EFL Instructor - Summer FL

EFL Instructor - Summer FL

Position:
Part-Time English Summer Instructor

Responsible for:
English lessons according to MLA TASKTime curriculum

Reports to:

Director of Studies

Duration:
Late June through mid-August

Location:

MLA Florida International University

Essential Requirements:

• Must have right to work in the US and the completion of a satisfactory criminal background check is required; the completion of a satisfactory child abuse clearance may also be required
• Proven suitability to work with students under 18: at least 2 references
• Maintain organization of classes and students
• Utilize and supplement the program curriculum to facilitate task/project-based learning
• Effectively use company software for student attendance and lesson tracking
• Be pleasant, polite, and cooperative with fellow employees, vendors, and guests

Desirable:

• ESL Summer School Teaching experience in the US
• First Aid Qualification

Person Specification:

• Ability to develop positive relationships with students, earning their trust whilst maintaining proper professional boundaries
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal)
• Self-motivated and passionate about teaching
• Ability to maintain organization of classes, students, and curriculum
• Ability to use and supplement program curriculum to facilitate excursion-based learning
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to be pleasant, polite, and cooperative with fellow employees, group leaders, service providers and guests
• Represent MLA values and model those values to colleagues and students

Schedule:

Session 1: 2nd of July – 11th of July

Session 2: 17th of July – 27th of July

Key Position Accountabilities:

• Teaching and Learning
• Administrative Duties
• Program Setup
• Equipment and Facilities
• Safeguarding and Welfare
• Training and Professional Development

Compensation:

• The starting rate of pay for this position is $26.00/hour and will be paid on a bi-weekly basis
• Built into this hourly rate is the outside the classroom preparation that is required for these sessions.
• Instructors will be paid as follows: 30 hours for the completion of 30 instruction hours during each two-week session
• Mandatory training will be paid
• This position does not provide housing
• Returning teachers will receive a bonus of +$2/hour for every previous year taught with MLA.

MLA Reputation & Code of Conduct:

• Actively support MLA in its mission to provide top quality programs
• Provide courses that will support and enable the students to realize their potential and achieve their academic targets
• Be dressed in a presentable professional way
• Start on time, if this is not possible you must inform your manager as early as possible
• Develop a good rapport with the students and group leaders and avoid absences as much as possible
• Follow the code of conduct specifically detailed in your Handbook

Physical Demands:

• Do the essential functions of this job require lifting? No
• Do the essential functions of this job require standing? Yes
• Do the essential functions of this job require walking up stairs? Yes
• Do the essential functions of this job require stretching? No
• Do the essential functions of this job require bending? No

Affirmative Action Statement: MLA Move Language Ahead is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, handicap/disability, Vietnam-era/disabled veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other non-job-related criteria.