Young Learner Coordinator

Role Purpose
To assure effective teaching and learning of English
To provide support for the effective and efficient running of teaching operations
To provide learners with a rewarding and stimulating English language learning experience.
To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission
Main Accountabilities But Not Limited To The Following
Teaching
To plan, prepare and deliver effective English language teaching that meets the needs of different learner groups
To monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage learners' performance throughout the course, and to actively promote learner autonomy
To contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services, in order to best meet learners' needs
To complete teaching-related administrative tasks to specified standards
To actively engage in professional development and performance management systems and procedures to assure high standards in teaching and learning
To contribute positively to the British Council's reputation and position as a benchmark standard in best practice in the sector
To support marketing and promotional activities and to assist the teaching team in delivering excellent customer service
To ensure standards are rigorously applied and upheld in line with applicable policy in the following areas: Safeguarding, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Health and safety
Support for teaching operations
To act as Duty Manager as scheduled
To ensure that teacher absences are recorded, that cover teachers are assigned as a required and that cover teachers are provided will all documents and materials
To ensure all applicable fire safety policies and procedures are followed
To respond to child-safeguarding-related incidents and escalate / involve management colleages as appropriate
To support teachers in the effective implementation of the behaviour policy
To support the effective implementation of child safeguarding policies and procedures, including safe collection
To ensure that issues with equipment or resources are reported in a timely manner to responsible staff for prompt resolution
To log and escalate incidents as required by policy
To support recruitment activities by being a member of shortlisting and interview panels
To assist in the running of promotional events in collaboration with the marketing team
To assist in the running of British Council global competitions (e.g. Global Art Competition)
Local life stage referent
To act as local referent for national academic managers for the life stage(s) assigned (early years, primary or secondary)
To ensure developments and updates are passed on to teaching teams and other stakeholders
To ensure that teaching materials and resources for the life stage are up to date and complete
To provide feedback on materials, product performance etc. to appropriate teaching management team members
Line management and performance management
To line manage up to four (4) teachers in alignment with Performance Management and Professional Development (PMPD) policies and procedures
To assist Professional Development (PD) leads and trainers with delivery of the in-service teaching training (INSETT) programme, delivery of certifying training course (e.g. TYLEC), trainee support and administration
Customer management
To support the Sales and Customer Management (SCM) team in the resolution of parent and learner queries
To deliver parent workshops as required
Salary & Benefits
Salary : 2,906 USD to 3,689 USD gross per month, on a ten-point salary scale ,24 contact hours contract (Depend on qualification and experience) - Teachers who are currently working for the British Council elsewhere will have their current scale point considered when being placed on the scale.
Annual Leave: 35 working days per annum plus Vietnamese public holidays (currently 11 days per year).
Medical Allowances : International cover by Allianz medical insurance scheme for teaching staff and their eligible dependents.This is comprehensive medical insurance which covers outpatient medical treatment, vaccinations, hospital treatment for illnesses and accidents, consultancy fees, maternity, essential operations, and repatriation. It excludes dental and optical costs, and there is an annual deductible of GBP150.
Settling-in allowance (if recruited from outside Vietnam): Unaccompanied teacher allowances: 2 weeks' salary + up to 2 weeks' hotel accommodation. Accompanied teacher allowances: 3 weeks' salary + up to 2 weeks' hotel accommodation
Fares and travel Allowance (if you are recruited from outside Vietnam):Economy class air fare(s) are paid for the member of staff and their accompanying dependents to Vietnam. Dependents are defined as a spouse or civil partner or a person with whom the employee declares to be in a stable and continuous relationship, or a dependent unmarried child aged under 18.
Work permit/ Right to Work: Applicants must be potentially eligible to work in Vietnam and must hold a passport which has at least two blank pages and at least 6 months' remaining validity.
Employment Type: Full-Time