Internal Only - Teaching Associate in English for Academic Purposes

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This post is currently open to employees of Cardiff University only.  Please do not apply if you do not have a current contract of employment with the University.

Internal Only - Teaching Associate in English for Academic Purposes
English Language Programmes Division
Academic & Student Support Services

Reporting to the relevant course co-ordinator, you will prepare and teach English for Academic Purposes on programmes offered by the English Language Programmes Division, part of the Academic and Student Support Services Department.  You will have excellent teaching skills and significant, recent, classroom experience of teaching EFL to groups. You will have experience of EFL materials development and a background in EAP or ESP.  It would be an advantage for you to have a sound understanding of the workload and academic standards required to study at HE level, as well as an understanding of the issues facing international university students.

This post is part-time and fixed term from 20 September 2021 to 19 June 2022, to cover staff absence.  Minimum Working Hours: 200 hours for the duration of the contract. 

Salary: £27,511 - £31,866 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 5)

We have additional vacancies for open ended and fixed term Tutor and Teaching Associates.
Please see advertisements 12050BR, 12051BR and 12052BR for further details. 

Closing date: Tuesday, 3 August 2021

External applications are currently not being considered for this post.  If the decision is made to open the post to external candidates, the strapline at the top will be removed and you will be given ample time to apply – please check back periodically for details.

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Job Description

• To deliver teaching courses in English for Academic Purposes for an agreed number of hours per week following a timetable and guidelines provided by the Course Co-Ordinator.
• To use the specified course projection information to prepare teaching materials and teach appropriate material for lessons, communicating subject matter and encouraging critical discourse to develop rational thinking.
• To select/create supplementary materials as appropriate, according to the needs of the students and in accordance with the syllabus and course aims.
• To maintain appropriate teaching and admin records for the specified programme: e.g. - To have accessible teaching plans for the next day, keep lesson-by-lesson register of class work and attendance, to record attendance weekly for Co-ordinator, produce class reports.
• To participate in the administration and marking of any coursework and tests, mark student assignments / homework as required and in accordance with the assessment schedule, set criteria and marking schemes.
• To provide written/oral formative feedback to the students as appropriate.
• To work closely with other tutors in the team to ensure that students have the best possible learning environment and experience and to pool their resources
• To participate actively as a member of the teaching team and attend team meetings and in-house staff development programme.
• To carry out course evaluation including facilitating student feedback; reflecting on own teaching design and delivery; and implementing ideas for improving own performance.
• To support the Course Co-ordinator in broader aspects of the teaching programme.
• To read and respond to email contact; to use and share electronic calendars.
• To carry out other duties and responsibilities, appropriate to the post, as required by the line manager (Head of Section or nominee)
• All staff in the Division will be expected to work flexibly as part of the team to achieve the Division’s objectives and to perform other tasks which are not included above but which may be required from time to time to support the work of the Division, but which will be consistent with the role.
• To ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in respect of equality and diversity, data protection, copyright and licensing, security, financial and other University policies, procedures and codes as appropriate.
• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and of other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, EC directives and the University’s Safety, Health and Environment Policies and procedures and to cooperate with the University on any legal duties placed on it as the employer.
• You may be asked to perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.

• The post holder will be required to take holidays outside designated teaching weeks
• The post holder will be required to teach within the English Language Programmes Division and at different locations around the University campuses, and may need to take teaching materials to those locations.  Work aids and manual handling training will be provided, if necessary

Person Specification

Important note: It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.  Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 12053BR.

Essential Criteria

Additional Information

Holidays: holiday cannot be taken during teaching weeks.
Staff will be required to be on the premises a minimum of 15 minutes before the start of the first class of the morning / afternoon and leave no sooner than 15 minutes after the end of the last class of the day   i.e. contactable in case of staff sickness, class changes.
The post holder may be required to teach at different locations around the University campus, and may need to take teaching materials to those locations .   

The contract offered is a Fixed Term Framework (variable hours) contract paid monthly by timesheet.
The minimum total hours guaranteed is 200 hours per year (from 20 September to 19 June).   

Job Category

Academic - Teaching & Scholarship