About the organisation:
LSNZ Christchurch is looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and experienced teacher to join our small team. The school has been in operation for the past 30 years and has provided high-quality English education to international tertiary students since opening. Currently, we have a great mix of different nationalities at our school, which leads to a truly diverse and unique experience when you step into one of our classrooms.
Our mission statement is 'to be the best language school in New Zealand' and during our two recent audits with English New Zealand and NZQA, it was found that the school is
performing as 'highly confident' in all areas of service delivery.
Our teachers are highly motivated and committed to delivering the best possible learning outcomes for our students, and we are seeking a new teacher with a similar passion.
Job description:
A Teacher of English at LSNZ is expected to prepare and teach professional lessons in accordance with our school curriculum. This also entails keeping a clear and accurate record of lessons taught including attendance and providing timely information relating to student learning and progress to the Director of Studies. Teachers are also asked to provide a short speech for their students at our Friday graduation ceremony. Teachers are expected to attend weekly staff meetings and regular professional development sessions. All teachers
are expected to always maintain a good rapport with every student at the school, whilst always treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Job requirements: Essential:
The essential qualifications needed for this position are:
- Initial TESOL qualification
- Has a level of English of at least CEFR C1 level
Plus one or more of the following:
- A degree
- A post-graduate diploma in a language related area
- 720 hours of English language teaching experience
- A diploma of teaching.
Desirable:
The desirable qualifications for this position are:
- Ability to speak another language to at least a conversational standard (ideally French or Spanish).
- Advanced knowledge of ESL writing pedagogy, including process-orientated approaches and task-based learning.
- Experience with assessing and moderating writing in an academic setting, with an understanding of different writing genres and expectations.
- Familiarity with writing assessment rubrics and standardised testing formats.
Please take the time to go online ( and check out our new look, everything has been renewed and refreshed. We welcome you to get in touch with us if you feel like you
could be a good fit for our team!