director of studies - job description

Responsible to: The Academic Director, The Centre Manager.

Responsible for: Implementing the academic programme, managing the teaching team, teaching whenever necessary, handling testing and administration for Trinity College London exams.

Hours: 8.45am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

Main Duties

1. To attend a training day prior to the start of the course.

2. To organise placement tests for students on arrival, the marking of tests and the efficient placing of students into classes based on test results.

3. To allocate teachers to classes, ensuring that teachers are paired in such a way that every class has a different teacher for the last period of the morning.

4. To monitor teachers' punctuality and appearance, and to take appropriate action when necessary.

5. To monitor teachers' performance, through classroom observation and informal chatting.

6. To keep accurate records of the hours worked by teachers, and to pass this information to the Academic Director on a weekly basis so that payment to teachers can be made.

7. When necessary, liaison with the Academic Director over Trinity College London exam entries: testing and entering students at the appropriate level, collecting entry fees when necessary, giving students preparation classes prior to the exam.

8. To continually monitor student numbers so that teachers are deployed in a cost effective way, and to take decisions on staffing after the teachers' initial contracts have expired.

9. To ensure that teachers use the excursion preparation material available before students go on excursions.

10. To ensure that all students are presented with a certificate of achievement (correctly completed) before they leave.

11. To ensure that students adhere to the code of conduct laid down by the company.

12. To liaise with the Centre Manager and Group Leaders on all issues of student welfare/behaviour.

Rates of Pay

Pay is dependent on qualifications, experience and the number of students at the centre, and will be in the range £80.00 - £92.00 per day (£400 - £460 p.w.)