Job Description

Twin Group is an award-winning provider of education, travel, work experience, accommodation, and employment services.  We offer a diverse number of life-enhancing services to our clients and every member of our team is essential in achieving this.

Twin Summer Centres are offering residential full-board and non-residential summer contracts at our summer "super centre" in Buckinghamshire.

Join our experienced Summer Centres team and use your creativity and passion for teaching to empower young people from around the world! Supported by the on-site Director of Studies, you will create engaging, level-appropriate lessons and lead excursion-based project work. Help boost your learners’ confidence in understanding and using English in real-life situations by using the communicative approach.

You will be fully trained and inducted on our syllabus, policies and procedures and will be required to attend CPD once a week while working at Twin. You will work closely with your colleagues and play a vital role in promoting a safe, inclusive and positive learning experience for all.

Dates range from mid-June to mid-August. Positions are available for up to 6 weeks. Class sizes are a maximum of 18 and students receive around 15 hours of tuition per week.  Teachers' working hours range from 15 to 40 hours per week, depending on the programme being offered. On average, teachers will have either 15 or 30 class contact hours per week. Time for administrative tasks (such as meetings and record-keeping) and lesson preparation is in addition to the contact hours and included in the weekly salary. The specific dates, days, and times of work may vary. 

*This may include international high school students who turn 18 before their arrival at the summer centre, there will be appropriate provision and safeguarding measures in place to accommodate them on which you will be fully trained.

Responsibilities- Prepare and deliver engaging, level- and age-appropriate lessons with clear learning outcomes as per the prescribed syllabus.
- Monitor students’ progress and provide constructive feedback.
- Complete daily record of work in the designated logbooks.
- Monitor and record students’ attendance in the class register and promptly report any absences.
- Complete student leavers’ reports and certificates.
- Safeguard and promote the wellbeing of all students in our care.
- Report any safeguarding or health & safety concerns to the Centre Manager immediately.
- Maintain adequate levels of student discipline in the classroom.
- Attend staff meetings and development sessions as required by the Director of Studies.
- Liaise regularly with teaching partners if you share a class, provide handover information to new or substitute teachers.

Education /Qualification (Essential)- Eligible to work in the UK.
- Aged 18 or over.
- University Degree (level 6 or higher)
- TEFLI certificate in ELT/TESOL as specified by the British Council (see below)
- Clear DBS vetting (to be carried out by the Company)

British Council TEFLI Guidance:
TEFLI certificate in ELT/TESOLCertificate-level qualifications are first-level qualifications, usually taken by teachers with little or no ELT/TESOL experience who wish to enter the profession. To be considered by the Scheme as a valid certificate in ELT/TESOL, a qualification must:
- be externally validated by a reputable examination body (usually a university or recognised examination board) and/or regulated by a national regulating body such as Ofqual in England, Qualifications Wales (QW), Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), or CCEA in Northern Ireland
- contain at least six hours’ supervised teaching practice (i.e. teaching practice where a qualified and standardised assessor observes the trainee teacher teaching real students and gives feedback on his or her performance)
- contain at least 100 hours of ELT/TESOL or language teaching input.

Examples of ELT/TESOL certificate-level qualifications are certificates in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages listed by Ofqual or similar national regulators, at Level 4 or Level 5 of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (Scottish SCQF Level 7 or 8).

Other qualifications which providers can consider to be TEFLI are:
- PGCE in English/modern languages
- PGCE leading to primary QTS
- university ‘certificate in ELT/TESOL’ courses (provided that they meet the validation, teaching practice and input criteria listed above).

Skills and Experience
Desirable, but not essential:- Summer School experience
- First Aid Training
- Proven experience teaching young learners/teenagers
- Safeguarding / Child Protection Course Level 1 or higher (to be completed prior to commencement of employment).

Please note, that having the above skills/qualifications will certainly help in securing a role, but it will not affect the salary range.

Additional Information-
UK Salary:
- Residential Teacher: 30 teaching hours per week (average) plus time needed for lesson planning and meetings including CPD: total weekly salary is £575.00*.
- Non-residential Teacher: 30 teaching hours per week (average) plus time needed for lesson planning and meetings including CPD: total weekly salary is £675.00.
- Non-residential Teacher: 15 teaching hours per week (average) plus time needed for lesson planning and meetings including CPD: total weekly salary is £375.00

*if student numbers are such that only 15 hours of teaching is needed in any given week, then you would be expected to assist with up to 15 hours of pastoral care.

All pay includes time spent on preparation and attending CPD sessions. Accrued holiday pay of 12.07% will be paid on top of the salary at the end of the contract. Each week includes at least 1 day off a week depending on the timetable.

Contract: Fixed Term – Full Time  

Hours: Full time between Monday – Sunday.

Benefits Career development opportunities; 

Please Note:  
The successful candidate must be able to work in the UK. 

Twin is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Successful applicants will be required to undertake a standard or an enhanced disclosure via the DBS, depending on the role itself.
- All gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily.
- Proof of identity and qualifications will be required.
- Successful candidates will be required to complete a one-hour on-line safeguarding training prior to commencing employment.

We are dedicated to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age. 

Disability Confident Employer
Disabled applicants should indicate in the Equality of Opportunity section of the application form if they wish their application to be given consideration under the Disability Confident scheme.  
If you are invited to interview, please advise the recruitment administrator what adjustment you would require at the interview in as much detail as possible to enable arrangements to be put into place.  
We ask all applicants if they want to be considered under this scheme.  By opting-in to this scheme, you are disclosing that you have a disability solely for the purpose of the interview guarantee and we will not assume nor infer that you wish to disclose or record your disability in any other way – including any reasonable adjustments you may need if you are employed. 

Access to Work Scheme
You can apply for Access to Work if you need support to get back to work. 
You can apply using the online service or apply by phoning Jobcentre Plus on: 
Telephone: 0800 121 7479 
Textphone: 0800 121 7579