General Information:
 Academy: British Council Madrid
Spain Webpage: http://www.britishcouncil.org/es/spain.htm
General webpage: http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/
Updated Sept. 2009
When did we open? 70 years ago
Contact person and title: Sheona Gilmour, Teacher Recruitment Manager
Contact phone: 91 337 3593
E-mail: recruitment.madrid@britishcouncil.es
If you meet our minimum requirements for teaching positions, and you are interested in working with us for the academic year, please download and complete a Professional Profile. (Right-click and select "save target as" to download MS Word document) All applications meeting our requirements are kept for future reference. In September we usually recruit staff for our academic year and in spring we recruit teachers for our summer courses.
Addresses:
Madrid Adults: C/ Miguel Angel, 1| 28010 Madrid | Metro: L 5 Ruben Darió or L10 Gregorio Marañón
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Madrid Young Learners: Pº General Martinez Campos, 31| 28010 Madrid | Metro: L1 Iglesias or L10 Gregorio Marañón
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Somosaguas: C/ Solano, 5-7| Prado de Somosaguas | 28223 Pozuelo | L10 Colonia Jardin, Metro Ligero L2 Somosaguas Sur
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Alcalá de Henares: Universidad de Alcalá | Fac. de Economicas y Empresariales | Plaza de la Victoria s/n | 28802 Alcalá de Henares
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Alcobendas: C/ de la Constitución 59-61| 28100 Alcobendas
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Las Rozas: Casa de la Juventud de las Rozas | Avda. Doctor Toledo 44 | 28230 Las Rozas
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Villaviciosa: Escuela Santa Ana | C/ Santa Ana s/n | 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón
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Segovia:
Avenida Padre Claret 3
40003 Segovia
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Facilities and Classrooms
Most centres are well equipped and in many the classrooms have a laptop and an IWB (interactive whiteboard), enabling you to use any acceptable digital resource for sound or vision. Teachers have their own IWB pen and are trained on their use.
Have a good materials support and photocopier?
Staffrooms/resources rooms have resources and computers for staff use. Teachers have access to resources on the BC system as well as materials developed by teachers for sharing such as flipcharts for IWB use. There is internet connection on all computers allowing teachers to access British Council services such as www.learnenglish.org.uk/ or www.teachingenglish.org.uk/
Do I have support?
Each centre has a Teaching Centre manager or Director who is responsible for running the centre. There are assistant directors and senior teachers in the management team. Each manager has a communication group (s)he is responsible for supporting and each teacher is given a mentor. The English Job Family has created a teacher-friendly and teacher-driven performance management system that provides teachers with an opportunity to control their own learning and development, focusing on particular teaching areas of interest.
Qualifications and minimum requirements for employment
Our minimum requirements for teachers are:
• native speaker of English or equivalent ability
• education to degree level or equivalent
• a recognised, relevant teaching qualification*
Please note that if you do not meet the minimum qualifications outlined above, your application will not necessarily be acknowledged.
* e.g. CELTA; CELTYL (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate); Cert. TESOL(Trinity College London); PGCE (TESOL+QTS); BEd./PGCE (+ QTS & 2 years’ TEFL/TESOL teaching) or equivalent qualification from another country. There are sometimes opportunities for exceptional candidates with a certificate level qualification.
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Employment Information:
Experience and conditions of employment
We require two years’ relevant experience but if a candidate has experience in another sector with transferable skills will be considered. A candidate with a CELTA grade A or B would also be considered.
Young Learner experience is highly valued.
As we work with minors (under 18 year olds), we are required to perform criminal records checks on all teachers we employ.
Telephone Interviews
If a candidate meets our minimum requirements and has an EU passport or Spanish Work permit but is not physically able to attend an interview in Madrid we will interview by telephone. However, there are tax implications for non-residents (24%) which have to be considered before relocating to Madrid.
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Americans/Australians Nationals
We will recruit Americans or Australians if they have an EU passport or Spanish Work permit. We cannot process any work visas.
The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and diversity and this is reflected across all our teaching centres with a diverse mix of teachers from many different countries.
Estimated Nº of teachers recruited
Last year we recruited about 60 teachers. Teachers in general stay with us for 4-5 years and a large percentage stay indefinitely.
Teachers at British Council for over 4 years
About 50% of our staff have been with us for more than 4 years.
Numbers of students:
Madrid Adults - 3000, Madrid Young Learners - 5300, Somosaguas Teaching Centre - 2400, Alcalá de Henares - 1000, Alcobendas - 850, Las Rozas 500, Villaviciosa - 450.
Teacher Training and Development
During the academic year, most centres offer weekly paid sessions dedicated to training and teachers can attend sessions in other centres. The content of the sessions is determined by a needs analysis along with the needs of the centre. We also offer extra training, particularly involving ICT integration.
During the summer course we offer optional training sessions for teachers who do not work here in the academic year (e.g. Using IWBs, Classroom Management). Teachers who opt in are paid for their attendance and participation in the sessions. These sessions take place after normal teaching hours on selected days and normally take about an hour.
The British Council centres in Madrid are funding teachers on IH’s face-to-face DELTA programme. While candidates do have to pay a contribution, the course is heavily subsidised by the British Council, making this a very attractive way of gaining an advanced teaching qualification.
Staff attend the TESOL Spain conference, IATEFL Learning Technologies conference, IATEFL ELT Management conference and give talks at the annual British Council Madrid September Education Conference. These and similar conferences give our centres a way to encounter new ideas while sharing our best practice with others in and out of the British Council.
Average salary
A new teacher’s monthly salary would be approximately €1,790*.
* depending on the hours contracted (18 hours, 21 hours or 21+ hours) and variations according to different centres’ needs.
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Working at the British Council Madrid
If you are seriously committed to teaching and professional development only an organisation like the British Council can give you a career in EFL teaching. Over the course of a year, there are 495,000 students learning English and other skills through the medium of English in our teaching centres around the world. The training and working opportunities available in our centres in Madrid are really good.
The British Council helps its teachers to do the DELTA and are always providing further training sessions on a weekly basis. British Council teachers in Madrid often decide to join the British Council network in 229 towns and cities, within 110 countries worldwide, offering job opportunities at various levels throughout the year. Some even gain experience in another country by teaching a summer course in another centre.
Everyone is really helpful and nice and our jobs offer you a scope for versatility, initiative and creativity in a stimulating and supportive environment. You will be encouraged to pursue your personal and professional development via training, on-the-job-coaching, and individual study.
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For more than 70 years the British Council has been building strong cultural relations with other countries, exchanging knowledge and ideas and providing educational opportunities. The British Council operates 91 teaching centres in 57 countries. There are around 2000 teachers employed who deliver classes to about 495,000 learners each year.
Oct. 24 update: The British Council needs to recruit YL teachers (5 - 18 year-olds) in Madrid. 
