King's College London

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO KING’S FOUNDATIONS INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

About us 

King’s Foundations is a department situated within King’s College London that provides high-quality international pathway, academic skills and English language preparation courses for King's students.  We are a welcoming, collegiate and ambitious department made up of highly experienced academic, teaching and professional services colleagues dedicated to enabling and empowering students to be the best they can be as part of a world-leading university.   

About the role

This opportunity is only available to King’s Foundations staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for two experienced EAP tutors to join the Pre-sessional and Short Courses team during the summer months as Assistant Coordinator. The role-holders will teach full-time on the King’s International Foundation programme during the academic year but take a coordination role during the Pre-sessional. The position is ideal for someone looking to develop their leadership and mentoring skills, while retaining a substantial teaching role during the year. 

The role-holders will lead a team of teachers during the Pre-sessional, as well as delivering lectures and induction sessions and providing occasional cover for teaching when required. They will support the Pre-sessional Coordinators in different aspects of programme delivery and are also likely to be involved in Pre-sessional programme developments during term 2.

The successful candidates will be highly organised, collaborative, have good communication skills and will use their prior EAP experience to support tutors and make innovative contributions to quality teaching and learning. They will be flexible, solution-focused and able to thrive in a fast-moving and sometimes unpredictable environment.  

The successful candidates will join the Pre-sessional Team full-time at the start of the 11-week stage of the programme, once all KIF assessment marking is complete. There will be the opportunity to take a week’s leave during the 11-week stage of the programme.

The position is offered on an academic (AEP) contract, reflecting the nature of the role and providing a platform for excellence.

For your application please only address criteria 4, 5 and 7 in your personal statement. Other criteria will be assessed at interview. 

This is a full time position, and you will be offered a fixed term contract until September 2027.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Relevant postgraduate degree (e.g. MA in Education/Educational Management/TESOL/Applied Linguistics or other relevant area) 
2. Relevant Level 7 teaching qualification (e.g. Cambridge DELTA, PGCE) leading to TEFL-Q status 
3. Understanding of the complexities involved in designing and delivering a large-scale Pre-sessional programme, with online and on campus modes of delivery, in a UK HEI or equivalent. 
4. Experience of creating high-quality, inclusive EAP materials for teaching and/or assessment. 
5. Substantial experience of teaching effectively, both in-person and online, to students from a wide range of backgrounds and capabilities.
6. Understanding of current best practices relating to effective & inclusive EAP teaching and assessment.   
7. Excellent people skills, including an understanding of skills in leading, motivating and supporting teams. 
8. Evidence of being able to work collaboratively within a small team to think creatively and problem solve effectively. 

Desirable criteria

1. Fellowship of the HEA
2. Experience of leading teacher development sessions and observing teachers 

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

 

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held on 11th April 2025

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service.