General information

ISE is currently recruiting a qualified, positive, and reliable Assistant Director of Studies (ADOS) to join our Dublin team. If you are keen to join a friendly and supportive ACELS accredited school that values continuous professional development, please send your cover letter and CV!

The ADOS will be involved in the day-to-day management of the academic side of the Adult Centre, along with the Academic Manager (AM)/Director of Studies (DOS). The ADOS will also share responsibility for behavioural and disciplinary issues with the AM/DOS, Student Liaison Officer, and Centre Manager. The individual will have undertaken a Child Safety, first aid and fire safety course.

The academic management of the language centre

To support the AM/DOS in overseeing all aspects of teaching and learning.
To promote the curriculum and the syllabi as well as a culture of best practice.
To help implement an observation programme wherein each teacher receives at least one observation and improvement feedback per semester.
To support the AM/DOS in monitoring and responding to student feedback.
To help manage the Centre with regards to teaching and curriculum changes to reflect new procedures and processes.
To ensure students are appropriately placed according to their ability.
To assist with student arrivals (induction) and departures (graduation) and together with the Student Liaison Officer provide support to all onboarding students or students who are leaving.
To help with placement testing, continuous assessment of students throughout their programme.
To manage the admin of final exams and Trinity exam centre set-up before, during and after Trinity exams.

Staff Management

To assist the AM/DOS in managing the Centre teaching staff: to encourage and support them to maintain and raise academic standards.
To monitor staff performance and to be the first port of call for any teacher in need of advice or support.
To lead initial teacher induction and CPD sessions.
To help run and implement staff academic professional development workshops.

Class planning and organisation / Academic issue resolution

To help plan the efficient class timetable and organise and plan for future class scheduling and teachers availability.
To help organise cover for staff annual leave and medical leave.
To publish class schedules for the whole school and liaise with staff to ensure any academic issues are resolved and actioned within 24 hours
To organise the collection and analysis of student feedback and offer hands-on support to all teachers, especially newly joined, with lesson planning and general admin.
To ensure all Arrivals & Departures admin is in place in a timely manner.