Head of studies · whats up "living english" · malaga

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What's Up - Living English

¡Welcome to the English Revolution!

A company specialising in teaching English as a second language in the process of expansion, with 26 centres in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Bilbao, Badalona, Hospitalet, Sabadell, Terrassa, Girona and Barakaldo) is looking for a HEAD OF STUDIES for a brand new academy in Malaga! (Armengual de la Mota 37 · Metro Guadalmedina)

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 RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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;
• Coordination and weekly meetings with management on various aspects (Director/Didactic Service Manager/Centre Manager);
• Promote the Have Fun Open Activities (events) that the school organises and ensure that the didactic staff is prepared for the events.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Degree level or above
• CELTA or Trinity Cert TESOL / PGCE TEFL, or equivalent experience
• Ability to mentor and guide newly qualified teachers
• 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, energetic and enthusiastic about participating with students in social events
• adaptable, empathetic and organized

RECOMMENDED

Previous management experience in an English language teaching organisation.