British Council Vietnam

JOB OVERVIEW:
- The British Council Teaching Centre Team in Ho Chi Minh City is seeking suitable candidates for the post of Teaching Assistant.
- Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with our teachers, supporting them both inside and outside of the classroom. As well as a pastoral role, they may also perform various administration tasks for the Teaching Centre.
- The British Council is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. The British Council believe that all children have potential and that every child matters - everywhere in the world. The British Council affirms the position that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC, 1989.

TERMS OF SERVICE:
This is a non-employment position and a term-based hourly paid contract. Hourly rate: VND 45,000/hour, together with experience of a dynamic working environment and career development opportunities.

WORKING LOCATION: British Council teaching centres in Ho Chi Minh City.
WORKING SCHEDULE: Mostly in the evenings and weekends
SALARY: Hourly paid – Gross Wages VND 45,000/hour

SCOPE OF WORK:

1. Support teachers in primary classes, or in secondary classes when there are students who need specific educational needs:
- Agree classroom role with each teacher before each term begins.
- Be ready in class fifteen minutes before class time.
- Help check registers in the first lesson of each new term to make sure that children are in the right classroom.
- Be prepared to spend a few minutes with teachers if they wish to talk about the class, activities and students in order to prepare for the next lesson
- Support teachers in materials preparation
- Help the teacher deal with latecomers, hand out children’s work and support in other classroom routines so that the class runs smoothly
- Motivate children to participate in classroom activities where possible by demonstrating appropriate behaviour and support teachers in the supervision and monitoring of children’s work, e.g. singing, story telling, marking
- Speak English as much as possible except when the message cannot be conveyed in English, e.g. complicated background information or when a child is seriously distressed or in the case of serious behavioural issues
- Encourage and assist children to complete tasks individually and independently rather than doing it for them
- Spend appropriate amount of time with each student according to individual needs and those of the class as a whole
- Support teachers with setting up the classroom and with wall displays of children’s work
- Motivate children to help with tidying their tables and keeping the classroom clean
- Support teachers/parents if they want to speak to each other about a child’s progress or any other issue and ensure that all enquiries and messages conveyed by parents are always passed on to teachers as soon as possible
- Bring any sick children to the attention of teachers so that appropriate action can be taken
- Make teachers aware of any relevant issues such as a child who has come to class unhappy, a child being teased by a classmate, etc
- Translate during meetings and Parents’ Days between teachers and parents
- Support book loan service when required

2. Supervise children outside of the classrooms to ensure their safety
- Be responsible for children at break times; before, after and between classes
- Ensure children do not enter restricted areas and do not cause disturbances on the premises
- Supervise children who need to leave the classroom
- Encourage the use of English by talking to children in English while they are playing at break times
- Report any incidents occurring during break time to the class teacher and / or Duty Manager
- Check Young Learner students’ Child Protection Card and make sure they are picked up and dropped off safely
- Follow the Health and Safety procedure and guidelines to ensure safety for the students and premises

3. Provide administration and invigilation support
- Invigilate language assessments
- Support production / preparation of resources and materials or help with administration tasks when not required in the classroom, e.g. while on cover
- Translate reports/documents when required
- Give out notices/letters to students
- Support admin team with pre and end-of-term preparation
- Call the parents of absent students / report teacher comment slips
- Call parents to update about their child’s performance in class when scheduled
- Send lesson content to parent of Young Learner students
- Be responsible for the Young Learner library during the opening time letting students borrow and return books, checking stock, inputting new books to the system and other related tasks
- Provide support during Teaching Centre events