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American Language Center Mohammedia

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TEACHING POSITION IN MOROCCO: Now hiring native English-speaking teachers for a teaching opportunity with the American Language Center Mohammedia in Morocco - Start Date: October 1, 2023

The American Language Center (ALC) Mohammedia in Morocco is looking for experienced full-time classroom teachers who are familiar with and supportive of innovative, communicative, student-centered language instruction and the use of ed-tech apps in the classroom. This entails managing a student-centered classroom with regular, varied pair- and group-work activities, games, movement and creative in-class task-based projects as well as managing Google Classrooms for both in-class and asynchronous student use. Fun and effective conversational English instruction is our focus. If you’re a qualified EFL teacher, we welcome you to join the ALC team where innovation, creativity, professional and personal growth are at the heart of our institution!

The American Language Center Mohammedia is a member of the American Cultural Association, a private, non-profit association with 12 Language Centers located in Morocco. Classrooms are equipped with flat-screen TVs with USB ports, computers, wifi, and AC. Our staff room and classroom hard drives are stocked with supplementary materials to assist you.

Professional development opportunities offered through the ALC include in-house workshops and participation in our annual all-ALC TEFL Conference. We also place a great emphasis on staff team building and development and making sure that teachers and admin staff have plenty of opportunities to connect, engage and have fun with each other through regular social events, sporting events, art events and more!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.A. degree

• CELTA, Trinity CertTESOL, TESOL Via Lingua, Peace Corps’ TEFL certification, SIT TESOL Certificate or equivalent min 120-hour, classroom-based TEFL certification that includes live observed practical teaching hours with real learners.

• Candidates are preferably able to document a minimum of two years’ overseas general EFL teaching experience (full-time), ideally with adolescents, young adolescents and children.

Experience in university level instruction, ESL, EAP, Business English, test-prep, tutorial (one-on-one or very small group) and short-term substitution is assigned less weight in assessing experience and overall suitability for this position.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leading clubs for students - weekly meetings conducted in English on a wide variety of topics (such as US History & Culture, drama, public speaking).

• Participating in operations committee meetings including meetings and follow-up tasks and activities.

• Managing the extra help desk and contributing to curricular goals and projects as needed.

TO APPLY, SEND the following attachments to recruit.nest@alcmohammedia.com :

• A current CV

• A 1-page cover letter briefly describing your approach to classroom instruction and why you would like to work with ALC Mohammedia

• Scanned copies of relevant diplomas & certificates

Please visit our Facebook page for general information:

https://www.facebook.com/ALC.Mohammedia

*Only candidates who meet our criteria will be contacted for this position.

Originally posted at Dave's ESL Cafe