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SalarySt Giles Juniors
Job Description
Reviewed by Kate Knight – December 2023
Teacher
About Us
St Giles has 69 years’ experience in providing high quality English courses. From the
moment our young learners arrive, St Giles staff work hard to ensure that they are active,
learning effectively and having the educational experience of a lifetime.
St Giles Juniors attracts students from more than 50 different countries and is a highly
regarded summer school provider. Our residential Juniors programmes welcome children
from age 8 to 17 and 5-17 on Family Courses. All staff are considered ambassadors of
the company and are challenged, both individually and collectively, to share the
organisation’s ethos and actively contribute towards achieving its objectives.
Our goal is to give students an educational, culturally-enriching, enjoyable and memorable
summer experience in a safe and supervised setting. We only employ people who are
willing to accept this responsibility and have the necessary wide-ranging skills, experience
and commitment to help us achieve our goal of being the very best junior course provider.
It will be necessary to always put the welfare of students first. The working day is
challenging and can be very tiring, but also filled with teamwork and a real sense of
achievement in delivering an exceptional programme, ensuring that our students have a
positive experience from the moment they arrive.
Job Description
Reports to: Academic manager/Centre Manager
Set-up and Close-down:
- Attend a pre-course induction and teacher training session prior to the course.
Teaching:
- Teach 20 50-minute English lessons on five days per week. Hours may vary from
week to week.
- Follow the themed and topic-based syllabus with a focus on language skills,
project work and excursion lessons.
- Use recommended resource materials, adapting or modifying to suit the students’
needs and abilities (or substitute own resources in consultation with managers
and respect all copyright requirements).
- Ensure that feedback is provided to students.
- Complete academic records as required (class records of attendance, student
reports and progress check results) and within time limits prescribed.
- Co-operate with managers, colleagues from language agencies, and accrediting
inspectors in the observation and evaluation of lessons.
- Attend staff meetings for briefing and discussion of academic and welfare
matters.
- Supervise breaks on a rotation basis.
Activities:
Non-residential teachers can elect to work on the social programme, they will have up
to 28 hours of pastoral and activities supervision over a maximium of 6 days per week.
In this instance they will be required to
St Giles Juniors
Job Description
Reviewed by Kate Knight – December 2023
- Take part fully in activities as scheduled, encouraging full and enthusiastic
involvement from students in the scheduled social programme and leading by
example.
- Attend staff meetings for briefing, preparation and discussion of social
programme and welfare matters.
- Co-operate with the Activity Manager, and also on occasions with agents and
accreditation inspectors, in the observation and evaluation of activities.
- Assist with arrivals and departures of students, checking bedrooms and facilities,
escorting students on airport transfers as and when required etc.
- Supervise the “going to bed” and “wake up” routines, breaks, meal times on a
rotation basis.
- Have an overriding responsibility for the students’ welfare and safety at all times
during the course including times outside the normal duty schedule.
Safeguarding:
- Take responsibility for the welfare of all St Giles Juniors students. Report any
safeguarding concerns to the centre manager.
- All staff are required to complete online safeguarding and first aid training.
Other:
- Welcome visitors to the programme as required (e.g. third-party agents, colleagues
from St Giles, language agencies, inspectors from accrediting bodies).
- Suggest improvements and adaptations necessary and provide feedback on the
course.
- All other tasks, responsibilities or activities reasonably requested.
Person Specification
Essential Desirable
Eligibility to work in UK Experience of working in a language
school camp environment
Native/ near native English ability Experience teaching children/ young
learners
First degree and CELTA/ Trinity TESOL or
equivalent as recognized by the British
Council
Knowledge of local area if participating in
activity programme
Ability to prepare exciting and engaging
lessons for young learners
Ability to develop own materials and
resources
Knowledge of how to adapt resources to
your students
Confidence in classroom management to
ensure all students have every
opportunity to engage and improve
Ability to react positively to last-minute
changes in a calm, collaborative and
professional manner
Can-do, approachable, positive and
friendly attitude
When involved in activities programme,
willing to fully participate and provide a
stimulating, engaging experience
St Giles Juniors
Job Description
Reviewed by Kate Knight – December 2023
Salary
£20.48 per hour (teaching and supervision between lessons)
£11.44 per hour for any additional hours on the Activities Programme
Plus accrued holiday pay.
Returnees
At the end of the successful completion of their contract, returnees will receive a bonus
based on the number of summer seasons they have been employed by St Giles Juniors
since 2022.
Summers 2022 and 2023 - £120
Summer 2023 - £60
Course location and dates
The St Giles Juniors residential Summer programmes will be based at
University College London
Oxford Brookes University
The University of Brighton
The King’s School, Canterbury
The St Giles Family Course programmes will be based at
De Morgan House, London
Jubilee Library, Brighton
St Mary’s School, Cambridge
Courses run from 23rd June to 11th August 2024 (centre dependant)
On site induction and set up will be up to two days before the start date.
