Teaching Centre Assistant
Job Description
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.<p><br></p>We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.<p><br></p>Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.<p><br></p><u><strong>Role Purpose</strong></u><p><br></p><ul><li> To work in partnership with the class teacher, creating a positive English learning environment for young learners.</li><li> To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission.</li></ul><p><br></p><strong><u>Main Opportunities/challenges For This Role</u></strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Assisting learners who require additional help or have specific needs.</li><li> Ensuring that children are motivated and participating in classroom activities by modelling appropriate behaviour.</li><li> Assisting in material preparation for each lesson and setting up the learning environment.</li><li> Maintaining good relationships with teachers, customers and colleagues.</li><li> Supporting the teaching centre’s activities and British Council plans.</li><li> Continuing personal development and attending briefing sessions throughout the year</li></ul><p><br></p><strong><u>Main Accountabilities</u></strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Marshall students before and after young learner classes to ensure the children’s health and safety.</li><li> Support the teachers delivery of high quality English language teaching by supervising, monitoring and motivating the children during lessons.</li><li> Help the children in completing tasks, demonstrate activities and model language.</li><li> Monitor students during breaks, making sure all students are supervised until the return of the class teacher.</li><li> Provide translation duties upon teachers’ request when necessary.</li><li> Contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services, through participating in meetings/focus groups and providing feedback to the Young Learners team.</li><li> Contribute to customer services by supporting customer flow and customer questions when necessary, making sure feedback received from customers is always passed onto the teacher or customer services to be followed up.</li><li> Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:</li><li> Child protection: British Council is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.</li><li> Equal Opportunity and Diversity: We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in the way we deliver services to the community and in our employment arrangements. We expect all employees to understand and promote this policy in their work.</li><li> Health and safety: All employees have a responsibility for their own health and safety and that of others when carrying out their duties and must help us to apply our general statement of health and safety policy.</li></ul><p><br></p><em>In addition, other duties at no higher a responsibility level may be interchanged with/added to this list at any time.</em><p><br></p><strong><u>Key Relationships</u></strong><p><br></p><em><strong>Internal</strong></em><p><br></p><ul><li> Teachers</li><li> Other Teaching Assistants and Caregivers</li><li> Customer services staff</li><li> Young Learners Management Team</li></ul><p><br></p><em><strong>External</strong></em><p><br></p><ul><li> Learners</li><li> Parents</li></ul><p><br></p><strong><u>About You (essential Requirements For The Role)</u></strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Good communication skills in both English and Arabic</li><li> Experience of working as part of a team</li></ul><p><br></p><strong><u>Desirable Requirements</u></strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Working toward gaining or have a university qualification, preferably related to teaching.</li><li> Experience of working with children</li></ul><p><br></p><u><strong>Further Information </strong></u><p><br></p><ul><li> Number of positions: 3</li><li> Job type: Part time</li><li> Location: Bahrain</li><li> This role is open for candidates who have the right to work in the job location</li><li> Deadline to receive applications: July 24, 2023</li><li> Job Grade: 2/J</li></ul><p><br></p><strong><u>Benefits And Allowances</u></strong><p><br></p>Gross Monthly Basic Salary: BHR193<p><br></p><ul><li> Housing Allowance: BHR 32.5/- monthly</li><li> Medical Insurance: Covered under the terms of the current local medical insurance scheme</li><li> Annual Leave: 30 Days per year</li><li> Social Insurance: covered under the terms of General Organization for Social Insurance</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Please note that all applications should be submitted in English only.<br><br>It is advisable to apply in advance to avoid any technical issues at the last moment<br><br></strong>A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.<br><br><strong>Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement<br><br></strong>The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.<br><br>The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.<br><br>We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.<br><br>Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.<br><br>If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org<br><br>Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.
