Teaching Centre Assistant
**Date**:21 Oct 2024
**Location**: Bilbao, European Union, ES
**Company**:British Council
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.
We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.
Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021-22 we reached 650 million people.
**British Council Pay band**: 2
**Department**: English and Exams
**Contract type**: Indefinite
**Closing Date**: Monday 4th November 2024 (23:59 GMT)
**Location**: Europe - Spain
You must have the legal right to work in the stated location. We will not be providing Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance is not provided.
**Role Purpose**:
To support the coordinator and class teachers in Teaching and Learning and with the care and well-being of the children at the British Council.
**Role Context**:
British Council has been delivering English courses to adults and young learners from its current premises in Deusto, Bilbao, for 20 years after moving from premises in central Bilbao.
The centre offers a full range of English courses for learners from the age of 3 upwards, including exam preparation courses and teacher training courses.
Much of the teaching takes place on the 15-classroom BC premises and also in classrooms rented from an educational institution in the same building at peak times. A significant proportion also takes place off-site in partner premises, including Early Years and Primary teaching. The Young Learner activity is a vital part of the Bilbao centre’s business. We aspire to offer the highest quality learner experience and the academic programme reflects the British Council’s methodology, corporate standards and learning offer.
**Main Accountabilities/Responsibilities but not limited to the following**:
- To ensure the wellbeing and safety of pupils for all activities at all times
- To ensure a safe and secure learning environment in the classroom and in all areas of the school
- To ensure the use of effective strategies to promote positive behaviour of all pupils in the class
- To receive and welcome students on the premises and those who may be late for class and informing parents about absences or of any issues
- To help the class teacher to ensure that physical and emotional needs of the children are catered for and to take measures to ensure their health and safety at all times, including during break duties
- To support and create attractive and interactive displays to extend learning both within and beyond the classroom
- To use equipment and resources that are suitable for the size and maturity of the children in the class
- To set up and clear the learning environment before and after each lesson as required
- To constantly work to keep classroom areas and corridors tidy and free of clutter helping children to put away the equipment at the end of the class with the equipment well
- To be prepared to change and clean children if necessary (intimate care)
- To pass on any information that comes to you in written or verbal form quickly and accurately, making sure that the information is given to all who need it
- In agreement with the teacher, inform parents of any incidents that may have occurred during the day_ _
- To take an active part in the class activities setting up planned activities, supporting pupils and responding appropriately, in order to advance learning, when asked to do so by teachers
- To take an active part in centre competitions and events by setting up timetables and wall displays, supporting pupils and responding appropriately, in order to ensure maximum participation.
- To support any initiatives put into action in the centre
- To use effective language, questioning and understanding to support learning activities
- To demonstrate a commitment to collaborative working under the guidance of the Class teacher (C.T.)
- To use English on all occasions except when a child is distressed, or teacher asks for Spanish clarification for children
- Work with substitute teacher if main teacher is absent.
- To assist with back-office admin duties when needed
**_Off-site specific duties:_**
- To support Early Years teachers and off-site coordinator with collection of children from the playground before the beginning of classes
- Help collect children who are missing from their class once the class has started
- In agreement with the coordinator, inform parents of any absences
- To work with more than one group of children if necessary.
**_Other important features or requirements of the job _**:
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