Job Description

Role Profile
Teacher of English
Men’s and Female’s Teaching Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job Title Teacher of English

Directorate or Region MENA Department/Country Saudi Arabia

Location of post Riyadh Pay Band Teacher salary scale

Reports to Line Manager Duration of job 2 years

Purpose of job

 To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English

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

Context and environment

The British Council Teaching Centres in Saudi Arabia provide English language training in Riyadh, Jeddah and
Al Khobar to thousands of young Saudi men and women each year in our own premises and off-site at
companies and in partner training institutes. All centres have public English courses in their teaching centres
and deliver off-site training to corporate clients, which vary from government ministries to private companies.
All classrooms are equipped with latest facilities including IWBs, digital courseware and internet connectivity.
There is huge demand for English in this fast growing and dynamic economy, and we are expanding our
operations around the Kingdom.
There are very good opportunities for suitably qualified teachers to undertake IELTS and Cambridge Main
Suite examining, which is paid fairly well by network standards, and, from time to time, our Examinations
department recruit and train new examiners. There is opportunity for overtime work.
In Riyadh, the Men’s and Women’s Teaching Centres have more than tripled in size overall since 2010, with
the addition of new classrooms. The Men’s Centre has 16 classrooms in a single site and the Women’s Centre
has 14 classrooms over two sites. The Men’s and Women’s sites are located nearby. Around 1,000 men and
800 women attend public courses each term, studying General English, IELTS preparation, Conversation and
Business English. Both centres have recently launched teacher training workshops, open to external teachers.
There is also a programme of off-site corporate teaching for males and females, including in partner premises.
Young Learner courses have expanded since their launch in September 2012 and there is both on-site and off-
site young learner teaching. Both centres also offer public CELTAs. There are good opportunities for suitably
qualified teachers to undertake IELTS and Cambridge Main Suite examining, which is paid fairly well by
network standards, and, from time to time, our Examinations department recruit and train new examiners.
There is also often opportunity for overtime work.
In Jeddah, Men's and Women's sections are located in the same building, with 13 classrooms in total. Male
and female teachers share the teachers’ room, although onsite classes remain segregated. Around 1,000
students attend courses each term, studying General English and IELTS Preparation. There’s a growing Young
Learner programme. There’s a growing off-site corporate programme. Jeddah has an established CELTA
programme.
In Al Khobar, there has also been significant growth over the last few years and there are currently over 500
students in public courses. It is the smallest of the three centres, with 4-5 classrooms, a few of which are in a
partner location nearby. There is also an off-site corporate programme. Expansion with a second branch is
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expected within the next two years. The Centre is intending to deliver young learner courses, possibly through
partner premises.

Accountabilities
Support British Council’s global English strategy by
 delivering teaching to the highest standards of ELT
 enhancing British Council’s reputation as a world authority in ELT
 continuing professional development and sharing of best practices
Responsibilities

 Ensuring teaching meets learner needs and expectations

 Ensuring teaching meets Teaching Quality standards and organisational expectations
 Maintaining good relationships with customers and colleagues
 Supporting the teaching centre’s activities and British Council plans
Main duties

Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different
1
customer groups taking into account individual learning styles

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

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

4 Complete teaching-related administrative tasks to specified standards

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

Contribute to the development of lasting, mutually beneficial relationships by enhancing students’

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understanding of contemporary UK

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

Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the
following areas:
 Child Protection
 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
8  Anti-bribery
 Information management
 Health and Safety

And other areas signalled by mandatory training.

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Key relationships:
Internal
 Other teachers
 Teaching centre management team
 Teaching centre administration team
 Customer services and Registrar team
 Other wider BC teams and wider EFL community

External
 Learners
 Parents
 Partner organisations (e.g. offsite institutions)
 Corporate clients
Other important features or requirements of the job

The normal working week is five days per week with a two day weekend on concurrent days. The weekend is
normally Friday and Saturday but other patterns are possible, for example, currently, teachers teaching
Saturdays have a Thursday and Friday weekend. On site teaching currently runs until 10.30 pm, and so some
evening work is likely but flexibility is demanded and there may be some split-shifts. Leave is normally taken in
fixed blocks during registration and/or during a whole term (terms are usually 6 weeks). During Ramadan,
teaching patterns change and teaching can finish late, e.g. 02:00 am. Saudi society is strictly segregated and
all on-site teaching currently takes place in single-sex groups.
There can be limitations to our ability to secure visas for non-UK
passport holders; please contact the recruitment manager for more
information if you are in this category, or if any of your dependents
relocating to join you are in this category.
Please specify any passport/visa
A first degree is usually required to obtain a visa and at least a year to
and/or nationality requirement.
run on the passport at the time of appointment.
Due to the segregated nature of Saudi society, teaching posts in the
Men’s Teaching Centre are open only to men and teaching posts in the
Women’s Teaching Centre are open only to women.
For British Council HR and Child Protection purposes, the postholder
must have completed a recent DBS check, and, a local police check if
arriving from and/or recently resident in a non-UK location.
For visa processing, the above may be sufficient, or Saudi authorities
Please indicate if any security or
may request other checks, for example, an additional police check is
legal checks are required
requested from UK citizens being processed through London.
for this role.
Some agents have recently informed us that police checks that show
any previous conviction records, even those that have expired, may
result in refused visas. Candidates should highlight to us any such
relevant issue at the time of application.

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Person Specification
Assessment
Essential Desirable
stage
Behaviours  Making it happen (essential) Interview only
(global  Working together (essential)
standard)
Please note: the other behaviours below will not
be assessed at interview. However, all behaviours
will be used for performance management
purposes.

 Being accountable (essential)

 Shaping the future (essential)
 Connecting with others (essential)
 Creating shared purpose (essential)

Skills and Teaching Skills – level 1 = essential Interview

Knowledge  Classroom management (1)
(all skills =
 Course and lesson planning (1)
global
standard)  Subject knowledge (1)
Level of skills  Understanding your learners (1)
by centre need  Learning technologies (1)

Experience  2 years’ post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity  Young Short listing

(specific to Certificate, experience, includes Adults (18+): learners aged and interview
centre) 800+ hours and Young Learners (especially, 11 to 13
ages 11-13, 14-17): 500+ hours) (400+ hours)
 Familiarity with contemporary UK  Young
 Demonstrable expertise and enthusiasm in the learners aged
teaching of English 14 to 17
(400+ hours)
 Demonstrable expertise and enthusiasm with
educational software and British Council
products or similar
Qualifications  Undergraduate degree  Recognised Short listing only
 Recognised initial ELT certification equivalent to diploma in
Cambridge CELTA/ Trinity Certificate and 2 EFL i.e.
years’ post-certificate experience. DELTA/Trinity
 High proficiency in English i.e. full mastery of Diploma
English across all 4 skills equivalent to user  CELT-YL
(CEFR C2) IELTS Band 8/9 in each of 4 extension or
sections of the academic module equivalent
 PGCE/B.Ed.
in Primary or
relevant
subject

19 September
Submitted by Ken May (DTCM) Date
2016

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