EAP Specialist

About the role:

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:

1. Plan and deliver hybrid and face-to-face EAP lessons, applying professional standards and best practices to teaching methodologies.
2. Monitor student progress and provide effective feedback.
3. Undertake administrative responsibilities efficiently for the courses taught.
4. Develop high-quality resources, when needed.
5. Share expertise and analyse disciplinary differences in knowledge communication.
6. Maintain current field knowledge through professional learning and development.

About you:

Ideally you will already hold a valid teacher registration or could 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.
• Exceptional communication and time management skills.
• Experience in teaching English online through a range of Office 365 applications and other digital platforms (advantageous).
• Proficient use of digital technologies for administrative and teaching and learning purposes.
• Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and ability to make positive contributions to the team.

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.

About Us

At UP Education, we believe that learning should be defined by the exceptional! For over two decades, we have built an innovative, student-centered 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.

To find out more about us, please visit https://partnerships.up.education/

Why work with us?

• Enjoy Work-life balance with weekends off & four weeks off during Christmas & New Year! Our organisation is strong on developing our people and having fun while we do it. We ensure our team feels valued and informed about the direction we are heading in. 
• Rewarding opportunity to support students in their education journey 
• Energetic environment where value is placed on delivering outcomes rather than micro-managing tasks 
• Work with the Campus Manager to see the NZMA Campus grow and be highly successful. 
• A fun environment and an opportunity to stand out is all on offer with this role 

Our application process: 

Questions about your identity help us appreciate the diversity of individuals looking to work at UP Education, ensuring we’re attracting applications from people with identities and perspectives that are as diverse as our students.  

 We are an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equity, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.