Teacher of English

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What's it like to work at the British Council as a Teacher?
 
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Role purpose:

We are looking for passionate educators to provide a rewarding and stimulating English language learning experience, ensure high-quality teaching and effective learning, and contribute to the British Council’s mission of building cultural connections worldwide

Main Accountabilities:

As a teacher, you will plan and deliver high-quality English lessons tailored to diverse learner needs, ensuring alignment with British Council Global Teaching Standards. You'll monitor progress, provide feedback, and encourage learner autonomy while engaging in ongoing professional development. Beyond the classroom, you'll contribute to teaching centre activities, course development, and customer service, supporting local marketing efforts and maintaining strong relationships with students and colleagues. You will uphold all administrative, safeguarding, and compliance policies, and actively promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all aspects of your work

Qualifications and Experience:
Essentials:

• Undergraduate degree (any discipline)
• High proficiency in English i.e. full mastery of English across all four skills equivalent to user (CEFR C2)
• 2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA or Trinity cert TESOL experience in teaching relevant age groups:
  • Primary aged 6 to 10 (200+ hours)
  • Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (200+ hours)
  • Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (200+ hours)
  • Adults General English 18+ (800+ hours)

Desirables:

• Recognised diploma in EFL e.g. DELTA; Relevant Young Learner qualification
• 2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA or Trinity cert TESOL experience in teaching relevant age groups:
• Early Years aged 4 to 5 (50+hours)
• Corporate teaching – closed groups and one to one

Important information:

• Salary and benefit: from 38,614 CZK gross monthly depending on qualifications and teaching experience 
• Teaching hours: 21 hours per week
• Working schedule: Monday to Friday
• Travel might be required to off-site teaching premises within city.
• Paid annual leave: 30 days per calendar year
• Medical insurance: local state health insurance
• Other benefit: meal vouchers (issued monthly) and vouchers for free time activities (issued annually).
• Right to work: only open to local candidate and EU Citizens

The recruitment is rolling recruitment, henceforth, please do not wait till the deadline for submitting your application.

Closing date: 27 June 2025

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

Safeguarding Statement

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email askhr@britishcouncil.org