Coffee Break Languages
Location
Ayr, South Ayrshire | United Kingdom
Job description
🗣️ Can you speak fluent German?
📚 Do you have experience teaching the language?
🌍 Maybe you have a passion for language learning, travel and culture?
🌟 Are you ready to use your language skills and creativity in a fast-paced and rewarding job?
If this sounds like you, or someone you know, then continue reading as we have some fantastic opportunities!
Who are we?
At Coffee Break Languages, we create language learning resources for a worldwide audience through podcasts, online courses, books, and video content. Delivering over 2 million language lessons every month, we aim to engage, educate and entertain the learners in our community. Our team is based in south-west Scotland and we work with a team of teachers, content creators and language experts to produce our resources.
Our mission is to make language learning the most enjoyable part of your day by providing effective and friendly resources available where and when you need them.
Who are we looking for?We are looking for experienced language teachers of German to join our team.
If you meet the following criteria then you may be a great fit for one of our opportunities. We'd love to hear from you if:
🗣️ you are a fluent speaker of German;📚 you have teaching experience;
🎥 you aren't fazed by being on camera and recording audio;
💡 you are a creative person and love creating innovative resources for learners;
💓 you are passionate about languages and language learning.
Our language teachers are a core part of our team and ensure that we create high quality, pedagogically sound, and accessible language learning resources for our worldwide community of learners. Working on a range of tasks and projects, you will have the opportunity to use your language skills, teaching abilities, and creativity on a daily basis.What will I be working on?
A day in the life of a Language Teacher at Coffee Break could involve any combination of the following tasks:Content creation
Creating original, engaging language learning materials in keeping with the 'Coffee Break' style. This may involve providing grammar and vocabulary explanations, developing language exercises and activities, and writing texts or stories in the language you speak.
Curriculum design
Working with the rest of the team you could play a key role in designing courses and resources for adult learners around the world.
Learner engagement & customer support
• Engaging with and providing feedback to our community of learners through our social media channels and/or in our courses involving tutor engagement.
• Assisting the team with responses to customer queries about the language(s) you speak.
Proofing
Checking the accuracy and natural flow of the foreign language in our resources, such as proofreading language texts or video lessons.
Audio/video content
Recording audio segments for our podcasts and/or filming video content for social media and CBTV, our on-demand video platform.
Other
Other tasks depending on your skills and experience. Such tasks could relate to audiovisual production, sales & marketing, or operational duties.
Where and when will I be working?
The positions available could be part-time or full-time. As we are a four-day week company, full-time positions would be from Monday to Thursday, while part-time would be a combination of full days/half days between Monday and Thursday.
We are hybrid working company so you will split your time equally each week, between our office in Ayr, and remote working.
The days on which you work will be confirmed later in the recruitment process, if your application is successful. Please be aware that you must be able to commute to our office in Ayr for 50% of your working week.
Requirements
The successful candidates for each of our positions will be:
It's a bonus if you have:
Benefits
As a member of the Coffee Break Languages team, you will benefit from:
💼 Hybrid working with a 50/50 split between our office and remote working.📆 A four-day work week , earning us the Best Flexible Working Initiative at the CIPD People Management Awards 2023.
🏝️ Generous holiday allowance , including every Friday off as part of our four-day week. 💡 Learning and development opportunities , with the chance to participate in skill-sharing and access relevant training courses to develop your skills.💪 Health and wellbeing support through our 5 Ways to Wellbeing programme , which was shortlisted as a finalist for the Workplace Health and Wellbeing Award at the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2023.
A supportive and welcoming environment , recognised as a Great Place to Work by our team of employees. Find out more about our company culture here .
🌎 The unique opportunity to join a multilingual team passionate about languages, at a Scottish-based company with global reach.
🥳 Social gatherings , from team lunches and birthday celebrations to our annual summer and Christmas parties!
Important information
At Coffee Break Languages, all team members are valued and treated fairly, equally and respectfully. With an inclusive culture based on trust, everyone has a voice and is given the opportunity to grow and develop.
We welcome applications from all qualified applicants and will do our best to meet the needs of those who have particular requirements. Please feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected] .
We hope to hear from you soon!
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