Teacher of English and Activity Leader (Summer Fixed Term)

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What's On Offer

Location: Malta

Salary: €500.00 per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term Summer Contract (Available During July 2025 – August 2025)

Hours: 42 hours per week

Team Member Benefits

Accommodation: Free (residential roles only)

Meals: 3 meals per day, catering to dietary and religious requirements

Career Development: Comprehensive paid training & career development

Culture: Friendly & supportive multicultural working environment

Wellbeing: Dedicated Mental Health Champions

Rewards: Team Members Recognition Awards

Annual Leave: Annual leave accrual 12.07% to be paid at end of fixed term contract

Induction: Paid inductions subject to completing full contractual contract

Bonus for Eligible Returners: £20 per week

Job Description

Overview:

Teacher & Activity Leaders (TAL) are responsible for delivering outstanding, communicative lessons to our learners, along with completing all necessary paperwork, reports and academic admin, namely filling in registers, writing reports, and attending academic meetings. Additionally, TALs will participate in activities on a rota basis, attend to pastoral duties, as well as accompany students on excursions. They are required to adhere to BSC Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policies while working with us. TAL’s are also required to adopt welfare duties when required. TAL’s are an important part of the team and duties can cross over different duties within the summer programme.

The main duties and responsibilities are listed below

Duties

Academic

• Plan and deliver high-quality, communicative, and engaging lessons
• Teach between 15 and 30 hours a week
• Follow the BSC syllabus
• Complete registers, records of work, and weekly plans in a timely manner
• Complete any necessary other administration e.g. observation paperwork, handing out student questionnaires, student reports
• Assist in the placement testing and induction of new students
• Attend and actively participate in academic meetings
• Work as part of the academic team and support the summer team as a whole
  
  

Social & Pastoral

• Participate enthusiastically in activities throughout the week
• Work with the activities team to ensure smooth running of social programme
• Accompany and supervise students on excursions
• Attend to safety and welfare of students on activities and excursions
• Encourage all students to participate in all activities.
• Make sure all students feel included in all activities.
• Ask the Activities Manager about any aspect of delivery that you are not sure about.
• Promote language learning opportunity on all activities and excursions
• Be a role model for International students.
• Communicate any welfare concerns to the Welfare Manager
• Any other reasonable task to include but not limited to:
• Actively supervise mealtimes on a rota basis
• Undertake wake up duty on a rota basis
• Undertake night duty on a rota basis
  

Child Protection & Safeguarding

• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for and come into contact with.
• Familiarise yourself with the BSC Young Learners Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and BSC Safeguarding Policy.
• To adhere to the BSC Young Leaners Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and BSC Safeguarding Policy.
• Report any student absence to the Welfare Team and Director of Studies
• Report safeguarding issues if/when they occur
• Complete BSC Safeguarding Level 1 Online before you arrive at the centre
  
  

Other

In addition to the above, all TALs are required to:

• Attend onsite induction to be hosted by Young Learners Operations Team.
• Work positively as part of a team.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude.
• Attend and participate in all centre team meetings.
• On rare occasions, you may be asked to serve food.
• Act according to accepted professional standards at all times.
• Act in the welfare of the students at all times.
• Make sure you are clean, neat and presentable during working hours.
• Comply with the BSC uniform policy.
• Comply with centre and BSC YL rules and regulations.
• To carry out any duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Centre or Activities Manager
• Remain professional at all times
• Comply with BSC Uniform Policy (BSC t-shirts are provided
• Comply with BSC Centre rules and regulations
  
  

Required Experience & Skills

Essential

• CELTA/ Trinity or B.Ed. in TEFL/TESOL / PGCE in languages with QTS plus experience teaching ESL students
• High level of computer literacy, particularly MS Office, email, and use of databases
• Excellent lesson planning skills
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Ability to work well in a team
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Enthusiasm for summer school life 
• Right to work in the UK/EU (depending on the respective centre)
• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of working in a summer school
• Experience of working with young learners
• Experience of working with multi-nationality students
• Experience of working with young learners in an educational context
• Current valid First Aid certificate
• Child Protection and Safeguarding training
• Experience of British Council/Equals/ELT Council inspections
  
  

Conditions 

• Competitive weekly salary depending on qualifications, experience, and centre size.
• All accommodation and board is provided. 
• This post is offered on a residential basis. Working hours may be unsociable due to working some evening activities, and the times of student arrivals and departures. 
• All references will be followed up and any gaps in CVs will need to be explained.
• Reference requests will ask specifically whether there is any reason that they should not be employed in situations where they have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18.
• Criminal background checks in the form of a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) for UK residents, Garda Vetting for Irish residents, PVG for Scotland, ‘Certificate of Good conduct’ for France, ‘Conduct Certificate’ Malta as well as a police check from your country of residence (if not a UK or Irish resident) will be requested.
• Proof of identity and qualifications will be required. Only those with the right to work in the UK/EU are eligible for any BSC YL position.
  
  

Training

Full product knowledge training will be provided

A handbook will be provided giving insights and links to all relevant information

On-going training will be provided on an individual and group need basis

Further Information

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement

At BSC Education we believe in empowering individuals, celebrating diversity and striving for equality. We foster an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all interest in joining our team.

Successful applicants will undergo our safer recruitment checks in line with our Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy & our Recruitment Policy, including Scottish PVG Scheme, an Enhanced DBS Check, Barred List, Prohibition Lists check and overseas criminal record check (if applicable). Overseas criminal record checks are required for anyone who has lived abroad for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years, whilst aged 18 years or older and the applicant is solely responsible for the costs for the overseas criminal record check.

All BSC colleagues must operate in line with our team-led Vision, Mission & Values as outlined below:

BSC VISION: To provide customers with steppingstones to their future by delivering outstanding and transformational learning experiences.

BSC MISSION: By believing that “Great Things Start Here” and standing behind all that this means. If we believe it, our customers will achieve it!

Bsc Values

AIM HIGHER: We proactively make suggestions and solutions for challenges and opportunities.

COLLABORATE: We are team players - we treat everyone with respect and understand that we succeed collectively, not as individuals.

COMMUNICATE: We communicate in a timely way with clarity, respect and transparency.

CUSTOMER FOCUS: We seek to provide consistent high-quality experiences that customers will remember.

TEAM FOCUS: We seek to reward and recognise excellence and innovation within our employees.

The above list of job responsibilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope, grading of the post and at the request by management.

We are committed to providing a creative, rewarding and successful learning and working environment for our students and team.