English as an Additional Language Coordinator
About the role
MTK offers a generous remuneration package in line with our aim of teachers feeling valued and well-rewarded for their work.
We seek a highly skilled and committed Coordinator of English as an Additional Language provision, capable of creating a supportive, nurturing school environment where students with a range of English levels and learning styles can thrive and experience success. The successful applicant will be a key member of the teaching team and the remit would be to ensure that provision for children with EAL is of a high standard throughout the Primary and Secondary schools.
The role is non-class-based although around a 70% contact timetable is anticipated, involving whole class, individual and small group teaching; the successful applicant should be confident both in modeling excellent EAL-friendly lessons and should be either seasoned at or willing to develop their skills in delivering INSET training. Creating sensible, practical but also highly effective systems for monitoring EAL needs and initiating necessary interventions is a key skill required.
The position will suit a committed, enthusiastic teaching professional possessing the correct blend of moral purpose, teaching, and interpersonal and intercultural communication skills.
About MTK
MTK school is located in Baku, Azerbaijan, and moved to a state-of-the-art campus in the heart of the country’s capital in August 2018. A prestigious local private school educating the children of the country’s business elite, MTK is partway through a transition to becoming a bilingual, international-style school that offers a blended English and Azerbaijani instruction curriculum.
The school is comprised of a bilingual Preschool for ages 2-6, a bilingual Primary School for ages 6-10 (Grades 1-4), and a three-stream Secondary school for ages 10-18 (Grades 5-12), which incorporates an international stream (offering Cambridge IGCSE and AS/A-Levels) and two local curriculum streams where the language of instruction is Azerbaijani and Russian respectively. The pupil roll is around 600 in total.
The successful applicant will work in close cooperation with predominantly local staff. MTK employs an expatriate staff comprised of eleven fully certified teachers across the Preschool, Primary School and Secondary School and an expatriate Executive Principal who is a UK national.
How to apply:
The following should be included as attachments:
- a concise covering email, stating the role for which you are applying and core reasons why you are suited to the role
- a well-presented curriculum vitae, including full name, recent photograph, clear details of relevant qualifications, an accurate, clear chronology of teaching experience (with all gaps in employment since your initial teacher training accounted for), and, finally, a personal statement/statement of teaching philosophy.
MTK closely follows safer recruitment practices and all applicants are subject to rigorous reference and background/police checks.
Applications for this position will be received directly by the school and will not be reviewed by Teach Away's Placement Coordinators.
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Location | Baku, Azerbaijan, Europe |
Start Date | September 2022 |
Eligible Candidates | Licensed Teacher |
Monthly Salary | USD 3400 - 3900 |
Number of Vacancies | 1 |
Job Benefits
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Qualifications and Requirements
Required Certificates | Teaching Credential/License |
Education Required | Bachelor |
Major | Fully Certified Teacher |
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Also desirable would be:
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