Teach English - Baku, Azerbaijan | ESL TEFL Job

Essex House Ltd, is a relatively new small private school that opened in January 2008. The majority of our classes are adult General English classes, but we also have kids and young-learner programme, in-company classes, Exam classes (TOEFL and IELTS), business English classes. We are looking for a Director of Studies starting as early as possible in September 2009.  Our ideal candidate must be dynamic, enthusiastic individual, who are excited by challenge of running a language school, improving both its programs and the quality of instruction from the teaching staff.  The DOS works for 40 hours per week, distributed in agreement with General Director, including between 10-18 classroom hours per week dependent on the school needs and discussion with General Director.  The DOS will be required to work 5 days per week during the non-peak season and 6 days per week during the peak season. Management duties may occasionally require hours above 40 hours per week. The successful candidate would need to help to continue to establish Essex House as Baku’s leading language teaching and teacher training organization; make and implement  all decisions regarding syllabus and materials design and course book selection for General English, EST, YL and IELTS and TOEFL exam preparation courses; timetable all in-school and in-company classes, provide ongoing professional, academic and personal support  for full-time and part-time teachers; assist the Director in negotiating in-company contracts with corporate clients; liaise on a day-to-day basis, by e-mail, by telephone, in-person, with corporate clients and individual in-company students; recruit teachers of English; provide induction to new teachers; deliver ongoing professional development including classroom observation and feedback and monthly meetings, workshops, lectures and seminars; discuss students assessment of teachers performance with teaching staff ; write placement, progress and achievement tests for all courses  Qualifications:   Should have a degree and at least a CELTA although a DELTA is preferable. Must be a native speaker of English. Minimum of 6 year experience and MUST have experience of in-company training. MUST have a proven track record as a teacher and MUST have some experience as DOS or similar position. Personal Profile:-          Able to show initiative, share ideas and best practice-          Posses strong inter-personal skills-          Friendly, approachable, supportive and fair-          Committed to continuing professional development-          Able to work under pressure and adapt to change-          Professional and of smart appearance-          Responsive to the needs and interests of staff and students-          Acts in the best interest of the company and its clients-          Exemplifies a model of professional conduct-          Service minded Benefits-         Competetive salary-         Visa and work permit-         Reimbursement of airfare throughout contract-         Arrival assistance and ongoing support-         Yearly bonus-         15 days paid holiday annually, on top of the Azerbaijan national holidays If you meet the above requirements, do send me your CV with a brief covering letter and we can discuss things further. We would like to hear from you.

kenul.kerimova@essexhouse.az