Study Group Coordinator

**Role: Study Group Coordinator**

**Location: Sydney**

**Term: Full-time 6-month fixed term**

**Overview of Role**

ILSC Education Group is one of Australia’s largest and fastest-growing language schools, known for the quality, rigour and variety of programs that are tailored to best meet international student needs and interests. ILSC Programs include General English, English for Academic Purposes, IELTS Preparation, Cambridge Preparation, and a variety of engaging Elective classes.

As a full-time teacher, the Study Group Coordinator plays a crucial role in teaching English courses, engaging ILSC students in their English language studies, ensuring best practice in Learning & Teaching methodologies, classroom management, assessment, and use of educational technology, being a successful mediator between a descriptive curriculum and student goals and needs, supporting student academic progress and student satisfaction, ensuring academic integrity at all times, working collaboratively and constructively within the teaching and broader teams, completing all administrative and reporting tasks as required, and adhering to relevant ILSC Policies and Procedures.

In addition to their teaching, the Study Group Coordinator fulfills extra duties to further support the Student & Community Outreach Team (SCO Team) with study group programs throughout the year. The Study Group Coordinator works closely with the National Coordinators, Student & Community Outreach, in the planning, preparation, execution, and reporting of the study group programs. The split between the Teacher and the Study Group Coordinator role varies, depending on program demand.

The Study Group Coordinator will represent ILSC’s core values internally and externally, upholding a collaborative and supportive staffroom ethos, and participating actively in sector Communities of Practice and Special Interest Groups.

The Study Group Coordinator reports to the campus Director of Studies and works closely with the National Coordinators, Student & Community Outreach. The Study Group Coordinator is engaged under the terms of The National Employment Standards (NES) and the Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award 2020.

**Job Duties**

The Teacher duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following tasks:

- Teach a variety of multimodal (face-to-face, online, and/or hybrid) ELICOS classes (teaching roster and total weekly hours to vary based on operational need but not to exceed 25 hours)
- Work collaboratively with ILSC Head Teachers and other ILSC Teachers
- Prepare and upload clear lesson plans prior to each lesson
- Perform periodical analyses of student goals and needs against set learning outcomes
- Embrace a principled communicative methodological approach
- Engage students in their learning through a student-centred teaching philosophy
- Enhance classroom learning and teaching by implementing new resources and technologies
- Provide students with regular formative feedback including writing tasks and summative academic progress reports in accordance with ILSC guidelines
- Be alert to and escalate student welfare concerns as appropriate
- Complete all teaching-related admin accurately and within required deadlines
- Attend and actively participate in Session Meetings & Professional Development Sessions
- Actively contribute to ILSC’s positive learning ethos and inclusive, collegiate staffroom culture
- Commit to reflective practice (self/peer observations, engaging with ELT literature and trends)
- Participate in and represent ILSC in SIGs and CoPs
- Other related duties or projects as determined by the campus Director of Studies

The Study Group Coordinator duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following tasks:

- Support the SCO Team in preparing tailored activity calendars and study group programs
- Support with recruitment and training of group mentors and provide them with ongoing guidance during the programs
- Manage study groups throughout their stay in Australia
- Greet the groups at the airport whenever needed
- Welcome the group on the first day on campus, run orientation session and a city tour as appropriate
- Book and ensure activity tours after school and on weekends based on a predefined activity calendar
- Organise transportation and meals as required, including prepaid cards and vouchers
- Collect and manage footage of groups and support the Marketing Team with content for social media campaigns
- Help organise and provide on-the-ground support for graduation ceremonies
- Act as the liaison between groups and the SCO Team
- Funnel teacher/course/activity feedback through to the Global Curriculum Team and the SCO Team for continuous improvement
- Assist SCO team with staff and student activities
- Other related duties or projects as determined by the campus Director of Studies or the National Coordinators, Student & Community Outreach

**Key Selection Criteria**

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