English Second Language Teacher

Welcome English School is a friendly, renowned private language school situated in Lugo, northwest Spain.

Lugo is a charming, small (population 100,000) safe and very friendly city with a lot of history. Its relaxed pace and low cost of living make it a great place to live!

See our website to get a feel of what we do.

Key responsibilities:

• prepare and deliver engaging yet challenging lessons.
• teach a maximum of 23 hours per week from Monday to Friday.
• be passionate about teaching and developing their skills.
• build a positive rapport, both with students and other staff members.
• participate in staff meetings and professional development training sessions.

We offer:

• a 9 month permanent renewable contract (fijo discontinuo) from mid-September to mid-June.
• a 32-hour contract:

23 hours teaching time

9 hours lesson planning, material preparation, meetings and training

You won’t have to do any planning or marking at home

• “on-boarding” training one week before the course starts.
• CPD opportunities and in-house training sessions to help develop your teaching skills.
• support from experienced academic staff and DoS during the school year.
• a culture of professional team work where we share ideas and experience.
• peer and DoS observations with constructive feedback.
• your own classroom equipped with computer, projector and internet connection.
• an abundance of resources and an easy, transparent lesson planning database.
• class sizes of 8-12 students.

Please send us a short video (30 seconds to 1 minute) introducing yourself and explaining your interest in our vacancy.

You can send the video by email or WhatsApp.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• A recognised TEFL diploma or a teaching qualification
• 1 year classroom teaching experience
• Knowledge of Cambridge exams
• A2 Spanish level
• EU nationals or non-EU citizens with a valid Spanish work permit or TIE. UK/US citizens can only work in Spain if they are currently resident and have an TIE identification number

Desired

• Cambridge CELTA or Trinity TESOL qualification
• Experience with Young Learners and Cambridge exams
• University degree
• B2 Spanish level

Only those applicants who meet the following minimum requirements will be considered for a position. Please note: if you are NOT an EU citizen please send evidence of permission to work in Spain.

Salary and Benefits

A salary of 1400 euros net

Plus:

• 5 weeks paid holidays : 1 week at Christmas, 1 week at Easter and 3 weeks at the end of contract. In addition, all national, provincial and regional public holidays are paid
• As a worker under the Spanish Social Security system, full medical cover is provided by the government
• Help finding accommodation and completing paperwork