Working for the British Council offers a unique opportunity to gain experience and develop skills in international cultural relations. You will be part of a modern, rapidly changing organisation with worldwide influence and impact. 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.
The British Council in Spain has 7,400 staff members in offices, teaching centres, libraries and information and resource centres in theUK and more than 100 countries and territories worldwide.
Teaching jobs
If you would like to work as an English teacher at the British Council you must have the following qualifications and experience:
- a first degree
- recognised teaching certificate level TEFL qualification e.g. Cambridge ESOL or Trinity TESOL
- at least two years of experience of teaching English
- be a native speaker of English or have the equivalent fluency.
For more information, please go to |
- British Council School (Madrid) - For primary and secondary (UK national curriculum) teaching positions school@britishcouncil.es
Teaching outside of Spain
For more information about worldwide teaching vacancies, visit our Teaching English pages.
Exams invigilator jobs
The British Council in Spain is constantly recruiting suitably qualified and experienced professionals to join its team of part-time Exam invigilators.
Locations:
Albacete, Almería, A Coruña, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Las Palmas, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, Pamplona, San Sebastián, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia, Valladolid, Zaragoza.
Suitable candidates should have the following experience, qualifications and competencies:
- Be legally entitled to work in Spain and be resident in any of the above locations.
- Be available for work on weekdays and Saturdays, particularly in peak periods (May to July).
- Be competent computer user, including the internet.
- Have the Spanish “Certificado Negativo de Delitos Sexuales”.
- Minimum requirements: Completed Secondary Education / Two years of employment experience / Certified English language B2 level / Competent Spanish speaker..
- Desirable requirements: Completed First Degree education / Five years of employment experience / Certified C1 level / Competent communication skills in co-official languages.
How to apply:
Email your Curriculum Vitae to ES-ExamsRecruitment@britishcouncil.org stating “Exams Invigilator” and the location you are interested to work in on the subject line (i.e. “Exams Invigilator – Bilbao”). Please do not send emails that total more than 10 MB (email plus attachments).
We will only contact those applicants that meet the required criteria for locations where we currently have operational needs. Important: If we don’t have operational needs at the moment of your application, we will add your CV to our candidates’ database and will contact you as soon as a job opportunity appears at your location.