Tefl Teacher

Thank you for the interest you have shown in working at one of our language centres.

**Background Information**:
TECS is a sister company of The Educational Group “El Centro Inglés/The English Centre”, an international school with over 53 years of experience in English-Spanish bilingual education. TECS is an active member of the Association of Language Centres in Andalucia (ACEIA) as well as the national Federation of Language
Centres (FECEI). We are the centre of reference in the province of Cadiz for the Trinity ESOL exams and are a preparation Centre for the University of Cambridge ESOL exams. TECS has been steadily growing over 25 years, offering academic foreign language classes of English as well as total immersion summer camps and language travel programs. We succeed each year in teaching more than 2000 students to communicate in a new language. We have made a commitment to be a “learning school” where learning happens at all levels: among students, staff and management and TECS is characterized by being a forward-thinking and dynamic organization.

**Location**:
We have two language centres located on the Costa de la Luz in the southwest of Spain. Puerto language centre and offices located in El Puerto de Santa Maria, a seaside town of approximately 90,000 overlooking the Bay of Cádiz and which boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country as well as numerous historical points of interest. El Puerto is accessible by railway from Sevilla, Jerez and Cádiz. Our second centre is located in Jerez de la Frontera with a population of approximately 215,000. Jerez is the largest in the province and lies on a central strip running from the mountains down through the countryside. It’s well known for its wines, its horses and its flamenco, preserves a historic centre that has been declared a historic artistic site. We are based in the educational centre Jesus-María El Cuco on the north end of the city near the Feria grounds.

**Academy Classes**:
Class sizes at TECS range from 6 to 12 students with classes of all levels, from beginners to proficiency. We also can have some smaller group classes of 3-5 students in a class. We accept students from age 3 and up.
Classes are an hour or an hour and a half in length, two or three times a week with semi-optional reinforcement, activities and conversation classes on Fridays. On Saturday mornings in our TECS-Central centre in El Puerto de Santa María, we offer sports and arts and crafts sessions for young learners as well as conversation and learning support sessions for adults. Class timetables vary depending on the TECS centre. Required block teaching hours in our centres are as follows:

- TECS-Puerto 16:00 - 22:00 (Monday to Thursday and until 21:30 on Fridays)
- TECS-Jerez 16:00 - 20:00 (Monday to Fridays)

In addition to this afternoon timetable, TECS teachers might teach one morning class which can be a group or individual student and can be either onsite or offsite.

TECS EFL Teacher Job Profile 23-24

**Tecs Language Centres**

**Job Title**: EFL Teacher

**Responsible to**: Director of Studies and Director Language

Centres

**Responsible for**: Classes of 6-12 students. Maintaining high quality standards of teaching and the learning progression of the student.

**EFL TEACHER JOB PROFILE**

**Job Purpose**:
1. To run the TEFL classes professionally and effectively, ensuring the students learn the most English possible.
2. Holding a high standard of image and professionalism at all times.
3. Making sure that the safety and well being of the students is at a high standard at all times and that our high standards of learning English are up kept.
4. To represent the centre and TECS positively at all times.

**Job Outline/ Job Tasks**
- Attend initial teacher induction days: 26th to 29th of September 2023.
- Commit to professional development through continued learning and mutual support and feedback.
- Actively participate in teacher development sessions, attending our ACEIA Sevilla conference in

November.
- Prepare professional and effective lesson plans for use in the classroom working along a course syllabus with a course book.
- Arrive at least 15 minutes before each class and have materials and classroom prepared for when students arrive.
- Use English at all times in and out of the classroom and restrict students’ use of L1 while using reward systems to encourage their use of English.
- Teach extension linguistic activities, games and conversation classes on Friday afternoons
- Teach Saturday morning classes in our El Puerto Central centre. Alternate Saturdays on a rotation basis.
- Complete attendance through our online system TECSPro.
- Monitor the progress of the students, giving periodic progress checks, keeping a record of progress made and correcting activity books.
- Liaise with the Centre Manager on matters connected with progress, absences and behaviour and record incidents through our online incident registration syste