MLA (Move Language Ahead) is an industry leader in providing safe, educational, and cultural holidays to students from around the world. Each year thousands of students travel with MLA as part of our short-term English as a second language (ESL) programmes. Along with our proprietary ESL curriculum, we also provide our students with great excursions featuring some of the most popular historical and tourist destinations across the globe.

POSITION OVERVIEW

• Responsible for the academic program of EFL students
• Reports to Director of Studies/Centre Director
• Residential employment available from July 2021
• 6 days a week

The post of EFL Teacher is an important position within the MLA team, and the successful candidate will serve as a member of the school’s EFL faculty. The team member has the key task of leading and managing their daily EFL instruction and classroom activities as well as participating in providing supervisory care of our students during meals and evening activities at the centre.

Summer centres are very busy places and there may be duties to perform in addition to those detailed below:

Teaching and Related Duties

• To provide EFL teaching at a range of levels indicated by the DoS
• To provide a variety of teaching activities appropriate for student learning needs to support the tasks students need to complete in the task book provided
• Leaving classrooms secure and tidy after use and returning any borrowed equipment
• To ensure suitable and adequate preparation of all teaching
• To provide cover teaching when required to do so
• Assisting with placement and other testing in liaison with the DoS

Administrative Duties

• To prepare, carry out, mark and record progress marks in line with departmental policy
• Maintaining complete and up-to-date records related to your teaching i.e., lesson plans and work covered
• Preparing student reports and/or course reports within agreed deadlines
• To understand and work with the policies and procedures in place
• To complete registers and record accurate and complete attendance of students
• To complete the records of work, outline the work covered in appropriate detail
• To liaise with the administration staff in order to ensure the accuracy of student data
• To assist and support with completing student feedback forms when necessary

In the Classroom/During an Activity

• To motivate students to improve their learning skills
• To provide safety and welfare assistance to students
• To be vigilant for possible welfare problems of students
• Informing your line manager of any absences from your class immediately
• To report any damage to any classroom as soon as it is noticed
• To provide student supervision during scheduled evening activities

Student Support

• To liaise with the management team about any issues which may be affecting students’ safety, wellbeing and academic performance

Planning and Resources

• To attend, assist and take an active part in training days
• To take responsibility for maintaining teaching resources and premises
• To help develop, advance and expand teaching resources

Teacher Development

• To receive guidance on and actively seek professional development to improve teaching skills
• To attend, assist and take an active part in teacher training days
• To collaborate fully in MLA’s teacher observation procedures

Qualifications/Experience

• To hold a minimum of a CELTA qualification or equivalent
• A degree or equivalent qualifications/experience
• Experience of Teaching EFL Classes
• Senior Academic Staff will normally hold a DELTA qualification or equivalent
• They may teach a full EFL timetable or a reduced timetable with other responsibilities

Staff Induction

• To attend a staff induction and take an active part in discussion and feedback

Personal Development CDP

• All staff are observed in the first week of employment & have appraisals and goal setting tasks
• You need to be able to set yourself goals that you would like to work on during your time with MLA
• Weekly training or feedback sessions

Health & Safety

• To comply with all health and safety procedures as required by the Company
• Being aware of relevant fire, health and safety issues in the classroom and around the centre and during excursions
• A First Aid qualification is desirable. If you have such, please make sure a copy of your certificate is available
• Wear company issued PPE (e.g. mask) at all times while around others

Child Protection & Safeguarding

• All staff share the responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and must adhere to, and comply with, MLA Safeguarding Policy
• To provide safety and welfare assistance to students
• To be vigilant for possible welfare problems of students

Person Specification for English Instructor (EFL)

• Be experienced and inspirational as a classroom teacher
• Be able to communicate clearly and persuasively, both orally and in writing, with staff, students and group leaders alike
• Be passionate about driving up standards in teaching and learning
• Be very well-organized and extremely hard-working
• Be able to work accurately and calmly, and show resilience, when under pressure
• Be patient, determined and enthusiastic
• Be prepared and able to initiate and manage change, where necessary
• Be devoted to the educational needs of the individual student
• Be committed to continuing personal and professional development
• Display absolute commitment to the highest standards of professional behaviour and, at all times, to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children
• Be proficient in the use of technology
• Act at all times as an outstanding ambassador for the company
• Be willing and able to contribute to the wider extracurricular and pastoral life of a summer school

LOCATION

Grand Hotel Elite
Villa Marino 06043 Cascia (PG)
Italy

DATES

Two (2) and four (4) week contracts available from July 2021

COMPENSATION

• Weekly Salary €360.00
• Room and board in double occupancy (Shared with another EFL Teacher of the same gender)

CONTRACT - COLLABORAZIONE OCCASIONALE

You will work at least 48 hours per week; 36 classroom instruction hours and additional hours of general student supervision (e.g., meals, evening activities, etc.). You are entitled to one day off per week. Evening and weekend work will be involved as the role demands a high degree of flexibility and teamwork.

Please note that due to the logistics of the employment, you may be required to be moved to another centre where extra staff are required. Only in this case will we cover all the travel expenses that may be incurred.

MLA REPUTATION & CODE OF CONDUCT

• To actively support MLA in its mission to provide quality learning
• To provide courses that will challenge the students (realize their potential) and work together to reach their academic targets and support them
• To be dressed in a presentable professional way and always start on time and if this is not possible to inform your manager as early as possible
• Develop a good rapport with the students and Group Leaders
• There is a specific list of what code of conduct we expect from all staff members in our Staff Handbook

MLA EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

MLA Move Language Ahead is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, handicap/disability, gender identity or expression, or any other non-job-related criteria.