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Director of Studies

Deadline: Wed 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 UTC
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  • Deadline: Wed 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 UTC
  • United Kingdom: Various.
  • Bell Educational Services
  • Experience: NO PREFERENCE
  • Number of positions: 1
  • Degree Required
  • Short Term/Summer job, Residential

Job Summary

Details of Position

Key Responsibilities

Programme Management:

- Oversee the academic components of the program, ensuring teaching and learning meet the highest standards and align with pre-course materials.
- Manage student placement and assessments to ensure appropriate class levels.
- Provide academic advice, tutorials, and feedback, including detailed student reports.
- Organise and manage academic resources and equipment.
- Provide feedback and reports on academic aspects to the Centre Manager and Young Learners Department.

Student Welfare:

- Promote and safeguard student welfare, maintaining discipline and addressing emergencies.
- Teach or supervise as required and support social functions and pastoral duties.

Staff Management:

- Induct, and manage a team of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers.
- Conduct classroom observations and provide constructive feedback to support teacher development.
- Organise and contribute to professional development programs and evaluate staff performance.
- Ensure all academic staff adhere to policies, procedures, and statutory regulations.

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent (essential).

Experience:

- Proven experience in academic management or course coordination; experience in a residential setting is desired.
- Strong teaching background, including project or task-based learning with young learners.
- Expertise in teacher observation and development.

Skills and Attributes:

- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong time management and multitasking abilities.
- IT literacy and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Comfortable working in a face-paced unpredictable residential environment that requires creative problem solving and occasional on call work.

Salary and Benefits

Our Young Learner schools in Cambridge, Oxfordshire, Bristol and Hertfordshire provide both staff and students with excellent premises and facilities. As well as a competitive salary, staff will also benefit from:

- Free onsite accommodation and all meals provided.
- Full training and ongoing support, providing opportunities for future career growth and promotions.
- The opportunity to work in a diverse, multicultural environment, with students and staff from across the globe.
- Free access to excursions and activities, including trips to London, Cambridge, and Brighton.
- Company paid induction upon arrival onsite to give you the best start with Bell.
- Company paid Enhanced DBS check.

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Are you an experienced academic leader passionate about fostering excellence in education? Join our Young Learners Programme as the Director of Studies and play a pivotal role in delivering an exceptional learning experience to students aged 7-17 from across the globe this Summer. You will live on-site to help create a supportive, safe and fun environment for students.


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