $30 per week is paid to all returning teacher upon successful completion of contract Kings is an equal opportunity employer and we adhere to the principles of equal opportunity in all aspects of our recruitment process. Requirements Person Specification Kings is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be required to undergo a background check. Staff must be over the age of 21 and eligible to work in the US. Applicants must have: University degree Recognised teacher training qualification (CELTA, Trinity Cert. TESOL, Primary teaching or equivalent) Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Energy, enthusiasm, and an empathy with children/teenagers Ability to lead a group of students on and off campus Flexibility and an ability to adapt Desirable attributes include: Teaching experience, preferably with young learners Previous junior summer camp/center experience Teaching/coaching experience, preferably with young learners Child safeguarding/wellbeing/counseling training Current first aid certificate

Responsibilities

The primary role involves providing ESL instruction to international students, either 30 contact hours per week with a dedicated 6th non-teaching day for support duties or 15 contact hours per week with additional activity sessions and monitoring duties across a 6-day work week. Responsibilities also include student testing, placement, academic monitoring, and ensuring adherence to child safeguarding policies.