Director of Studies

Do you have a passion for teaching and developing others? Do you have experience as a manager and leading teams? Would you like the opportunity to work in an international and diverse work atmosphere, with a knowledgeable, high-achieving, and fun team, in one of the best cities in the UK? If this excites you then this could be the opportunity for you.

EC London is looking for a Director of Studies to lead and manage all aspects of the academic division. As the Director of Studies, you will be responsible for creating a superior student centric learning experience through the delivery of an Academic product that exceeds the students' expectations while ensuring that teacher development drives great academic learning.

About EC English Language Centres: EC offers superior English language programmes in the top English-speaking destinations around the world, together with French in Montreal. Our world-class facilities and an outstanding team have allowed us to evolve into a globally recognised and trusted brand. Our vision is to help students from all over the world succeed in a global community. Our team is at the heart of everything we do, and we are proud to have created an environment that will nurture your talent, explore your ideas and recognise your achievements. Whatever your passion, we're here to help develop your potential. We're committed to our team's training and development and prefer to offer exciting opportunities to talent within EC.

When you join our team as the Director of Studies, you will:

• Assist the Centre Director with the overall management and leadership of the centre and to meet the centre's key performance indicators.
• Build a highly engaged, high performing and customer focused teaching team with an appropriate range of expertise, through efficient recruitment procedures, robust induction and inspiring leadership.
• Ensure that all the academic requirements as stipulated by the regulatory bodies as best practice are implemented and maintained in the school.
• Organise student assessment, needs analysis and student academic induction on first day.
• Develop the academic and teaching team through developmental observation, personalised development plans, team and individual training to achieve high performance and meet the teaching standards of the organisation.
• Ensure that the academic progress and needs of the students are being met, by actively seeking feedback, investigating and solving any problems, counselling students on learning needs and maintaining a balance between company policy and student benefit in decision-making.

To be a good Director of Studies, you will be:

• Educated to degree level plus a DELTA or Diploma in EFL (Cambridge, Trinity or equivalent).
• Have experience of English Language teaching at all levels and administration.
• Have strong leadership skills and experience managing a team of teachers.
• Have the ability to prioritise and delegate effectively, while balancing many different needs including those of the school, students, and teachers.
• Be analytical and organised while being approachable and flexible.
• Be able to think on your feet and deal with problems as they arise.
• Planning and preparation is fundamental to this role.
• Be able to anticipate busy times of the year and ensure you have recruited the right people at the right time.
• Be a team player and know how to get the best out of people.
• Implement strong communication skills to build rapport.
• Dedication and flexibility are required.
• Be comfortable working with budgets, covering for a sick teacher, and leading a CPD session with the team.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Equality and Diversity: Equality and diversity are at the heart of everything we do. Our learning opportunities are open to everyone, regardless of their background and circumstances, and we apply the same standards to the staff we employ.

Safer Recruitment Process: At EC we welcome students of all ages and backgrounds into our schools. It is imperative that we follow safer recruitment procedures to ensure we safeguard our students. All staff in contact with students will be required to:

• Provide 2 references that we can follow up on.
• All gaps in CVs must be satisfactorily explained.
• Proof of identity and address, qualifications and right to work will be required.
• Reference requests will specifically ask if there is any reason that you should not be employed to work with children under the age of 18.
• Appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be required prior to confirmation of appointments in accordance with EC's Safeguarding Policy.