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Sun Mar 24 2002

Jobs: TESOL: Academic Director in Saigon, Vietnam

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  • Mark Godwin, TESOL: Academic Director at ILA Vietnam, Saigon Vietnam

    Message 1: TESOL: Academic Director at ILA Vietnam, Saigon Vietnam

     Date: 23 Mar 2002 09:30:56 -0000
    From: Mark Godwin <rec001ilavietnam.com>
    Subject: TESOL: Academic Director at ILA Vietnam, Saigon Vietnam


    Rank of Job: Areas Required: Academic Director Other Desired Areas: University or Organization: ILA Vietnam Department: State or Province: Saigon Country: Vietnam Final Date of Application: April 30, 2002 Contact: Mark Godwin rec001ilavietnam.com

    Address for Applications: 259 Hai Ba Trung, District 3 Saigon HCMC - Vietnam

    ILA Vietnam is seeking an accomplished manager to take charge of all academic areas of three English programmes for children and teenagers from 6-18 years old.

    The successful applicant will be responsible for all teachers and all teaching; teacher responsibilities include but are not limited to: -

    * Teacher recruitment * Teacher management * Teacher development / workshops etc * Teacher observations / appraisals * Material development * Course development * Testing and assessment * Substitute Teaching

    The successful applicant will hold a DELTA/ Dip. TEFLA/ MA. TESOL or equivalent; he/she will: -

    * have at least 5 years' full time teaching experience * be highly organised and be able to cope with managing up to 40 teachers and 3000 students. * have a great deal of energy, drive and enthusiasm. * have strong interpersonal skills and be able to develop a strong rapport with both students and colleagues. * be committed to a career in ELT * be available immediately

    Contract duration: 1-2 years Contract start: ASAP

    Remuneration

    Dependent upon qualifications and experience. Salary: Dependant upon qualifications and experience Holiday: 4 weeks, (20 working days), paid holiday per year / 9 days of Vietnamese national holidays Medical insurance: Allowance of USD 400 per year Bonus: The incumbent shall receive USD 1000 upon successful completion of the contract Visas: All visa administration fees paid by ILA.

    The ILA Vietnam Training Centres

    The ILA Training Centres are located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City. We have 42 air-conditioned classrooms and a state of the art Virtual Independent Learning Centre (Multimedia). In September 2002 we will be consolidating our operations in to a new 60 classroom facility. The ILA Children's programme will have about 30 dedicated classrooms.

    At ILA - Vietnam, we recognise our teachers as our greatest resource. We endeavor, to the best of our ability, to ensure their stay with us is as rewarding and enjoyable as possible. Teachers have a large teachers' room in which to prepare classes. They have access to a wide range of teaching materials, resources, photocopiers, computers, internet and visual aids.

    The ILA Children's programme is the premiere English foreign language programme in Ho Chi Minh City with about 1,700 children and teenagers currently studying on it at present and forecasted to grow at the rate of about fifty percent a year over the next two years. The students are divided in to three separate programmes dependant upon their age.