Start Date: 29/08/2016 Length of Contract: 10 months End Date: 30/06/2017 No of vacancies: 2 Location: -Dreaming California Majadahonda Job Description: Unfortunately, due to local market and work permit restrictions we are only able to consider EU citizens for this position with competences in all four skills at CEF C2 IELTS 9. Dreaming California is looking for a suitably qualified and enthusiastic teacher who enjoys teaching the following profile of classes: young learners (from 4yrs old), teenagers and adults (both general and exam preparation). The successful candidate will hold the CELTA or equivalent and have a minimum 1 year teaching experience showing proven ability with young learners. GROSS SALARY : €1,210.00 Paid each month into a Spanish bank account after deductions. There are further increments for more teaching experience and /or recognized qualifications beyond CELTA such as IHCYLT or the DELTA or PGCE. The post is for 22 contact teaching hours, taught between Monday and Saturday. Most of the groups are taught in our centre with some off-site groups in the area. On 29th and 30th August there are two Induction Days prior to the start of the academic year. During these days there are sessions to familiarize new staff with the school, its systems, the syllabuses and course materials as well as giving time for lesson planning and getting to know colleagues. Teaching timetables are usually quite compact with most classes on-site taking place between 16.30h and 21.00h Monday to Thursday. Off-site teaching takes place over the lunchtime period or mornings. Most students attend twice a week on either Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs taking two x 90 min. classes. DUTIES INCLUDE: Teaching 22 contact teaching hours Lesson planning and timetabling Materials preparation as part of lesson planning Attending meetings with parents and office meetings/trainings. Setting, collecting and marking of homework and collating results Ongoing assessment of student progress Completing termly evaluations and writing up of comments/final reports It might include duties as Senior Teacher such as Supervise/Train other teachers or manage classes in one of our centres. The school feels that good communication is essential and up to three hours week can be timetabled meetings (in-service development sessions/ educational admin/parent-teacher interviews). As well as regular observations, peer observations and our in-service training program for all staff, we also encourage staff to take part in seminars, attend local workshops and conferences. Cover for absence and to enable teachers to see their peers in the classroom is provided by a system of timetabled standby. Teaching a standby class is paid extra if taught unless the teacher has fewer than the contracted hours in his timetable. A work visa is not required for EU citizens/passport. However, the teacher must register with the police on arrival and obtain a fiscal identity number - NIE - and national Insurance number before the contract can be drawn up and signed. For this reason new staff must be here at least a week before starting teaching. THE FOLLOWING ARE DESIRABLE: pre-CELTA work experience in another profession; a PGCE in the primary or lower middle school age range; experience working on summer camps or similar; post-CELTA experience teaching children in an off-site situation; enthusiasm to get involved in social activities; willing to share their own - and enjoy learning from others - experience; interest in getting to know the area. DELTA Initial ESL Qualification Required: CELTA Additional Skills Preferred: Proven ability to teach Young Learners
CELTA or DELTA Certificate.