nb: Under UK law we cannot employ non-EU residents. See below for further information

• High levels of supervision
• A friendly, professional and safe environment for children
• International mix: a maximum of 5 boys and 5 girls are accepted on each course who share the same mother tongue. This encourages children to speak English together and broaden their horizons through contact with others from different countries and cultures.
• Effective, enjoyable English lessons from specialist teachers
• A fully inclusive programme of teaching, sports, workshops, excursions and insurance
• High standards through regular inspection by The British Council and membership of the Young Learners Special Interest Group of English UK.

We want students who attend English Country Schools to:

• Learn a lot of English
• Learn more about themselves and other people
• Have a great time and develop confidence and social skills
• Return home healthy and refreshed
• Return to their studies with renewed enthusiasm and determination

We want staff to:

• Work to the best of their ability within a supportive and professional working environment
• Enjoy working in a safe and appropriate manner with the young people on the course
• Develop personally and professionally, formally and informally during the course
• Leave with a sense of achievement and a desire to return in the future

Induction

Before you arrive we will send you detailed information about your role. There is a pre-induction meeting for key staff and at least one full day of induction for all staff just before the course, providing an opportunity to meet your colleagues, get to know the school and grounds and prepare for the arrival of students.

The application process:

1. Read the summaries below. If you wish to apply for a post, send your CV preferably with our Employment Application Form

2. If we wish to employ you we will send you further details about the post, contact your referees for confidential references and arrange an interview.

3. Interviews will be preferably by video Skype but we are also happy to interview at our home office near Cheltenham or if necessary by telephone.

4. If we offer you a post we will send you a Letter of Appointment setting out precise terms and conditions, together with additional pre-course information. If you wish to accept the post you must sign and return the Letter and the Police Form within 14 days.

 Teachers

Teachers should be qualified with a PGCE / BEd or a university degree plus a recognised TEFL qualification that includes an observed teaching component; and at least one year's relevant experience. We accept RSA / Trinity Certificates but not the i to i 120 hour certificate.

We also welcome applications from PGCE qualified primary teachers not necessarily qualified in EFL who are experienced in using arts, crafts, stories, songs, games, movement, etc, for our youngest students (7 – 10 year olds) at Port Regis.

On our course for teenagers the third teaching period is a 90-minute workshop in digital photography, poetry, film-making, drama, grammar and pronunciation and producing an on-line course journal. Teachers with experience in these areas are particularly welcome.

Teaching materials are drawn from a variety of published texts appropriate to the age group. Each week a core of activities includes an out-of-class project, a music-based lesson, a debate or discussion leading to a piece of writing (older students), a literature-based lesson, a computer-based lesson and a DVD-based lesson.

In addition to teaching on five mornings per week, teachers assist on a rota basis with sports, social events and excursions and carry out supervisory duties such as assisting house parents at bed times.

Payment is from £1874 for the period (£1672 + £202 holiday pay) plus full board and lodge in the school.

If you have proven professional competence, enjoy working with children or teenagers, get on well with your colleagues, are sociable and well-balanced, have plenty of energy and enjoy hard work, we'd love to hear from you. If you have experience in working in a residential situation, hold a current First Aid qualification, have a particular interest in sport, can play a guitar…. so much the better.

We also have a limited number of Senior Teacher posts available for individuals with particular experience and qualifications.

Please also read our general information applying to all posts.

House Parents

The job of house parents is to maintain a safe, healthy and secure domestic environment for boys or girls aged 7 - 10, 11 - 14 and 14 -17. Work includes supporting and supervising students in their boarding houses, overseeing (but not doing) laundry and cleaning, encouraging participation in the course,  maintaining bedroom lists, creating a warm and caring environment, dealing with any problems that arise. Other staff help the house parents in the evening and at bed times. House Parents are expected to assist with some excursions and with some afternoon sports or the evening social programme.

If you enjoy being with children or teenagers, have a calm personality and are sufficiently mature to maintain authority, we'd like to hear from you. Experience of living in a residential situation and of working with the relevant age group is essential. A First Aid qualification is desirable.

Payment is from £1386 for the period (£1237 + £149 holiday pay) plus full board and lodge in the school. Please also read our general information applying to all posts.

  Director of Studies

We appoint two Directors of Studies, one for the 7 - 10 age group and the other for the 11 - 17 age group.

This is a non-teaching post providing ongoing academic support and supervision of the teaching team. The right candidate will be qualified with the RSA Diploma or equivalent plus relevant experience. If you are an enthusiastic and well-organised educator who is up to date with current teaching and teacher-training theory and practice, with particular reference to children and/or teenagers we'd love to hear from you. You should be able to lead and motivate the teaching team and encourage high standards while dealing sensitively with any difficulties that may arise. You should preferably have experience of working within a residential situation.

DOS for our primary course (7 - 10 year olds) will supervise teaching only in the mornings and will be expected to assist on a rota basis with sports, social events and excursions and carry out supervisory duties such as assisting house parents at bed times.

DOS for 11 - 17 year olds will supervise teaching in both mornings and afternoons and will not be required to assist with sports or evening social activities.

Payment is from £2100 for the period (£1874 + £226 holiday pay). Accommodation and full board in the school is provided free of charge.

Please also read our general information applying to all posts.

Teaching Manager

This post is similar to that of Director of Studies above but is for teachers with considerable experience of working with children in an EFL setting who may however lack a formal high-level EFL qualification. It will suit teachers who wish to develop experience at management level who have a particular interest in working with children. We are looking for individuals willing to lead, demonstrate, professionally develop and generally enthuse our EFL teaching team with a variety of ideas, games and activities suitable for younger learners on a holiday course in the English countryside. Like teachers you will be expected to assist on a rota basis with sports, social events and excursions and carry out supervisory duties such as assisting house parents at bed times.

Payment is from £1900 for the period. Accommodation and full board in the school is provided free of charge.

Please also read our general information applying to all posts. 

Junior Activity Organiser

Junior Activity Organisers are in charge of planning and implementing the afternoon sports and evening social programme for 7 - 10 year olds at Port Regis. Junior Activity Organisers have the help of four student helpers. Other staff employed for this age group also assist. For this post you must be a responsible person who has experience of and enjoys working with primary age children. Patience, energy, adaptability, good humour and good organisational skills are all required. A first aid qualification and experience of living and working in a residential situation are desirable.

Payment is from £1386 for the period (£1237 + £149 holiday pay). Accommodation and full board in the school is provided free of charge.

Please also read our general information applying to all posts.

Sports Organiser

The Sports Organiser is a key member of staff who leads the activity team in planning and implementing a full, varied and safe programme of sports each morning and afternoon across the 11 - 17 age group so that the students will learn new sporting skills, have fun and get plenty of exercise. This post requires an experienced and qualified professional. You must be a responsible and organised person, able to lead and motivate others, energetic with a sense of fun. You must also have patience and proven ability to relate well to children and teenagers. A First Aid qualification is essential. You will not be expected to assist with the evening social programme or airport duties but will be expected to help with excursions and occasionally with supervisory cover.

Payment is from £1980 for the period (£1767 + £213 holiday pay) plus full board and lodge in the school.

Please also read our general information applying to all posts.

Social Organiser

We employ two social organisers, one for the 11 - 14 age group and one for the 14 - 17 age group. The Social Organiser plans and leads a safe and varied programme of evening social activities so that the children will mix, have fun and practise their English.

If you're an outgoing, creative person with proven organisational skills, enjoy working with children or teenagers, are responsible and hard working, we'd love to hear from you. You'll also be expected to assist on a rota basis with excursions and light supervisory duties such as assisting house parents at bed times.

Payment is from £1386 for the period (£1237 + £149 holiday pay). Accommodation and full board in the school is provided free of charge.

Please also read our general information applying to all posts.

 
 

Course Manager / Assistant Course Manager

These posts carry wide-ranging responsibilities that fall under the general headings of administration, communication, representation, supervision and leadership.  If you can prove that you:

• Are a hard worker and good team leader

• Understand and relate well to young people

• Can be fully committed to the aims and aspirations of our course and the organisation as a whole

• Have good administrative skills

• Are personally self-sufficient and competent

..then we'd love to hear from you.

Payment is negotiable depending on experience and qualifications. Accommodation and full board in the school is provided free of charge.

Please also read our general information applying to all posts.

 

note: EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION

The rules for non-EU citizens to work in the UK are complex and changing. If you do not already possess a valid permit to work in the UK you will need to make your own enquiries as to what you might need. Please note that due to the short term nature of our summer employment we are not able to sponsor individuals for the purpose of employment in the UK. See http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/ for further information.

Christopher and Sarah Etchells, 2013