Join a unique company that combines the excitement of working in a high-growth tech startup with the fulfilment of creating life-changing social impact

At Beam, you get to do work that really matters. We’re solving the world’s toughest social problems. And we’re growing fast 🚀

It’s not easy. Nothing worth doing ever is. But we take care of everyone who works here with everything from coaching to highly competitive pay.

You’ll be joining a company that’s having a huge impact on people’s lives with a culture where you can be yourself, have fun and progress rapidly.

About the role

The UK has seen 4 unprecedented refugee challenges emerge over the last 2 years; the war in the Ukraine, the withdrawal of British involvement in Afghanistan, the support of political refugees from Hong Kong and a dramatic increase in the number of people crossing the channel.

We are looking for an engaging and enthusiastic teacher who will deliver instructive and inspiring English lessons to support the many new refugees looking to settle and start a new life in the UK.

This is a full-time (9am-6pm Mon-Fri), fixed term employment contract (UK based) for 4 months initially, with the possibility of an extension. The role will require initial learner assessments and then the delivery of a course consisting of virtual classes with supplementary 1 on 1 support where required. The course may entail a few days of travel to deliver in person throughout the predominantly virtual course.

You’ll be:

Delivering an incredible course, helping learners get closer to work by working cross-functionally with our employment focussed Operation Executives

Working cross-functionally with the rest of the Beam Skills team to iterate and improve this course for future use

Experimenting with new ideas for how we incorporate English training into Beam’s award-winning employment and housing support

You are

Comfortable delivering virtual training in an engaging and effective way
Excited about the possibilities of technology transforming the lives of some of society’s most disadvantaged people
Highly organised and renowned for your incredible attention to detail
Tech savvy: you don’t need to be an IT expert, but you’ll need to comfortable working with new technologies and problem-solving
Self-starting and enthusiastic about operational tasks: keen to improve processes and suggest new ways of doing things

You’ll need

Experience delivering English training
Preferable: a CELTA qualification but if not a TEFL or TESOL qualification
Preferable: experience working with refugees before, including detailed knowledge of the challenges people experience
Preferable: lived experience of being a refugee in the UK

What great looks like

You’ll deliver an exceptional course to one of our first cohorts of learners preparing them for life in the UK
You’ll be constantly improving the course, both throughout delivery and after the first cohort have finished
Our commissioners will be impressed by the learner feedback and outcomes
You will have co-developed a delivery model that can be replicated across different cohorts of refugees

About Beam

We’re a team of over 150 working from our beautiful co-working space in Shoreditch and from home. We’ve picked up an armful of awards for our work (including one from our former Queen!) We’re one of the 10 hottest startups in London, according to WIRED magazine and one of LinkedIn’s Top 15 UK Startups for 2022. We’re also proud to be rated a top company to work for Escape the City, Tempo and The Dots.

We’re committed to hiring diversely and inclusively. You don’t need a degree to work here and we love to hear from global majority candidates and/or those who’ve experienced social disadvantage. 53% of the people we support are from global majority backgrounds and 17% have disabilities. We believe we serve these people best when we’re a diverse and inclusive team.

Our benefits

Salary of £30-£35K – highly competitive in the tech for good and social enterprise space
If the role becomes permanent, we offer EMI-qualifying share options
Annual company retreat
1:1 workplace coaching with More Happi
Regular team talks from leading UK tech entrepreneurs
Free subscription to Calm meditation app
Discounted bike and accessories with Cyclescheme
Discounted tech products with Techscheme
Unlimited holiday (we recommend ~25 days + Bank Holidays per year)
Your own financial well-being coach, through Bippit