English Language Teacher
Date de publication :
08 octobre 2024Taux d'activité :
100%Type de contrat :
Durée indéterminée- Lieu de travail :Quito
Seeking a responsible and proactive English Language Teacher with a strong commitment to fostering language proficiency and cultural understanding in students of all levels. Experienced in creating engaging and effective lesson plans and dedicated to providing an enriching educational experience.
Responsibilities
- Lesson Planning: Creating engaging lesson plans that incorporate a variety of teaching methodologies, interactive activities, games, and multimedia resources to ensure active participation and effective learning.
- Language Teaching: Delivering interactive lessons that focus on developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in English while catering to the learning styles and abilities of our learners.
- Classroom Management: Establishing a positive and inclusive classroom environment, managing behavior, and ensuring a safe and conducive space for learning.
- Assessment and Progress Tracking: Implementing our assessment tools, such as quizzes, assignments, and projects, to evaluate student progress and adjust teaching strategies accordingly.
- Differentiating: Adapting instructional strategies to accommodate diverse learning needs, abilities, and backgrounds within the classroom.
- Working Collaboratively with other teachers and staff members.
Qualifications
Indispensable:
- Experience: Previous experience working in an educational setting, preferably with experience in teaching English as a second language.
- Language Proficiency: C1 or higher in English, both written and spoken.
- Pedagogical Skills: Understanding of child development, language acquisition theories, and effective teaching methodologies for young learners and adults
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with students, parents, and colleagues.
- Creativity: A creative approach to designing engaging lessons and activities that capture learners' attention and foster their language development.
- Patience and Adaptability: The ability to remain patient, flexible, and adaptable in a dynamic and sometimes challenging classroom environment.
Preferred:
- Certification: A teaching certification or qualification such as TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), TESOL, CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults), or equivalent
- Technology Proficiency: Familiarity with educational technology tools and resources that enhance language learning, as well as the ability to integrate them into lessons.
- Cultural Awareness: Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to integrate cultural elements into lessons to promote global awareness.
About EF Education First
At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.
When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.
Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://www.ef.com.