Teacher of English

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, connections, and engendering trust.

We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education, and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.

British Council Bangladesh offers a full range of English courses to various target audiences, from school children aged six and up to business people and aspiring emigrants. We also offer a range of professional skills courses to corporate clients and teacher training courses and run at least one CELTA a year. What, where, and how we teach is constantly evolving in line with customer demands and opportunities.

The teaching centre is currently located within the main British Council premises in Dhaka. Teaching is currently face to face 7 days a week, but Young Learner courses are mostly delivered on Fridays and Saturdays. Corporate courses are generally delivered off site on the clients’ premises, which means when assigned a corporate course, teachers have to travel.

This post would be a significant developmental opportunity for a Newly CELTA Qualified Teacher (NQT) with some or little experience of teaching. There is a globally standardised training programme (Teacher Support Programme) for new teachers that reviews the learning on CELTA and extends it to meet the learners’ needs in British Council classrooms. Following that there are opportunities for continuous professional develop through the ongoing in-service training programme and achieve prestigious qualifications such as TYLEC and DELTA.

The basic requirements for this position will include,

Teaching responsibilities:

 1.1. Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups considering individual learning styles

1.2. Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students’ performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy

1.3. Contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services, in order to meet students’ needs by actively working as a member of the teaching team

1.4. Complete teaching related administrative tasks to specified standards

1.5. Actively engage in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and high standards in teaching and learning, and maintain British Council’s position at the forefront of best ELT practices

1.6. Contribute to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students’ understanding of contemporary UK

1.7. Support local marketing and promotional strategy, and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service

To apply, please send 1) a cover letter, 2) an up to date curriculum vitae (CV) to the following email address:

morshed.hemal@britishcouncil.org

Please mark in the subject line "Application for *Position*."

No hard copy applications will be accepted.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for the next step of the recruitment process.