Twin Group is an award-winning provider of education, travel, work experience, accommodation, and employment services. We offer a diverse number of life-enhancing services to our clients and every member of our team is essential in achieving this.
Twin Summer Centres are offering residential full-board and non-residential summer contracts in Dublin.
Join our experienced Summer Centres team and use your creativity and passion for teaching to empower young people from around the world! Supported by the on-site Director of Studies, you will create engaging, level-appropriate lessons and lead excursion-based project work. Help boost your learners’ confidence in understanding and using English in real-life situations by using the communicative approach.
You will be fully trained and inducted on our syllabus, policies and procedures and will be required to attend CPD once a week while working at TWIN. You will work closely with your colleagues and play a vital role in promoting a safe, inclusive and positive learning experience for all.
Dates range from mid-June to mid-August. Positions are available for up to 6 weeks. Class sizes are a maximum of 18 and students receive around 15 hours of tuition per week. Teachers' working hours range from 15 to 40 hours per week, depending on the campus and the programme being offered. On average, teachers will have either 15 or 30 class contact hours per week. Time for administrative tasks (such as meetings and record-keeping) and lesson preparation is in addition to the contact hours and included in the weekly salary. The specific dates, days, and times of work may vary based on the needs of the campus.
*Some centres may include international high school students who turn 18 before their arrival at the summer centre, there will be appropriate provision and safeguarding measures in place to accommodate them on which you will be fully trained.
Responsibilities- Prepare and deliver engaging, level- and age-appropriate lessons with clear learning outcomes as per the prescribed syllabus.
- Monitor students’ progress and provide constructive feedback.
- Complete daily record of work in the designated logbooks.
- Monitor and record students’ attendance in the class register and promptly report any absences.
- Complete student leavers’ reports and certificates.
- Safeguard and promote the wellbeing of all students in our care.
- Report any safeguarding or health & safety concerns to the Centre Manager immediately.
- Maintain adequate levels of student discipline in the classroom.
- Attend staff meetings and development sessions as required by the Director of Studies.
- Liaise regularly with teaching partners if you share a class, provide handover information to new or substitute teachers.
Education /Qualification (Essential)- Eligible to work in the UK and/or Ireland.
- Aged 18 or over.
- University Degree (level 6 or higher)
- TEFLI certificate in ELT/TESOL as specified by the British Council (see below)
- Clear DBS / Garda vetting (to be carried out by the Company)
British Council TEFLI Guidance:
TEFLI certificate in ELT/TESOLCertificate-level qualifications are first-level qualifications, usually taken by teachers with little or no ELT/TESOL experience who wish to enter the profession. To be considered by the Scheme as a valid certificate in ELT/TESOL, a qualification must:
- be externally validated by a reputable examination body (usually a university or recognised examination board) and/or regulated by a national regulating body such as Ofqual in England, Qualifications Wales (QW), Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), or CCEA in Northern Ireland
- contain at least six hours’ supervised teaching practice (i.e. teaching practice where a qualified and standardised assessor observes the trainee teacher teaching real students and gives feedback on his or her performance)
- contain at least 100 hours of ELT/TESOL or language teaching input.
Examples of ELT/TESOL certificate-level qualifications are certificates in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages listed by Ofqual or similar national regulators, at Level 4 or Level 5 of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (Scottish SCQF Level 7 or 8).
Other qualifications which providers can consider to be TEFLI are:
- PGCE in English/modern languages
- PGCE leading to primary QTS
- university ‘certificate in ELT/TESOL’ courses (provided that they meet the validation, teaching practice and input criteria listed above).
Skills and Experience
Desirable, but not essential:- Summer School experience
- First Aid Training
- Proven experience teaching young learners/teenagers
- Safeguarding / Child Protection Course Level 1 or higher (to be completed prior to commencement of employment).
Please note, that having the above skills/qualifications will certainly help in securing a role, but it will not affect the salary range.
Additional Information-
Ireland salary:
- Residential Teacher: 30 teaching hours per week (average) plus up to 10 hours of pastoral care duties per week: total weekly salary is €620.00.
- Non Residential Teacher: 30 teaching hours per week (average): total weekly salary is €720.00.
Contract: Fixed Term – Full Time
Hours: Full time between Monday – Sunday, Centre Dependent
Benefits:Career development opportunities;
Please Note:
The successful candidate must be able to work in the Ireland.Twin is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful applicants will be required to undertake a standard or an enhanced disclosure via the DBS, depending on the role itself.
- All gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily.
- Proof of identity and qualifications will be required.
- Successful candidates will be required to complete a one-hour on-line safeguarding training prior to commencing employment.
We are dedicated to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.
Disability Confident EmployerDisabled applicants should indicate in the Equality of Opportunity section of the application form if they wish their application to be given consideration under the Disability Confident scheme.
If you are invited to interview, please advise the recruitment administrator what adjustment you would require at the interview in as much detail as possible to enable arrangements to be put into place.
We ask all applicants if they want to be considered under this scheme. By opting-in to this scheme, you are disclosing that you have a disability solely for the purpose of the interview guarantee and we will not assume nor infer that you wish to disclose or record your disability in any other way – including any reasonable adjustments you may need if you are employed.
Access to Work SchemeYou can apply for Access to Work if you need support to get back to work.
You can apply using the online service or apply by phoning Jobcentre Plus on:
Telephone: 0800 121 7479
Textphone: 0800 121 7579
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When are you available to work? Please enter dates from - to*
Are you a returner to Twin Summer Centres?*
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What is the minimum number of weeks you would like to work for?*
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Are you interested in working in a residential or non-residential role?*
If you have stated that you are interested in working in a residential role; which centre(s) are you interested in?*
Canterbury, St Edmunds Eastbourne, Twin English Centre Gloucester, University of Gloucester London Docklands, University of East London London Greenwich, University of Greenwich Norwich, University of East Anglia Lincoln, Lincoln University Nottingham, University of Nottingham Dublin, Kings' School London Roehampton None of the above, as I am only interested in a non residential role.
If you have stated that you are interested in working in a non-residential role; which centre(s) are you interested in?*
Canterbury, St Edmunds Eastbourne, Twin English Centre Gloucester, University of Gloucester London Docklands, University of East London London Greenwich, University of Greenwich Norwich, University of East Anglia Lincoln, Lincoln University Nottingham, University of Nottingham Dublin, Kings' School London Roehampton None of the above, I am only interested in a residential role.
Do you have the right to live and work in the UK without any restriction?*
Will you be applying to work in the UK on a Frontier Worker Permit?
You can only apply for a Frontier Worker permit if you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, and you:
live outside the UK and have worked in the UK seasonally in the past:
You must:
have started working in the UK while living elsewhere by 31 December 2020, either as an employed or self-employed person.
do eligible work.
usually have worked in the UK (as an employed or self-employed person) at least once every 12 months since you started working here.
For further details on the Frontier Worker Permit, please visit the UK.Gov website:
https://www.gov.uk/frontier-worker-permit/who-can-apply*
Do you have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland without any restriction?*
Please confirm that you hold all the relevant qualifications for the post as per the British Council Regulations*
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Have you lived or worked outside of the UK for more than three months in the past ten years?*
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I confirm that a police check will be required for anywhere I have lived or worked for more than three months in the past five years. In the absence of police checks being available from outside the UK, I understand that additional references will be required.*
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I confirm that an Enhanced DBS + Barred List Check and a Prohibited List Check (UK) or Garda Check (Ireland) will be carried out if I am offered a position at Twin Summer Centres. If you are not a returning employee, Twin will cover the cost of this.*
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I confirm that I have read and understood the Twin Group Safeguarding and Prevent, Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy which can be found here: https://twingroup.org/en/policies/*
References - Referee 1
(We will only contact references once you have accepted a Job Offer from Twin. For most positions these will cover the last 3 years of employment history. You must provide the names and contact details of at least 2 referees to cover your last 3-years of employment, or, if appropriate, your last school, college or university.)*
References - Referee 2
(We will only contact references once you have accepted a Job Offer from Twin. For most positions these will cover the last 3 years of employment history. You must provide the names and contact details of at least 2 referees to cover your last 3-years of employment, or, if appropriate, your last school, college or university.)*
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All of the information collected in this form is necessary and relevant to the performance of the job applied for. We will use the information provided by you on this form, by the referees you have noted, and the educational institutions with whom we may undertake to verify your qualifications with, for recruitment purposes only. The Company will treat all personal information with the utmost confidentiality and in line with current data protection legislation. We rely on the lawful basis of UK GDPR to process the information provided by you in this form.
Should you be successful in your application, the information provided, and further information which will be gathered at the relevant time, will be subsequently used for the administration of your employment and in relation to any legal challenge which may be made regarding our recruitment practices.
For more information on how we use the information you have provided, please see our privacy notice for job applicants which is located at https://www.twinuk.com/media/802644/privacy-policy.pdf*
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We ask all applicants if they want to be considered under this scheme. By opting in to this scheme, you are disclosing that you have a disability solely for the purpose of the interview guarantee and we will not assume nor infer that you wish to disclose or record your disability in any other way – including any reasonable adjustments you may need if you are employed.
As a Disability Confident Leader, Disabled applicants should indicate in this section if they wish their application to be given consideration under the Disability Confident scheme.
If yes, please advise the recruitment administrator by emailing hr@twingroup.org detailing your declaration to be considered under this scheme and the adjustments you may require for the interview in as much detail as possible to enable arrangements to be put into place.*
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