| Cactus is a leading internet-based language training agency,
and as such we are constantly looking for new academic staff,
language holiday advisors, creative heads, interns, teachers
& researchers. Our Head Office is located in the heart
of Brighton, in beautiful offices and with a multilingual
international staff. From October 2007 we also have a US office
based in Manhattan, New York.
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Junior Web
Developer
Cactus is looking for a competent and enthusiastic Junior
Web Developer to join the Creative Department of our Brighton-based
office. You will be report directly to the Senior Web Developer,
working with internal clients, and within a team that includes
web designers, SEO and management.
A significant part of your role will involve ongoing development
and maintenance of websites and backend systems, and creating
a new Web 2.0 section of our online presence.
You must be proficient in troubleshooting and debugging existing
code as well as developing new functionality within an existing
application framework and integrating with third party applications.
Essential skills/experience:
- PHP
- MySql
- Good understanding of relational databases and SQL skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience working within a professional environment
- HTML and CSS
Desirable skills/experience:
- Dreamweaver
- Javascript
- Standards compliance
- CodeIgniter or PHP framework
- ExpressionEngine or similar Open Source CMS
- MVC
- SVN / CVS
- Linux or Server Terminal Debian
- An interest in languages and travel
Please visit our website for further information about Cactus:
www.cactuslanguage.com
Salary: £22-23K + benefits
Please send your CV, letter of application and sample urls
to: richard.bradford@cactuslanguage.com.
Closing date: 2nd May 2008
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Junior Web Designer
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Junior Web Designer
to join our team at Cactus, based at our Brighton office.
The right candidate will have a genuine passion and the right
attitude to join the Creative Department of this well-establised
company.
Key responsibilities:
- Designing and maintaining websites that adhere to web
standards (tasks to include creating new template pages,
correcting mistakes and uploading images)
- Assisting with the company newsletter, mailshots and general
marketing activities
- Involvement with Creative, Accounts and project management
staff to ensure successful completion of projects
Essential skills/experience:
- Full competence with X/HTML and CSS, and knowledge of
Dreamweaver
- Photoshop / Fireworks
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent English
Desirable skills/experience:
- Some print design
- Macromedia Flash
- Familiarity with using a CMS to maintain a website
- An interest in languages and travel
The successful candidate will ideally have good design competence
and layout skills, excellent communication skills, and an
interest in keeping up-to-date with all the latest web technologies
and developments. Previous experience of developing websites
is desirable.
Please visit our website for further information about Cactus:
www.cactuslanguage.com
Salary: £20K + benefits
Please send your CV, letter of application and sample urls
to: richard.bradford@cactuslanguage.com.
Closing date: 2nd May 2008
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Client Liaison /
Course Administrator
You will be working on the foreign language evening courses
we currently organise across the UK. We organise courses in
30 centres across the UK in over 20 languages (www.languagecoursesuk.co.uk).
We currently have over 2,000 students on our courses.
Key responsibilities:
- Advising clients on language courses
- Processing internet & phone bookings
- Liaising with partner schools & bookshops/publishers
- Helping to administrate language courses across the UK
& worldwide
- Web & offline marketing duties
Qualifications/experience:
- Considerable customer service experience
- Supplier-side account management experience
- A Level/equivalent or above
- Computer (Word, Excel, Outlook) & web literate
Qualities:
- Energy & enthusiasm
- Strong admin & time-management skills
- Excellent spoken & written English
- A speaker of more than one language and an interest in
language learning
You will be based at our Head Office in Brighton.
Salary: £16-£17K + benefits
Please send your CV and letter of application to: chris.moore@cactuslanguage.com.
Application deadline: May 9th 2008
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Operations Assistant
Working within Cactus Language Training (www.cactuslanguagetraining.com
and www.languagecoursesuk.co.uk),
this role will involve organization of both our group evening
courses and tailor-made language courses worldwide. There
will be a strong logistical focus. You will report directly
to the Operations Manager.
Key responsibilities:
- Helping to administrate language courses across the UK &
worldwide
- Liaising with teachers and clients by phone and email
- Monitoring courses and supporting teachers
Qualifications/experience:
- Considerable customer service experience
- A Level/equivalent or above
- Computer (Word, Excel, Outlook) & web literate
Qualities:
- Energy & enthusiasm
- Strong admin & time-management skills
- Excellent spoken & written English
- A speaker of more than one language and an interest in language
learning
You will be based in our Head Office in Brighton.
Salary: £16-17K + benefits
Please send your CV and letter of application to: chris.moore@cactuslanguage.com.
Application deadline May 9th 2008
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Foreign Language
Teachers
Due to increased demand for our foreign language
courses, Cactus Language Training are currently recruiting
qualified foreign language teachers.
We are looking for teachers with bags of enthusiasm and experience
in locations across the UK including: Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol,
and Exeter. We are also looking to recruit language teachers
in New York, following our expansion to our American branch
in October 2007.
Native speaker qualified teachers need only apply:
Pay negotiable upon experience.
Cactus provides language training throughout the UK and are
always on the lookout for Qualified Language Teachers to work
for us on a freelance basis.
There are always many positions available across the UK so
apply now!
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Intern Positions
- Available from 1-12 Months
Interns constitute a lively and cosmopolitan part of life
at Cactus (please see Work Experience/Internship notes below).
We have positions available on an ongoing basis, both in our
UK Brighton office and our US New York office.
If would you like to be considered as an intern in any area
of Cactus, in the UK or the US, please e-mail your CV &
covering letter to: richard.bradford@cactuslanguage.com
Positions available now from 1 to 12 months:
Admin Support to Managing Director
This support role involves working alongside the Managing
Director on a number of ongoing projects. A near native level
of English, both written and spoken, is required, as well
as good attention to detail and proficiency in Excel. Daily
tasks will involve liaising with partner schools, collecting
stats and helping out in other departments or projects where
needed.
Finance Department - Work Experience
A support role within the Cactus Finance Department.
This is an exciting role giving the candidate an insight into
how a finance department operates. You will be trained in
various areas such as banking, foreign currency purchasing,
sales margin reporting and debtor analysis. Your experience
will culminate with an understanding of the broader financial
picture of a business.
Cactus Language Support
A support role within the busy Cactus Language Sales Team.
The support role would include answering the telephone
for our department and directing calls to other members of
staff. We therefore require a near native level of English.
Duties will also include using our in-house admin system to
process orders and payments and to assist in responding to
some basic customer enquiries. Daily tasks will also involve
gathering data from schools, updating the website with valuable
information, collecting stats and helping out in other departments
or projects where needed.
Cactus Language Training Support
A support role within the busy Cactus Language Training Sales
Team. The support role would include emailing clients for
feedback and responding to their emails; collating feedback
for the websites; collating statistics from feedback forms;
sending confirmation emails to FLUK clients; printing &
binding books; burning CDs; sending course materials to clients
/ teachers; helping to source teachers; other bits and bobs
as required. You will need to have a near native level of
English, good attention to detail, good written English, be
proficient in Excel, intelligent & amiable.
Cactus TEFL Support
A support role within the busy Cactus Tefl Sales Team. The
support role would include logging download information on
a spreadsheet and creating a report and graphs at the end
of each month; emailing clients who have downloaded TEFL course
application forms but not yet submitted them; phoning and
emailing schools to check course spaces; faxing applications;
calling schools to confirm which clients have started courses,
and amending the status on the backend; contacting schools
for their 2007 dates & contacting potential applicants;
contacting schools to find out which Taster Day clients went
on to book courses. You will need to have a near native level
of English
* Please note that interns working for less than 6 months
may not be paid.
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Part-Time Language Teachers
We are currently seeking foreign language teachers in any
language. You must be a native speaker, qualified and experienced
to teach both groups and individuals - anywhere in the UK.
Please fill out our Language
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Paid/Unpaid Work Experience/Internships
We sometimes offer general office positions for foreign students
(non-native English speakers). You may be involved in many
or all areas of the business, depending on your experience.
You must speak and write excellent English (Upper Intermediate
or above) and be ready to work for a minimum of 2 months.
If you are from outside the EU, you may be required to combine
this internship with a paid English course.
Please note that interns working for less than 3 months will
not be paid. For those working for longer than 3 months, you
will be paid £200 per calendar month. However you will
need to be able to cover your own accommodation and expenses.
If we are unable to place you in our company, we may find
you an alternative internship in another British company.
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| General Vacancies
We are especially interested in people who:
- are comfortable with computers and the Internet
- have travel experience
- are fluent in English (spoken and written)
- speak other languages
- are ready to move to Brighton
We also occasionally have freelance positions
for:
- travelling journalists to research new destinations
- web designers
- web researchers
If you are interested in our company, please send
us your CV and covering letter by e-mail (send your
CV as a Word or PDF Attachment).
Cactus (Cactus Worldwide Ltd) is an equal opportunities
employer.
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