Welcome English School is a friendly, renowned private language school situated in Lugo, northwest Spain.
Lugo is a charming, small (population 100,000) safe and very friendly city with a lot of history. Its relaxed pace and low cost of living make it a great place to live!
See our website to get a feel of what we do.
Key responsibilities:
* prepare and deliver engaging yet challenging lessons.
* teach a maximum of 23 hours per week from Monday to Friday.
* be passionate about teaching and developing their skills.
* build a positive rapport, both with students and other staff members.
* participate in staff meetings and professional development training sessions.
We offer:
* a 9 month permanent renewable contract (fijo discontinuo) from mid-September to mid-June.
* a 32-hour contract:
23 hours teaching time
9 hours lesson planning, material preparation, meetings and training
You won’t have to do any planning or marking at home
* “on-boarding” training one week before the course starts.
* CPD opportunities and in-house training sessions to help develop your teaching skills.
* support from experienced academic staff and DoS during the school year.
* a culture of professional team work where we share ideas and experience.
* peer and DoS observations with constructive feedback.
* your own classroom equipped with computer, projector and internet connection.
* an abundance of resources and an easy, transparent lesson planning database.
* class sizes of 8-12 students.
Please send us a short video (30 seconds to 1 minute) introducing yourself and explaining your interest in our vacancy.
You can send the video by email or WhatsApp.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
* A recognised TEFL diploma or a teaching qualification
* 1 year classroom teaching experience
* Knowledge of Cambridge exams
* EU nationals or non-EU citizens with a valid Spanish work permit or TIE. UK/US citizens can only work in Spain if they are currently resident and have an TIE identification number
* A2 Spanish level
Desired
* Cambridge CELTA or Trinity TESOL qualification
* Experience with Young Learners and Cambridge exams
* University degree
* B2 Spanish level
Only those applicants who meet the following minimum requirements will be considered for a position.
Salary and Benefits
A salary of 1400 euros net
Plus:
* 5 weeks paid holidays : 1 week at Christmas, 1 week at Easter and 3 weeks at the end of contract. In addition, all national, provincial and regional public holidays are paid
* As a worker under the Spanish Social Security system, full medical cover is provided by the government
* Help finding accommodation and completing paperwork