Location: UK & USA, Cambridge (England) and Yale (USA)
Start date:
5th Jul 2025
Salary:
£2100 or $2500 USD fixed payment for the 3 week session, plus accommodation and all meals. Plus reimbursement for travel
Contract duration: 3 weeks
Hours of work: Full time
Accommodation included
Training provided
Working at ISSOS really is a summer like no other, full of laughter, friendship, fun and life-changing experiences. We're incredibly proud of the fact that our summer staff teams get just as much out of their time with us as our students do!
We are also passionate about maintaining relationships with our teams all year round and have a lot of fun catchup events throughout the year, and we're always happy to help with anything that our teams need after they have completed the summer.
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The job description
Outdoor Leadership Teacher: a typical day
YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Teaching a class of international students, 3 hours per day, 4 afternoons per week for the duration of the 3 week programme
*Creating and delivering lessons tailored to improving students' confidence and leadership skills in an outdoor setting
*Taking part in evening activities (compulsory rota basis)
*Making sure students are safe and happy at all times
*Being a positive role model.
As one of our elective teachers, your mornings will be free to complete any lesson preparation you have to do, get ready for any evening programmes you might be involved in, or enjoy some free time. You will spend each afternoon from 1pm to 4pm (with the exception of Wednesday afternoons) teaching your own class of international students who will be with you for the duration of the 3 week programme.
Your evenings will be spent either with free time, or on duty/helping out at our Evening Programmes (up to 4 times per week). Evening programmes are run by the team of counselors, but you are there to assist them and act as an extra set of eyes and ears. There are specific evening programmes in the first and last week that all teaching staff are asked to participate in/attend. In the final week some of our Elective staff will be involved in organising their own section of a specific programme (ie Creative Night). If you are helping out with our evening programmes these are normally finished by 10.30pm at the latest.
Weekends will be mostly free time, although depending on the campus you may be asked to chaperone one of our cultural day trips. On Sundays we run workshops for our students, which are run by members of the staff team who have a particular hobby or skill that they would like to share. We ask our Elective teachers to run one Sunday workshop per session.
Who are we looking for?
what makes you the ideal candidate
WHAT SKILLS/EXPERIENCE DO YOU NEED?
We are looking for an experienced Outdoor Educator/facilitator who is an expert in leading team-building activities for young people and is confident in their skills and knowledge to develop an exciting and challenging three-week programme.
Previous experience in an outdoor education role is essential
Previous teaching experience is essential
Experience in teaching international students preferred
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
WHO CAN APPLY?
To apply for our roles you must either be a UK or a US citizen, or already have the legal right to work in the country you are applying for a role in (we can sponsor some limited visas for the USA). Please note that we, unfortunately, cannot sponsor visas for working in the UK.
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 of £2100 per 3 week session (Cambridge), $2500 USD for the session (Yale)
All staff are required to be on duty (on a rota basis) for evening programmes, activities, day trips and arrival/departure days.
This role is available in Cambridge & Yale
WHERE AND WHEN WE NEED YOU
Cambridge: 5th July - 31st July 2025
Yale: 9th July - 4th August 2025
What can we offer you?
why choose ISSOS International for your next adventure job
Our Teaching roles are a great opportunity for anyone looking to build on their previous teaching/tutoring work to gain invaluable experience that can be put into use in your full time career. With guidance from us, you will be given the freedom to develop your own lesson plans, and build on your classroom experience with students from over 80 nationalities, at the same time as having a fantastic summer experience of your own. No two days at ISSOS are the same and we are really proud of the fact that our staff team have as much fun during the summer as our students do.
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