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What's it like to work at the British Council as a Teacher?
Role Purpose-
- To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English.
- The main focus on the role will be delivering online lessons to our learners in Bangladesh.
- To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission.
Main Accountabilities-
- ensuring teaching meets learner needs and expectations
- ensuring teaching meets Teaching Quality standards and organisational expectations
- supporting the teaching centre’s activities and British Council plans
- continuing professional development and sharing of best practices
Responsibilities & main duties-
- Plan and deliver high quality English language lessons which meets the needs of different customer groups, taking into account individual learning styles – up to the number of contracted teaching hours
- Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students’ performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy and sense of progress
- 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
- 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
- Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:
- Safeguarding and Child Protection
- Equal Opportunity and Diversity
- Health and Safety
Qualification-
Essentials
- Undergraduate or University degree
- Cambridge CELTA and or Trinity CertTESOL
Desirables
- Cambridge DELTA and or Trinity Diploma
- PGCE and or B.Ed in Primary or relevant subject
- TYLEC and or CELTYL
Work Experience-
Essentials
- 2 year post-certificate i.e. CELTA and or Trinity certTESOL experience
- Experience in teaching relevant age groups:
- Primary aged 6 to 10 (800+ hours)
- Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (800+ hours)
- Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (800+ hours)
Desirables
- IELTS exam preparation courses (400+ hours)
- TYLEC
- Teaching Online
Salary and Benefits-
- Salary: Gross Salary Monthly between 76,600 BGT - 90,000 BGT (depending on qualification and work experience).
- Professional development opportunities (TSP, TYLEC, DIP-TESOL, etc.)
- Annual leave – 19 days
- Government holidays – 14 days
- Casual leave – 10 days
- Maternity leave – 6 months (paid)
- Paternity leave – 10 days
- Provident fund
- Performance bonus
- Festival bonus
- Terminal gratuity
Additional Information-
- Contract Type- Indefinite
- Working Hours- The working week is defined as any five consecutive days with a two-day weekend and 24 hours teaching / 13 hours for preparation / 3 hours admin work which is a total 40 hours
- Tentative start date: April 2025
- Nationality requirements- The post holder must have the right to work in Bangladesh.
Closing date and time – 26 March 2025 (23:59 Indian Standard Time)
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement
The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.
We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.
Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org
Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.
