Berlitz Language Centre Needs English Language Teachers

Job details

English Language Teachers are required in Saudi Arabia

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Classroom instruction in the main Berlitz English language programs and

supplementary programs such as TOEFL preparation or phonics/literacy

• Full training in the Berlitz Method is given to all new teachers

• Thereafter, teachers are required to attend regular teaching workshops and may be

assigned additional training as required

• Berlitz language programmes utilise the world-renowned Berlitz Method, in which all

speaking and learning is conducted in the target language. A communicative approach is

used, based on listening and speaking, supplementing study with relevant reading and

writing exercises. Class sizes are limited to 15 students or less for a maximum of

student/teacher interaction

• Teaching practice: Berlitz classes are organised via units of 45 minutes, with students

normally taking 2 units a day. The Berlitz English programme is organised into 10 levels,

which take the learner from absolute beginner to native-like fluency. Each level takes

between one and two months to complete, depending on the number of students in the

class

Working Conditions

• Working hours: Contract is for 8 hours per day: 7.5 hours of classroom instruction and

0.5 hours class preparatory and administrative work

• At times of exceptionally high demand, instructors may be required to conduct up to 7.5

hours per week of additional classes as paid overtime

• Centre opening hours are from Saturday to Wednesday, with a half day on Thursdays.

Classes may sometimes fall on a Thursday and sometimes in a split shift

• Instructors may not give private tuition outside the proper course of their employment

with Berlitz Al-Ahsa

Qualifications and Experience

• Applicants must be native-born English speakers

• One of the following combinations of qualifications and experience, or equivalent,

required. Qualifications may be in any subject unless otherwise stated.

- BA + two years' teaching experience in an independent school

- BA + PGCE (or BEd) + one year's teaching experience in an independent school

- BA + PGCE (or BEd) + successful completion of NQT year

- BA + CELTA or equivalent + three years' TESOL experience

- MA + CELTA or equivalent + two years' TESOL experience

- MA in Applied Linguistics (or DELTA) + one year's TESOL experience

- MA in other education- or language-related subject + CELTA or equivalent + one

year's TESOL experience

• Other relevant qualifications and/or experience of a similar standard may be

considered

Salary and Benefits

• Starting basic salary is dependent on qualifications and experience, but ranges from

SR 96,600 to SR 123,000 per annul, including a SR 6,000 transportation allowance

• Teaching overtime is compensated at a rate of 1.5 times an instructor’s basic ( overtime)

hourly pay rate

• All compensation is tax-free

• 30 days’ paid leave per year

• At least 8 days’ (normally 2 weeks’) paid leave for public holidays (1 week for Eid al-Fitr

and 1 week for Eid al-Adha)

• Medical insurance

• Furnished single person’s or family accommodation provided, rent-free

• Air passage to Saudi Arabia and back to point of origin on conclusion of the contract

• Return air passage to and from point of origin provided, each annual leave

• Annual salary increase, dependent on performance

• End-of-service award

Please send your CV referring to this ad and indicating your date of birth, nationality, and availability date to at dr_naseer212@yahoo.com