British Council Tuyển Dụng Part-Time Teaching Assistant - Hanoi

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 Hanoi.
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