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Form of workAt UP Education, we believe learning should be defined by the exceptional! We have built an innovative, student-centred learning community that provides outstanding education opportunities for international students in New Zealand. To find out more about us, please visit
About the role:
- Maternity cover, 6-12 months, based in Wellington.
- Offered salary - NZD 62,000 to NZD 70,000 per year depending on qualifications and experience.
- Teaching will start on 22 July 2024, induction will be completed on 17-19 July 2024.
Our Faculty of English has a team of EAP Specialists who are passionate about English language teaching and committed to providing best learning opportunities to Foundation Studies students, while delivering the College’s vision and values of excellence, partnership, innovation, and care.
Our students come from many places around the world to prepare for undergraduate programmes in one of our three partner universities in New Zealand. Our goal is to develop and deliver an engaging, efficient, and effective EAP curriculum that meets our students’ needs and expectations and helps them adjust to the academic culture of New Zealand.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Teaching English for Academic Purposes in an online, hybrid, or face-to-face environment, and undertake assessment and administrative responsibilities relating to your course
- Making positive contributions to the development of new high-quality innovative Faculty resources for teaching and e-materials for student access
- Collaborating with other subject teachers in design and delivery of the whole-school curriculum through the medium of English while building your own knowledge of disciplinary differences
About you:
Ideally you will already hold a valid teacher registration, or have the ability to apply for a Limited Authority to Teach. You might be relatively new to your career, but you are ambitious and have the desire to learn and use effective tools to get the best out of our international students.
- Level 7 or higher, in TESOL, TEFL, TESL, or Linguistics
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant and recent teaching experience
- Experience in teaching English online through a range of Office 365 applications and other digital platforms (advantageous)
- Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and ability to make positive contributions to the team
- Exceptional communication and time management skills
You will be open to exploring disciplinary differences, in particular the distinctive features of language and genres used in those disciplines. You will also be interested in helping colleagues from other subject areas to learn and implement strategies for making the content and language of their courses accessible to international students.
Why work with us?
At UP Education, we believe that learning should be defined by the exceptional! For over two decades, we have built an innovative, student-centred learning community that provides outstanding education opportunities for students seeking a tertiary study experience in New Zealand and Australia.
UP International College New Zealand is our University Pathways division within UP Education. Partnering with globally respected universities, UP Education supports international students from all over the world to successfully transition into English speaking universities in Australia and New Zealand. We partner with three leading Universities in New Zealand delivering a range of specialised Foundation Studies courses and English language programmes.
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