British CouncilHiring for Full time teacher of English at New Delhi, Delhi Full Time

Location: New Delhi, South Asia, IN Chennai, South Asia, IN Kolkata, South Asia, IN

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each other’s strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Role Purpose

To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English

To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission

Main accountabilities

Support British Council’s global English strategy by:
ensuring teaching meets learner needs and expectations

delivering teaching to the highest standards of ELT both online and offline

enhancing the British Council’s reputation as a world authority in ELT

continuing professional development and sharing of best practices

ensuring teaching meets British Council Global Teaching Standards and organisational expectations

ensuring Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is taken into account when planning and delivering lessons and engaging with customers and colleagues

supporting the teaching centre’s activities and British Council plan

ensuring safeguarding and other guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:

• Safeguarding
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Health and safety

Role specific knowledge and experience:
Knowledge:
As appropriate within Global British Council Teaching Standards at a CORE level

Demonstrate subject knowledge

Engage and motivate learners

Create a positive and inclusive learning environment

Plan and deliver coherent lessons

Make use of assessment and feedback

Manage teaching and learning resources

Uphold professional responsibilities and values

Experience:
2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL experience, in an internationally recognised English language teaching institute.

Experience in teaching relevant age groups

Early Years aged 2 to 5 (100+hours)

Primary aged 6 to 10 (100+ hours)

Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (100+ hours)

Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (100+ hours)

(or willingness to acquire experience under supervision as soon as possible)

Adults General English 18+ (800+ hours)

Further Information

Pay Band – Core teacher

Contract Type –02 years Fixed Term Contract

Location – Delhi, Chennai or Kolkata

Requirement- Right to work in India

Closing Date – 14 March 2022, Monday 23:59 PM

Note : Provident Fund Transfer in and out from EPFO is not possible as BHC PF is managed by a private PF trust governed by Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. The staff still has the option to transfer out and in from a privately held PF trust which are not governed by EPFO.

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

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.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

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.

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.

If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org

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.