Teach at Joy English School

Joy English Language School, established in 1981, has over 100,000 students across 500 schools in mainland China and Taiwan. Joy Harbin is the most successful franchise in mainland China. We have 14 locations in the city with 12,000 students, more than 40 foreign teachers, 450 Chinese staff and we are expanding all the time. You will receive first class (fully paid) training and ongoing support from our experienced Western management team.

We believe that taking excellent care of our teachers and providing them with opportunities to grow and develop is the key to a successful school. As a result we go far above and beyond the standard in China to ensure that our teachers are satisfied with their career with Joy. As a result our average length of service is over 3.5 years, which is almost unheard of in a Chinese language school.

The atmosphere is high energy, student centered, interactive and fun in the classrooms, and we are dedicated to providing the best education for our students. Joy's motto and approach to teaching is: “Learning is Fun”. We integrate engaging activities and games into the learning process so our students are highly motivated to learn, making your experience as a teacher both rewarding and enjoyable. Class sizes are small delivering a high level of individual attention to each student, maximizing their classroom time to achieve results far beyond those of their public school peers.

Our teaching philosophy is to provide a highly interactive learning environment where our students are taught English in a practical and contextual way. Students build the confidence to use their English language skills to communicate in a realistic context. We integrate storytelling, audio visual stimulus, role-plays, songs, chants and a wide range of other activities to really bring the teaching content to life. Our curriculum and methodology achieves outstanding results for our students and we believe in building long term student teacher relationships, so you can really see the positive impact you are making with your students over the course of your career at Joy.

Harbin:

The city of Harbin (as with the rest of Heilongjiang Province) has an extremely low cost of living (especially when compared to Beijing, Shanghai, or southern China) so it is very easy to save a lot of your salary for travelling, sending home, or building savings.  It is easy to live well on half your salary or less, leaving the rest for travel, fun, or savings.

Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China; it is the heart of historic Manchuria, birthplace of both the Manchu culture and the Mandarin language. The most standard form of Mandarin is spoken in Harbin, so it’s the perfect place to study Chinese and to benefit from our free Chinese lessons.

Harbin is a vibrant modern city, mixing traditional Chinese and Russian heritage with contemporary western influences.  The 10th most populated city in China, Harbin is situated on the south bank of the Songhua River.  In summer the city comes alive with outdoor activities: the center of the city features classic Russian architecture and is lined with outdoor restaurants and German-style beer gardens and it’s a short boat ride to the northern bank of the river where you can visit extensive parkland and the Siberian Tiger Reserve.

In the winter Harbin boasts the world famous Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, with colossal ice sculptures throughout the city, skating, ice slides, and sledding. Harbin is just a short train ride from China’s premier ski resort Yabuli. A day trip including a return train ticket, equipment rental, and a full-day skiing or snowboarding pass can cost less than 200RMB ($30USD). Several other excellent ski resorts are a short bus ride from the city, where full day ski/snowboarding trips can cost less than 100RMB ($15USD).

Social Activities:

Having over 40 foreign teachers and over 450 Chinese staff, we have a strong sense of community. Our foreign teachers regularly socialize together and form lasting friendships. The school also organizes regular free and subsidized social events such as snowboarding and ski trips, beach barbecues, sports activities, luxury Christmas dinners, Halloween costume parties to name but a few.

Joy is a private school and classes are held on weekday afternoons and evenings, and weekends. Because of this schedule there is a lot of free time during the week. It’s a great opportunity for those of you who have hobbies, like to experience new things or just enjoy relaxing but have never had the time.

We have built a high performing and dedicated team many of whom have chosen to make Joy and Harbin their long term home, settling down, marrying, having children and purchasing property here. Make the right choice for your ESL career and apply now.