Academic Manager-Summer

About the Role

In this role, you will assume overall responsibility for the Academic aspects of the campus, support the teaching staff, and ensure a high level of customer service and student satisfaction. Your key tasks will consist of, but not be limited to:

• Setting up the school and physically ensuring all classrooms meet EF specifications and are maintained throughout the season.
• Coordinating timetables for all academic groups, completing intake schedules, and setting up classes using EF’s production system.
• Allocating teachers and classrooms to groups of students and playing a ‘hands-on’ role in allocating students into classes on the first days of school.
• Managing academic stock, including exam papers, certificates, teaching supplies, and equipment.
• Managing all teaching staff at your campus and working with other Senior Staff to ensure full integration of teaching staff into the team.
• Delivering initial teacher briefings, daily and weekly meetings.
• Teacher observations, feedback, and development.
• Planning and implementation of graduations together with activities team.
• Responsible for the training and management of the academic team, including special programs, under the direction of the Regional Operations Manager.
• Collating/reviewing academic paperwork, and inputting data into EF’s production system.
• Welfare and discipline within the classroom.
• Responding to problems and emergency situations should they arise.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent, preferred.
• TEFL certificate or equivalent, preferred.
• Minimum six months of teaching experience or one summer teaching for EF.
• Have the right to live and work in the country of employment.
• Complete fluency in English.
• Attend an in-person training session before your contract commences.
• Applicants must be age 21 or older.

Qualifications

• Management and administrative experience.
• Enthusiastic, organized, and a natural leader.
• Capable of using your own initiative.
• University degree in TESOL or similar field.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

This is the most fun, high-caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international, and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation, and mutual support.

In addition, you can expect:

• Continuous professional development.
• Work in a truly international environment.
• Staff are encouraged to innovate, take ownership of their ideas, and bring them to fruition.
• The potential for future career opportunities with EF.

Compensation: $1,275 per week (housing provided and required for the role)