Freelance English Teacher

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.

We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Location: Warsaw, Cracow, Wroclaw Poland

Duration: February-September, renewable
Working hours: most classes are delivered on weekday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays
Salary: hourly rate based on sliding pay scale

Role Context and Purpose

We are looking for freelance teachers to work with our academic and teaching teams in the delivery of lessons and services in Warsaw Teaching Centre. Candidates should have a keen interest in working with young learners as demonstrated through current or past studies and experience, and a desire to work with a global leader in English teaching with access to professionally recognised training.

Warsaw Teaching Centre (with over 50 teachers) delivers approximately 640 class hours to over 2200 students per week. These are delivered from our 21 classrooms on-site and at a number of off-site locations in and around Warsaw. We also deliver some corporate lessons and training in company locations.

There are two 16-week semesters and summer courses providing English tuition for all age groups of learners and levels. We also run specialist corporate courses and cultural workshop programmes. Adult General English and Cambridge Exam courses have started to run using the online my Class model, which runs through the year outside the semester organisation.

Responsibilities

Due to the ongoing pandemic and related restrictions, teachers may be required to deliver lessons online.

A freelance teacher will be given up to 15 hours a week. They must be able to cover the full-term teaching schedule for this / these classes. For example, a class every Saturday at 9:00-12:15 for the full sixteen-week term. There will also be stand-by and long-term cover work available with the possibility of work in the summer.

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