ESL Teachers – Hiring for Embassy Summer (USA)

Join our winning team of global superstars!

Embassy Summer, under its parent company EC English, offers award winning summer vacation programs for young people across multiple locations in the UK, USA, Canada, Malta, UAE & South Africa.  Students learn English while immersing themselves in the local culture and surroundings.  Our programs are a combination of language classes, exciting excursions, fun-filled sports, and creative social activities.

From its humble beginnings in Hastings over four decades ago, Embassy Summer has today evolved into a globally recognized and trusted brand.  Our vision is to help our students succeed in a global community.  We love bringing our young learners from around the world together through a common language and building global connections.

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Summary:
Teachers facilitate the development of the Life Skills and Academic Skills of the students by engaging the students in conversation and providing feedback that helps them develop their communicative skills.

Job Purpose: 
The TEFL/ESL Instructor is responsible for ensuring that students benefit from the academic program by providing the student with the necessary skills to become proficient in English through grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver ESL lessons to teens and children as young as 11 years old appropriate to a summer school environment from Beginner to Advanced levels (age range between 12-18).
• Ensure and maintain proper levels of student discipline, welfare and safety of all students; adhere to and maintain student safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.
• Assist the Center Academic Director in the testing and placement of new students in classes.
• Ensure daily attendance reports, progress reports and end-of-course reports are submitted to the Center Academic Director promptly.
• Attend and actively participate in all relevant staff meetings.
• Ensure that classes start and finish on time and that all teaching sessions are adequately prepared.
• Complete end-of-course reports and certificates for all students.
• Submit detailed lesson plans to the Academic Manager at least one (1) week before a new arrival week starts.

Qualifications & Training: 

• Instructional staff must have at least: (1) a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of three months of full-time equivalent ESL or foreign language classroom teaching experience or (2) a bachelor’s degree along with a certificate in teaching ESL or a foreign language that includes a practice teaching component.
• Native fluency in English and must be legally eligible to work in the USA. Ineligible candidates will not be considered.
• Effective communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to demonstrate diplomacy, patience and flexibility.
• Experience with continuous enrollment courses and weekly intakes (Desirable).

Organizational Compliance: The employee will be expected to operate in accordance with the company’s Code of Conduct, and any local policies and operating procedures relating to academic, welfare and safeguarding matters.

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Interested in developing teaching skills.
• Ability to motivate, engage and inspire students.
• Demonstrates the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
• Responds well to a challenge.

Working Week:

• 5 days (Monday – Friday)
• 15 contact teaching hours per week if on a half-day teaching schedule; 30 contact teaching hours if on a double bank/zigzag teaching schedule.

Compensation:

• Hourly rate: $25 – $27 depending on experience

Equality and Diversity: Equality and diversity are at the heart of everything we do. Our learning opportunities are open to everyone, regardless of their background and circumstances, and we apply the same standards to the staff we employ.

Other Details: We offer an amazing opportunity to work with students from around the world. This position is available at one of our summer campuses in New York, Boston and Los Angeles. Camp dates typically run from mid-June to mid-August.  Mandatory paid training days will be clarified during the hiring process.

For more information about each location, camp dates and duties, please visit: https://www.embassysummer.com/.

We invite you to apply online at https://ecenglish.applytojob.com

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to the Embassy Summer team!

To apply, email NAembassysummerrecruitment@ecenglish.com