Descripción del empleo

Whats Up! Living English, a company that specializes in teaching English as a second language and in the process of expansion, is looking for a Head of Studies!

The Head of Studies manages the didactic team, plans class scheduling, and sets the tone for the highly social environment which characterises our centres.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES

Manage, train, support and supervise the didactic team; to ensure the professional growth of teaching staff;
Schedule time-tables in response to the demand for classes detected in your centre;
Teach classes, depending on staff levels in your centre and substitute/find a substitution to cover classes when a teacher is ill/on sick leave;
Quality control through ongoing training, weekly staff meetings with the didactic team, class observations and staff appraisals;
Liaison with consultants and create good rapport with the students, to receive feedback about classes and teacher performance and solve any problems related to change of level/e-campus/class times/complaints;
Coordinate teacher holidays/Saturday rotas/school bank holidays;
Quality control through ongoing training, weekly staff meetings with the didactic team, class observations and staff appraisals;
Coordination and weekly meetings with management on various aspects (Director/Didactic Service Manager/Centre Manager);
Liason with consultants and create good rapport with the students, to receive feedback about classes and teacher performance and solve any problems related to change of level/e-campus/class times/complaints;
Promote the Have Fun Open Activities (events) that the school organises and ensure that the didactic staff is prepared for the events.
Requisitos mínimos

ESENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

* Degree level or above
CELTA or Trinity Cert TESOL / PGCE TEFL, or equivalent experience
Ability to mentor and guide newly qualified teachers
Good communication skills
Demonstrable leadership skills
Excellent organisational skills
Ability to work effectively under pressure
Comfortable working with IT
Residence in Spain with EU working papers.
The ideal candidate is:
passionate about teaching adults
social, active, and energetic and enthusiastic about participating with students in social events
adaptable, empathetic and organized
* RECOMMENDED
Previous management experience in an English language teaching organisation.