Summer EFL Teacher for IH London (Oxford)

Oxford, UK
Duration: July 2026 - August 2026
£597.92 per week (£533.52 + 12.07% holiday pay)
Apply by: 27 Jun 2026

Job Description 

What the Job Is About
As a Summer EFL Teacher, you will play a key role in delivering engaging, communicative English lessons and supporting the wider student experience on campus. This fully residential position goes beyond classroom teaching: you’ll help create a welcoming, supportive environment for international young learners, contribute to pastoral care, assist with fun on-site activities, and support arrivals, departures and induction processes. You will be part of a friendly team, receive paid induction training, and benefit from ongoing CPD throughout your contract.

Contract Details
− Contracts available from 1–6 weeks, depending on operational needs
− Up to 36 hours per week across six days with one full day off per week
− Evening and weekend work expected as part of the residential schedule
− Free accommodation in single rooms with staff-only shared bathrooms
− Three meals a day + free tea and coffee

Application Information
International House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young learners. YL-Safeguarding-Policy-2025-updated-02.06.pdf
Please note that if you are successful at the interview stage, all offers are subject to two references, a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, and Police Check (if living abroad) that are considered satisfactory to IH London. Due to the nature of this role, we are unable to offer sponsorship. Therefore, applicants must have valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Click here to submit your application: https://ihlondon.livevacancies.co.uk/#/applicant/54.

Full Job Description: EFL-Teacher-JD-2026.pdf

International House London’s Values:
Ethical, Inclusive, Innovative, Passionate, Professional

About the school and city

About the School

IH London opened in 1959. We are the no.1 language school in Central London, judged by the latest British Council inspections and reported in the EL Gazette (2019). Every year we train over 500 new teachers and enable them to embark on exciting new journeys across the globe to inspire and teach others.

IH London was started by John and Brita Haycraft, the founders of IHWO, and its classrooms saw the very first CELTA courses back in the 1960s. The premises is very centrally located in Covent Garden. The centre is now a charitable trust, and is most well-known for English language courses and teacher training. We have, from our beginnings, been a leading contributor in the ELT field and we strive to continue to make a significant contribution to the international language education community.

Life in and around London

You will never find yourself short of things to do in London – a capital of culture.

There are thousands of unique restaurants, trendy rooftop bars, concerts across the city, and free national museums and galleries. Whatever your interest, you’ll be able to indulge it in London.

Studying at IH London

We are based in the beautiful Covent Garden in central London, famous for its shops, cafes, restaurants and West End theatres.

Within a short walking distance you will also find the Royal Opera House (home to the Royal Ballet, as well as the Royal Opera), the British Museum (voted one of the top ten museums in the world by National Geographic) and The National Gallery (the story of European art, masterpiece by masterpiece).

In the school, the on-site café sells a wide range of delicious food, snacks and beverages, from breakfast until the evening. All food is prepared fresh each day.

There are 2 supermarkets at the nearby tube stations: Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. A meal deal lunch from the supermarket (sandwich, snack and drink £3.00 and a kilo of oranges is £2-3.

The school is minutes from two tube stations: Covent Garden and Holborn. We are only two tube stops away from Kings Cross St Pancras International if you take the Eurostar from Paris.

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Application deadline: 27 Jun 2026

Requirements

  • You must have a CELTA, Trinity TESOL, or equivalent initial teaching qualification
  • You must have a degree (e.g. BA, BSc)
  • You must have experience teaching Young Learners
  • You must have full mastery of English across all 4 skills to CEFR C2/IELTS band 8

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