Teaching Fellow

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263

Hours: Full Time (part time/job share will be considered)

Contract Type: Casual (Multiple casual assignments available)

Closes: 28/03/2024 

The Birmingham International Academy at the University of Birmingham is a British Council Accredited department providing English language and Academic skills development to the University’s international students.  

Role Summary  

We are looking to recruit suitably qualified and experienced Teaching Fellows on Casual Appointments for our summer 10, 6 and 4-week Presessional English courses.  

Postholders will be responsible for teaching English for Academic Purposes to postgraduate, undergraduate or Foundation Presessional students as Class Teachers or Language Support Teachers.   

Summer 2024 courses are on campus and online for the 10 & 6-week courses and on campus for the 4-week course. On-campus staff must be within commutable distance to campus. Staff teaching online must be in the UK for the duration of the course. Fully subsidised campus accommodation is available from the 7th July for staff teaching online or on campus who further afield. All staff must have the right to work in the UK.  

Teaching/ Teaching-Related Duties  

Class Teachers  

• Teach courses of up to 21 contact hours per week including tutorials to students preparing for undergraduate or postgraduate study over a range of courses through seminars and lectures. Provide pastoral care and academic advice in a prompt and effective manner. 
• Plan and prepare own teaching using the established course materials supplementing according to student needs, taking responsibility for the monitoring of students’ academic learning outcomes, tracking progress and benchmarking achievement against set targets. 
• Supervise student projects, particularly students’ portfolio assignments. Assist students to improve their academic communications skills, develop relevant study skills and habits and adapt to their new environments socially and academically. 
• Conduct one-to-one tutorial sessions with each student in own group. 
• Refer students requiring additional support to the Language Support Team and/or the Programme Manager. 

Language Support Teachers 

• Provide 1:1/small group support to students identified as requiring extra help. 
• Team teach with class teachers. 
• Offer, plan and deliver workshops on areas of EAP skills for larger groups. 
• Be available for planned/ unplanned cover for class teacher absences 

Person Specification 

• A Masters in a TEFL-related area and a CELTA or
• A diploma in English teaching/ PGCE with substantial TEFL component, or diploma-level qualifications as defined in section 4.2 of the British Council’s Accreditation UK handbook
• Substantial experience and expertise in delivering EAP/ESAP at a UK Higher Education institution to UG and PG international students from a diverse range of backgrounds and an excellent teaching record
• For Language Support Teachers roles, a first degree plus a CELTA plus extensive language teaching experience

Informal enquires can be made to biarecruitment@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

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