(1/18/2025 A) Ireland 2025 Assistant Director of Studies

4 hours ago


Dublin, Ireland Move Language Ahead Full time

Ireland Assistant Director of Studies (ADoS) Job Description

Title: Assistant Director of Studies (ADoS)
Job Type: Residential, Full-Time
Reports to: Director of Studies
Responsible for: Teachers and Students
Country: Ireland
Location: Dublin, Galway
DATES: Possibility of extension in some centres 2025
4-weeks July 2^nd to July 31^st 2025

MLA (Move Language Ahead) is an industry leader in providing safe, educational, and cultural holidays to students from around the world. Each year thousands of students travel with MLA as part of our short-term English as a Foreign Language (EFL) programmes.

POSITION OVERVIEW

- Responsible for ensuring the planning and delivery of the academic programme
- Support teachers in their professional development
- Assist the DoS in ensuring the smooth running of the academic programme
- Assist the DoS with all admin tasks
- Represent MLA values
- Report to Director of Studies
- 6 days per week (Monday to Saturday)
- Residential employment available from late June – mid-August

REQUIREMENTS

Essential

- Must have an EU passport/right to work in Ireland, and a valid Criminal Record Check from your country of residence
- Proven suitability to work with students under 18: at least 2 references.
- EFL experience teaching teenagers
- Be proficient in the use of IT
- DELTA / Trinity DipTESOL / MA TESOL completed (or in progress if you have a TEFL Level 5 certificate)
- PGCE/PGCE PCET: Post Graduate Certificate in Education with ELT/TESOL
- PGCE in English/Foreign Languages or DELTM plus a TEFL Level 5 certificate (CELTA / Trinity CertTESOL or equivalent Ofqual recognised standards)
- Master’s degrees (MA/MSc etc) in ELT/TESOL or related subjects are also accepted but cannot be considered without a supervised teaching practice component

Desirable

- EFL Summer School Teaching/Managerial experience in Ireland or the UK
- Teacher Management experience
- Teacher Training experience
- First Aid Qualification

Person Specification

- Ability to develop positive relationships with students, earning their trust whilst maintaining proper professional boundaries
- Display absolute commitment to the highest standards of professional behaviour and, at all times, to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal)
- Be committed to continuous personal and professional development.
- Team player
- Motivate and inspire teachers sensitively and constructively and, where necessary, challenge colleagues assertively.
- Self-motivated and passionate about driving up standards in teaching and learning
- Be determined, extremely well-organised and hard-working
- Ability to work accurately and calmly, and show resilience when under pressure.
- Be supportive and help teachers with the use of IT
- Ability to provide creative ideas to supplement programme curriculum to facilitate learning
- Be willing and able to contribute to the wider extracurricular and pastoral life of a summer school.

SCHEDULE

Residential ADoS contracts a 6-day week with one 24-hour period off per week are based on up to 42 working hours over a 7-day session with one day off per week. You will not be required to go on excursions, join activities or any pastoral care outside your duties. However, MLA programmes are hard work, and you might be requested to assist outside your working hours to ensure the smooth running of the centre.

COMPENSATION

From EUR 510 net per week.

- Residential rates include full board and lodging
- Paid training and induction.
- Work as part of a strong team and gain experience
- Opportunities for professional development e.g., observations, team teaching

*Returning teachers will receive a bonus of EUR 150 after completing their full contract.

*Please note that due to the logistics of the employment, you may be required to move to another centre where extra staff are required. Only in this case will we cover all the travel expenses that may be incurred.

MLA REPUTATION & CODE OF CONDUCT

- Actively support MLA in its mission to provide top quality programmes
- Provide courses that will support and enable the students to realise their potential and achieve their academic targets
- Comply with management requests to follow the guidelines of external organisations such as British Council in a timely and accurate manner
- Be dressed in a presentable professional way
- Start on time, if this is not possible you must inform your manager as early as possible
- Develop a good rapport with the students and Group Leaders and avoid absences as much as possible
- Follow the code of conduct specifically detailed in your Handbook.

MLA EQUALITY STATEMENT

MLA Move Language Ahead is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to excellence through diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, marital status, being pregnant or on maternity leave, race (including ethnic or national origin, nationality and colour), disability, sexual orientation or expression, religion, beliefs, or any other non-job-related criteria.

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