Journalism Teacher Cambridge Summer School

WHAT DOES THIS JOB INVOLVE

Through inspirational seminars, workshops and a mix of individual and group exercises, you will give your students an insight into the exciting world of the media, teaching them how to use the power of words to communicate effectively and inspire others.

You will lead your students in discussions on current affairs, and teach them the core journalistic skills of interviewing and research, how to write inspiring and accurate articles and how to effectively debate social, political and ethical issues. Students should leave the programme with knowledge of a wide variety of areas of modern journalism, covering everything from reporting and current affairs to designing pages for publication.

As a group, the students on this course will be given the opportunity to help with some of the articles for the ISSOS Times, our summer school newspaper.

As an ISSOS teacher you have your own class of international students aged 13-18 years old. Our classes are kept small in order to provide individual attention, personalised instruction and create an encouraging, supportive and fun environment for students to learn while making new friends from around the world.

Although we provide every teacher a guide as to what each lesson should achieve, we ask our teachers to bring their own experience and personality to each class and create their own stimulating and challenging lesson plans.

We are looking for charismatic, inspirational individuals who are experienced in their field and who can provide a nurturing yet challenging atmosphere with individual attention and strong classroom management skills.

All of our summer positions are fully residential and all of our staff teams will be actively involved in the various events and activities that we put on for our students.

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Teaching a class of international students, 3 hours per day, every weekday morning for the duration of the 3 week programme
• Creating and executing interesting and engaging lesson plans
• Taking part in evening activities (compulsory rota basis)
• Making sure students are safe and happy at all times
• Being a positive role model
• Contributing a short article for our summer magazine, The ISSOS Times

WHAT SKILLS/EXPERIENCE DO YOU NEED?

• Previous teaching experience is essential
• Experience in teaching international students preferred
• Strong working knowledge of the journalism industry
• You must be fluent in English.

THE TYPE OF PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Clear and effective communicator
• Enthusiastic and self motivated
• Passionate about instilling a love for your subject in your students
• Team player who is willing to be involved in the wider summer school programme

REIMBURSEMENT:

Before the start of the session, we run a three-day orientation (dates are inclusive of this).

Staff members receive reimbursement after the session. Travel reimbursements and any finders’ fees are paid separately.

We provide accommodation for all staff. Meals are provided in the halls of residence once students arrive, however, staff are responsible for their meals during Orientation.

DATES:

6th July - 1st August

Cambridge : £2000 GBP for the session

TRAVEL:

Up to £150 reimbursed for travel to/from Cambridge

ANYTHING ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW?

• All of our staff must pass a full criminal background check*
• We provide full bed and board for you at our campuses, plus fixed payment
• All staff are required to be on duty (on a rota basis) for evening programmes, activities, day trips and arrival/departure days.

Find out more: https://www.issos.com/view-role/journalism-teacher/

*All applications must be submitted via our website: https://www.issos.com/job-application/