Work and Study English

• Work and study English overview
• Moniter for junior english course
• Cook for English Course
• General helper for English course
• Administrative work

Work and study English overview

Work in UK without working in a hotel with only people of the same nationality to practice English and without working an au apair with only kids to speak English with!

This is a summer work programme. However if you use internet: facebook, bebo, post in forums etc then please contact us immediately as you can start saving money now. Alsq if you can translate about 2000 words of our website into your language.

All work and study English options offer you the opportunity to study English in the morning and speak English all day. Individual room in student residence and all meals are always included.

The following information give you a very good idea but it will be updated on Friday 5 Februray.

Please note: your work and study English experience will be shared with people of a similar age from many different countries. This hopefully makes it more interesting for people that were considering work as an au pair

The work is explained below

Non-Native Teachers

We  are unable to employ you as an English teacher because our policy is to only employ native teachers. We appreciate that many non-native teachers have studied English to a very high level (often even in England etc) and may have excellent qualifications and experience.  However for commercial reasons we can only offer you the work and study English option.

We offer an excellent opportunity to maintain or improve your English language skills. Every summer we require a right hand man for our adult English course and another for our junior English course. These people need to have excellent English language skills, be well organized, enthusiastic and flexible. Obviously, you will speak English with all staff and speak in English as much as possible to the students. Other languages are a bonus.

There are various options according to your English language level and interest in attending our English Course (always free). Please contact us as this option receives different treatment.

Could you bring or send one student or a group of juniors? We can offer a commission, paid position etc

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Moniter for junior english course

This is an opportunity to speak English all day and maybe attend English classes. Obviously, you will speak English with all staff and speak in English as much as possible to the students. Other language skills are a bonus. You MUST enjoy being with teenagers.

Payment is possible but we prefer monitors who wish to attend the adult course (as a form of payment) during or after your period with the teenagers.

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Cook for English Course

This is a very important post for us and we need 7 cooks.  Each cook will not need to cook for more than 15 people for each meal. If you can cook for more or even oversee all the work of the cooks then even better.

Our English course is not a typical course and we organize our own meals. This is slightly cheaper for us but our main motivation is to have flexibility of meal times and increase the international mix of our English course.
Due to the importance of this post  we can be very flexible and we are open to any offers.

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General helper for English course

In this case you can help with kitchen duties and general organizational help.

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Administrative work

Sorry, we have problems with this work and study English page so here is additional information.



“Helper” is the name we give to a person that attends our English Course in exchange for various possiblities of work.

Please contact us as soon as possible if you can help us with:
Translation of our part of our website into your language
Our internet campaign in any way – forum posting, blogging, seo, web design etc etc


In previous years the attendance of helpers was completely free however due to the popularity of this offer we have introduced other options for 2010 The idea is to have more helpers working fewer hours. However,  free options still exist.

Please note the rest of the information on this website is directed at potential students. You will be a student in exchange for your work!!! When we refer to your, accommodation, meals, English classes or trips they are the same as those attended by our paying students. The only difference is that you may attend some classes that have a maximum of 8 students rather than 6.

The idea

In exchange for working on our English course (see below) you receive accommodation, meals, some English classes and some tourist trips with students and English teachers.
You must be flexible and sociable.

Where:   Cork, Ireland

When: 4/07/10 to 04/09/10

Junior Course 4/7 to 24/7

Adult Course 4/7 to 4/9/10

It is possible to combine.



Jobs available



Organiser/co-ordinator of all the “helper” staff. (paid position)

Requirements
Good English
Excellent organisational skills
Good communicator
Good under stress
Flexible
Sociable
Minimum age 24
Must start 3/7 at the latest
Minimum stay 5 weeks

Tasks
Organise the timetable for all the helpers including junior course monitors.
The schedules are already decided.
During the junior course – also act as right hand man to the Junior Course organiser.
During the junior course there will be about 20 helpers and during the rest of the course about 10 helpers

Pay:

One option is totally free while others require a small payment.
If a payment is necessary we only require 20% deposit and the rest can be paid in Ireland. Payments by bank transfer or in cash. No cheques or credit cards.

Your work:

The following is to give you an idea, however you will need to be flexible. Total hours of work will be distributed over a seven day week with one whole day and one half day free.
For all positions
You must be flexible – your work is spread over the day and you may need to work more one week and so work less another week.
You must only speak in English. If you speak your native language you may be asked to leave the course. If you have paid any money, we will return your money pro rata.
You must be sociable.

Study English and work as cook:


1)Cooks and cooks’ helpers will be required to prepare (or help prepare) lunch every day for about 15 students  (not necessarily a cooked lunch every day), and dinner  which is normally a cooked meal.
2)Set table and help students at breakfast time.
3)Participate in the washing-up and general post-meal cleaning.
4)Help with all shopping requirements.
5)Maintain common areas of accommodation clean. The University’s accommodation service completely cleans the accommodation once a week, so this requires little work.
6)General help - loading and unloading cars etc.
7)If possible translate texts (web page etc) into your language.
8)If possible enter some data into our data base.
9)During the junior course you may be required to be on duty one evening per week. This means you check the juniors are all present and obey our lights out policy. You must not leave the accommodation that evening

Please note: this is a long list of jobs but you will not work more than the number of hours in the option you choose.



Study English and Work as Junior English monitor:


We prefer people who are available for at least 5 weeks so that you are required to work extra hours during the junior course we can compensate you with more classes and more trips during the rest of your stay.
1.Help with organisation of junior course activities which include sports, trips, theatre, crafts, music etc
2.Be present until lights-out 3 to 4 days per week.
3.Help in kitchen etc (as above) if you have not worked 30 hours.
4.Be “on call” one night a week.

Study English and Work as Au pair and learn English:

Any aupair work options will be limited to helpring look after any children if a family decides to attend our course.





Study English and be a general cleaner:

This is the first year we offer this particular option and imagine it will be less popular than the others. For this reason this option has more probability of being 100% exchange.

Cleaners are required to clean the student rooms and change the sheets once per week. Laundry of the sheets and cleaning the communal bathroom. The bathrooms are only used by students of MovingOn Courses and so will not be very dirty. Each apartment for 4 or 7 students should be kept clean and tidy at all times.

Study English and work as a driver:



Collect student and take students to and from the airport. Take helpers to do the shopping – several times per week. You may be required to get up early or return late.For insurance purposes you must be at  least 26 years old.

 Pre course work ie work you can do before arriving
Any hours of work before you arrive will be discounted from your hours while in Ireland
Help with our internet campaign by posting in forums, web design and whatever suggestion we hear!

Some admin work during the course – this can only be combined with other tasks as we do not have sufficient admin work to occupy a person full time.

Translation
Primarily of our website to your language – this we pay in the form of a discount at 0.10 Euros / word or for each hour of work. This can be done before you arrive and so you would be able to attend additional classes or trips provided we have room for you.

In return for working with us, we provide:

1)Individual room and all meals
2)The possibility to join classes according to the option you choose. Occasionally we provide additional classes specifically for helpers so there may be a maximum of 8 students in the class.
3)The possibility to participate in some of the trips during your stay according to the option you choose.
4)ENTRANCE FEES TO SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

OPTIONS to combinework with studying English

1.Half of classes per week plus one trip in exchange for 30 hours/week work. NO PAYMENT IS NECESSARY.
2.Half of classes per week plus 1 trip in exchange for 20 hours/week work plus 150€/week payment from you.
3.Half classes plus 1 trip in exchange for 15 hours/week work plus 275€/week payment from you,
4.All classes plus 2 trips in exchange for 10 hours/week work plus 425€/week from you.

Cooks and monitors for the teenage English course can attend for any period however please note, general  helpers must stay a minimum of 5 weeks. A shorter stay must be a paid option
Preference will be given to helpers that can start 1,2 or 3 of July which is when we have both the junior English course and adult English course running at the same time. In general you should arrive Sunday and leave Saturday. If you arrive before 3/7/10 then you will be heping to prepare the course. These days have no classes or trips but there is also less work.

Timetable:

Helpers have one-and-a-half days per seven day week free. Most work is before and after meal times – 08:30, 14:00 and 20:00


Extra information:

We cannot offer special help with respect to obtaining a visa.

We ask that, if you decide to work with us, you send all travel arrangements to us by email as soon as they are finalised.

Student ages: In the adult course most students are around 25 to 40 years of age but we have students of all ages. We are considering an additional cheaper English course that would only include English classes – all these student would be younger.
In the children’s course the ages will be 10 to 17.

The number of helpers will change according with the number of students each week. In other words the work load will always be similar. The number of adults each week will vary between 10 and 30.

The children’s course will only take place from 4/7/09 to 24/7/09 and will have around 40 children.

How much money to bring:
This is the money you feel you need for souvenirs, drinks, etc. plus about 5€ per week for entrance fees to tourist sights. We recommend 20 to 50€ per week. This would be the same as a regular au pair although perhaps you will spend more time with people of a similar age and therefore spend more money socialising.

Why should you trust MovingOn Courses?
If we agree to an exchange you can contact helpers from previous years and also confirm our booking with Brookfield student accommodation in Cork. Please do not do this until we have reached an agreement as the accommodation staff will get a little frustrated with our company. If you have contacted us thorough coolenglish, clubteli, aula, expolingua or mintmint then these organisations have publicised our offer during various years with various positive reports and no complaints.


Why do we do this:

This system maintains our English course as international as possible and also gives us flexibility.

You agree with the above and want to know the next step:

Let us know you are interested and we will telephone you to carry out a short interview by telephone. This will be to clarify any details and to make sure that you understand your responsibilities, etc.
Also at this stage you can talk to helpers that have attended the course during previous years.
If we confirm your attendance this will be guaranteed once we have received a photocopy of your flight or travel tickets.

Please note: we apologise for being busy and so we do not have time to answer questions which show that you have not read all the information or have not asked a fluent English speaker to help clarify the information. ALL OTHER QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME AS WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OFFER.
However, you can find many language agencies that offer a combination of au pair work and English classes. Our offer is much better for your English, possibilities for tourism and a more a complete experience with people of your age.

We plan to have most of our helpers organised before 20/04/10

If after reading this you are still interested, please send an email to info@movingoncourses.com with subject HELPERCONFIRM2010

Please include:

1.CV or short personal description
2.Job you wish to perform
3.Confirm you understand the need to be flexible and that you may have a variety of tasks including cleaning if we do not get enough cleaners
4.Availability and preferred dates
5.Which of the four options you want (this refers to the number of hours of work etc)


 

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