Move Language Ahead is currently looking for a team of teachers to collaborate with year-round. We offer flexibility, stability and the opportunity to take your teaching career in an exciting new direction.

Move Language Ahead (MLA) is an institution offering, above all, top quality English language courses to children and young adults (11-18 y.o). Our students begin their path with us online before joining us in person at a school during summer in the UK, Ireland, the USA or Canada. We are looking for teachers who can follow these students on their MLA journey and candidates with in-presence summer availability will be given special consideration.

MLA 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 foreign language (EFL) programmes. Along with our proprietary EFL curriculum, we also provide our students with great excursions featuring some of the most popular historical and tourist destinations across the globe.


If you are interested in having the stability of a fixed timetable, guaranteed online teaching hours, a full-time position in the summer with competitive rates along with all meals and accommodation included (UK only), as well as the opportunity to gain management experience and Cambridge examination skills, please read on.


JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for teachers for our General English and Cambridge Exam Preparation courses outlined below.

General English: Deliver online English classes using our dedicated platform and Zoom. Use the MLA Task-Based Learning syllabus, designed in-house and unique to MLA, which comes with lesson plans to significantly reduce planning time.


Cambridge Exam Preparation: Preparing students for a Cambridge Exam. The course will exclusively focus on exam preparation techniques using the Cambridge One platform and materials.


Teach students who are grouped by age and level (A1-C1, 11-18 y.o) with a maximum of 12 students per group in classes starting in the afternoon.

Teachers MUST be available Monday to Friday from 15.30 to 20.00 CET. Unfortunately, we don't have any part time positions available.

Class times are as follows:

15:30- 16:30

16:40- 17:40

17:50- 18:50

19:00- 20:00



Certain classes could be back-up sessions, in which teachers are required to plan lessons and must be contactable and ready to cover online lessons at short notice

Teachers are paid at the same rate for classes, backup sessions and 30min (3 x 10 mins) of break every day from Monday to Friday. Classes begin 25th November and go on until mid-June. There will be paid training from 11th November.



We follow the Italian national holiday calendar and so there will be no lessons during these periods:

23rd December 2024 to 6th January 2025 (inclusive), 18th April 2025 to 27th April 2025, 1st May 2025 and 2nd June 2025, 10th June and 11th June 2025. The online courses finish on 16th June 2025.



In summer and based on your eligibility to work, you will then join us for up to 6 weeks (minimum 2 weeks) in person at one of our summer centres in the UK, USA or Canada. Here, you will become a part of creating an unforgettable summer experience for our students as they study in person. We offer competitive rates and all meals and accommodation included for those who are interested in being residential. If you are interested in senior positions, we will offer training to become senior teachers, Assistant Directors of Studies and Directors of Studies in our summer schools.

The summer courses in the UK begin at the start of July and run until the beginning of August (mid-August in some centres).


REQUIREMENTS

- Experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) ONLINE
- Proven experience teaching children
- Level 5 Teaching certification or 120-hour ESL/EFL qualification (not a requirement if proven experience and upon references)
- Familiarity with online teaching platforms, video conferencing tools, and educational technology
- C2 level speaker of English
- Eligible to work in the UK, USA or Canada (UK: UK Passport, FWP, Settled Status, Work Visa; USA: US citizen or US Work permit; Canada: Canadian citizen or Canadian Work permit.) MLA cannot assist with, or sponsor work visas or permits.
- 2 satisfactory references (3 for USA and Canada candidates), one of which should be from your current employer or from a referee relevant to the position
- Able to obtain a clean background check (UK: enhanced DBS - Disclosure and barring service - Being registered on the Update Service is a plus!)

DESIRABLE TEACHING ATTRIBUTES

- Experience in teaching Cambridge exam classes to teenagers (KEY, PET, FCE and CAE)
- 3 years experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) ONLINE
- 3 years experience teaching children
- Be able to join our summer in-presence summer team at an MLA centre
- Be experienced and inspirational as both an online and in-person teacher
- Be able to communicate clearly and persuasively, both orally and in writing, with staff and students alike
- Be passionate about driving up standards in teaching and learning
- Be very well-organised 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 professionalism and, at all times, promote the welfare and safeguarding of children
- Be proficient in the use of information technology
- Always act as an outstanding ambassador for the Company

BENEFITS

- Gain experience and become an expert in Task-Based Learning, a renowned teaching method
- Take advantage of the year-round continuous professional development training sessions offered by MLA
- Opportunity to join the management team in our summer schools
- Guaranteed hours year-round
- No need to re-apply for a job in the summer

COMPENSATION

14 EURO/hour for online courses with a 2 EURO / hour bonus received upon summer contract completion. Payment will be made in EURO

Teachers are paid at the same rate for classes, backup sessions and 30min (3 x 10 mins) of break every day from Monday to Friday.

Summer 2024 weekly rates in UK centres were as follows, all meals and accommodation provided, you will get a returner bonus (UK: GBP 150 for a 4-week contract completion in the summer):

Residential Teacher: GBP 543
Residential Assistant Director of Studies: GBP 582
Residential Director of Studies: GBP 693

Non-Residential staff can earn up to GBP 673 per week (UK: plus 12.07% holiday pay).

USA positions are Non-Residential

- The starting rate of pay for an EFL teaching position is $26.00/hour and will be paid on a bi-weekly basis

- This position does not provide housing


MLA EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 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.