TEACHING ASSISTANT (HOURLY PAY)

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Role Purpose :

To work in partnership with class teacher to create a positive learning environment for Very Young Learners and to support the wider aim of British Council and its cultural relation mission.

Role Context :

British Council Hong Kong Teaching Centre is a large centre, teaching a range of kindergarten, primary, and secondary young learner courses in five locations across Hong Kong. We are recruiting experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated teaching assistant to join our team. Young learners make up approximately 80% of our student numbers and we are looking for teacher assistants who are dedicated and enjoy working with children.

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following :

• To assist the teacher with material preparation and setting up the classroom.
• To support the teacher by supervising the children and reinforcing class rules during lessons.
• To model appropriate behavior and encourage student participation.
• To manage the customer flow and to direct customer’s questions and feedback to the right people.
• To ensure that the following policies are followed to standard :
• Safeguarding
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Health and Safety

Requirements :

Role specific knowledge and experience :

Essential

Desirable