Outdoor Leadership Teacher
Outdoor Leadership Teacher
ISSOS offers high school students (aged 13-18) from all over the world the unique opportunity to combine learning, creative enrichment and action-packed adventure in the historic and picturesque university towns of St Andrews and Cambridge. Every summer we welcome students from over 60 nationalities. Students choose one academic subject and one elective as well as taking part in a wide selection of evening programs, Sunday workshops and cultural trips.
ISSOS, prides itself on its professional, highly-qualified and motivated staff. All of our teachers have been carefully selected from academic institutions around the world for their qualifications, expertise and experience and bring with them an energy and enthusiasm for teaching and interacting with young people within both our academic and extra-curricular programs. The success of our programs rests on the dedication and enthusiasm of our staff and their common goal of making ISSOS a truly unique and exciting experience for every student.
ISSOS is looking for an experienced Outdoor Educator 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 3 week program.
This fun program will develop life skills such as communication, decision-making, teamwork and confidence. Cambridge offers the perfect backdrop for our Outdoor Leadership course, with a wealth of facilities and opportunities available. The course will cover a wide range of activities from sailing to group games and team building exercises allowing students to reach their personal goals and have fun!
As an ISSOS teacher, you will have your own class of international students aged between 13 – 18 years old. Classes are intentionally kept small in order to provide individual attention, personalised instruction and create an encouraging and supportive environment for students to learn while having fun and making new friends from around the world. Although we give every teacher a guide as to what each lesson should achieve we encourage teacher to bring their own experience and personality to each class and create their own lesson plans.
Qualifications/experience & Skills
- Must be a college or University graduate
- Must have experience in working with young people
- Must have English as a first Language
- Must be 23 years old plus
- Must have the ability to motivate, lead and develop a team
- Must be a good communicator
- Must be organized and self motivated
- Must be flexible in their working style and able to adapt to most situations
This position is only available in Cambridge.
Session Dates
Cambridge – July 13th – August 6th, 2014
Full room and board provided plus fixed payment
All applicants must pass a full criminal background check
Please apply by emailing your CV to us at info@issos.com
To hear what our staff have to say about working at ISSOS, check out this film: http://vimeo.com/89728425, and for more information please visit our website: http://www.issos.com