French trainer
Academy of Languages and Beyond
About the Role
The French Trainer will deliver engaging online lessons to learners on immigration, academic, and career tracks, focusing on practical communication skills as well as core language competencies. This contract, remote role involves planning and conducting live classes, assigning and reviewing exercises, and providing individualized feedback to help learners achieve CEFR-aligned certification outcomes. The trainer will adapt teaching materials to different levels and goals, support learners in exam preparation (e.g., DELF), and integrate soft-skill elements such as interview practice and presentation coaching where needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Planning and conducting live online classes.
- Assigning and reviewing exercises.
- Providing individualized feedback to learners.
- Adapting teaching materials to different levels and goals.
- Supporting learners in exam preparation (e.g., DELF).
- Integrating soft-skill elements such as interview practice and presentation coaching.
- Maintaining learner progress records.
- Collaborating with the ALB team on curriculum improvements.
- Communicating regularly with learners to ensure high-class participation and completion rates.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- French proficiency: Certified B2 or C1 level from a recognised institution. Candidates with higher proficiency are welcome.
- Relevant teaching experience: Demonstrated experience preparing students specifically for TEF Canada and/or TCF Canada examinations. This is mandatory.
- DELF preparation: Experience preparing students for DELF examinations, in addition to TEF Canada and TCF Canada, is strongly preferred.
- Exam expertise: Strong understanding of TEF Canada, TCF Canada and DELF exam formats, task types, assessment criteria and effective preparation strategies.
- Teaching skills: Ability to conduct structured, interactive online classes and explain French concepts clearly in French.
- Learner assessment: Ability to identify individual learning gaps, provide actionable feedback, assign practice tasks and maintain student progress records.
- Professional reliability: Commitment to agreed teaching schedules, batch timings and timely completion of academic responsibilities in a remote, contract-based role.
