EAP Teacher

Job Title: EAP Teacher

Campus: St. Hughs College

Report to: Deputy Academic Director

Job Overview

Teaching students English for Academic Purposes in preparation for University degree courses.

Key Responsibilities

Student learning experience

• Deliver lessons focused on essential academic skills — reading comprehension, critical thinking, note-taking, and academic writing.

• Guide and support students in developing research skills and academic discourse.

• Collaborate with instructors, advisors, and support staff to provide comprehensive student support.

• Provide individualized academic and language support for struggling students.

• Prepare and conduct face-to-face seminars, tutorials, and teaching sessions.

• Develop and update course materials, schemes of work, and lesson plans tailored to student needs.

• Prepare, administer, and mark formative and summative assessments with timely feedback.

• Provide regular student progress reports and academic feedback to stakeholders.

• Establish and maintain reasonable classroom behaviour rules.

• Offer academic and pastoral support to international students, including study skills and university expectations.

• Manage administrative and record-keeping tasks related to teaching and assessments.

• Contribute to the development and delivery of modules and courses, including providing cover for colleagues.

• Participate in social programs and extracurricular activities linked to teaching.

• Engage in induction, orientation, briefing sessions, and quality assurance audits.

• Act as a positive representative of the institution, liaising with management and participating in professional development

Quality and standards assurance and enhancement

• Implement quality assurance procedures at module and teaching session level and contribute to the annual monitoring and review of courses.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of student attendance and performance.

• Attend and contribute to standardization, moderation, and other quality assurance meetings. Academic management

• Participating in regular meetings with teaching and support staff contributing to the effective overall management of the programme and student life cycle.

• Maintain and submit accurate and timely records of teaching and other activities

• Carry out any other duties as required from time to time by academic managers.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's / Master's Degree in a relevant field with Teacher Qualification Status (TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Education, English etc.) (Essential)

• A relevant academic qualification at UK graduate level (Essential).

• Relevant teaching experience (Essential).    Normally a minimum of two years. This experience should relate to the delivery of a Western-style syllabus using Western conventions and methodologies. Significant teaching/qualification management experience at a reputable university may also be acceptable. 

• A recognised teaching qualification in EAP subject (Desirable). 

• The ability to contribute to integrated teaching across the curriculum (Essential).

• An understanding of UK/western higher education and the needs and requirements of international students (Essential). 

• Direct experience of further and higher education in an international context (Essential).

• Experience of the development of academic qualifications (Desirable). 

• Experience of academic assessment and standards, and of quality assurance procedures (Desirable). 

• Experience of teaching English as a second language (Essential for EAP) 

• An understanding and appreciation of private sector education (Desirable). 

• Experience of living and working in Asia (Desirable).

Skills (Essential) 

• Demonstrable cross-cultural awareness and understanding. 

• A commitment to teamwork, to working flexibly and to seeking solutions to problems. 

• A record of achievement in teaching. 

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills including fluency in English.

• Competence in the effective use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT).

• Proven planning and organisational skills and an ability to take initiative within curriculum and policy objectives. 

• The ability to contribute to study qualification development. 

• The ability to set, review and mark formative and summative assessments in line with a published syllabus. A record of attention to detail, thoroughness and fairness. The ability to prioritise, meet deadlines, work under pressure and, when necessary, with minimal resources.

Style

• Outward looking and student sympathetic.

• A team worker. 

• Flexible with the ability to solve problems, to put in the time necessary to do the job, to take decisions and to accept responsibility.

• A willingness to learn, to improve personal teaching effectiveness and adapt. Credibility with colleagues and in the wider international academic community. 

• Practical with high integrity, honesty and ethical standards. 

• Enthusiastic and committed with stamina and a positive attitude.

St Hugh's College is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subjected to an enhanced pre-employment clearance check, including an identity check, criminal background checks, qualifications checks and employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment and two satisfactory professional references which will be verified. All teaching posts must have a teaching qualification.  Therefore, your acceptance of employment contract and/or letter of appointment is still contingent upon successfully passing a background and reference check.