Responsible for:
Supporting a team of EFL teachers and ensuring the smooth running of the academic aspects of our summer school English classes at St Dominic’s Sixth Form College.
The Summer School Assistant Director of Studies will be responsible for the day-to-day running of our school’s summer academic programme based at St Dominic’s Sixth Form College. In addition to proven administrative and organisational skills, you should also possess the ability to communicate clearly with your team and be hands-on when it comes to tackling issues.
The role also requires an element of creativity and innovative thinking. We have developed Go Create, a creative English language programme for juniors which sees students doing activities as diverse as filmmaking, song writing and radio drama production, and ideally the Summer School Assistant Director of Studies will have similar skills and interests.

Your main responsibilities will be to:
- Lead student inductions, placement testing and classing.
- Observe every teacher, write up lesson observation reports and have feedback meetings with all teachers, ensuring British Council academic standards are kept.
- Lead certificate ceremonies for students who are leaving.
- Teach cover classes as required.
- Enforce the discipline procedure and follow up on any incidents.
- Help manage our summer school English lessons for adults and juniors.
- Support teachers to deliver our Go Create! And General English syllabuses.
- Perform academic administration including checking class sizes are within our advertised maximum numbers.
- Check any academic facilities / venues have been booked and are set up in advance of need.
- Manage and maintain academic resources for teachers e.g. Go Create! equipment, teachers’ toolkits.
- Ensure all school notices, posters and signs are up to date.
- Ensure all teachers are keeping full and accurate lesson records and attendance of their classes.
- Attend daily teachers’ briefings.
- Ensure high student satisfaction; speaking to Group Leaders about their academic concerns as required.
- Ensure international mix is well balanced across the classes.
- Ensure our English Only rule is enforced in all classes.
- Support the DOS with any necessary projects which arise.
- Deputise for the DOS in his or her absence.
- Attend paid training before the start of the contract.

The Summer School Assistant Director of Studies plays a huge role in making sure our summer is organised, energetic and successful. We want all our students to get the maximum they can from their courses, both linguistically and in terms of a fun, rewarding, creative experience, and the standards the Summer School Assistant Director of Studies sets are essential in achieving that.

Required:
- At least two years’ experience in EFL.
- Delta or equivalent.
- An undergraduate degree or above.
- A C2 level of spoken and written English.
- Outstanding IT skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as multi–tasking ability.
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Energy, enthusiasm, and a particular empathy with older children and teenagers.
- Current clean DBS check.

Desirable:
 Previous experience in EFL summer school management.
 experience and ability with creative English courses.
 First Aid and/or Child Welfare training.

Dates
Monday 2nd July – Friday 17th August

Salary and Benefits
£470 Per week (including 12.07% accrued holiday pay)
We cannot offer work permits to candidates who are not eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
Should you be successful.
We will require the details of two recent and relevant referees who we will contact.
Any gaps in your CV will be enquired about, and must be explained satisfactorily.
KKCL is committed to safer recruitment so you will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (previously called a Criminal Records Bureau check), or equivalent if living outside the UK, and you will be asked to sign the Children Act 1989 declaration safeguarding the welfare of children, and state that you have no known reason why you cannot work with children.
2 Types of official identification and certificates (either originals or certified copies) will be required for our records.
KKCL is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a comprehensive Child Protection Policy and procedures in place which all employees, volunteers and contractors are expected to adhere to.