ESL Teacher
We are looking for an experienced ESL teacher to join our team. You’ll organize courses for non-native speakers with diverse activities and methods that cover all aspects of English language (speaking, writing, and comprehending).
As a teacher in our school, you’ll create individualized educational plans based on each student’s needs and evaluate their progress through homework and assessments. ESL teacher skills also include building positive relationships with parents and teachers and helping them evaluate student progress.
If you love English and education and have a calm and positive personality, we’d like to meet you
Responsibilities of ESL teacher:
- Prepare classroom and course materials
- Assign homework and exams
- Grade students’ assessments
- Create individualized plans for students with special requirements (e.g. learning disabilities)
- Research new teaching methods for teaching English as a second language
- Create a supportive and positive classroom environment
- Maintain records of student attendance and grades
- Resolve crises in classroom
- Inform parents about student progress
- Collaborate with educational staff to provide a positive learning experience to students
Applications for this position will be received directly by the school and will not be reviewed by Teach Away's Placement Coordinators.
Any communication about the job will take place directly between you and the institution. Tracking of your application status will take place within the application tracking system used by the school you are applying to (outside of your Teach Away Dashboard).
Please note that Teach Away provides information on behalf of schools and cannot accept liability for information provided or policies schools may adopt. Be sure to verify all details that apply to you, and check for the latest visa and work permit requirements. For any questions regarding job postings, please contact the school directly. Teach Away believes in diversity and inclusivity, and that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and be considered fairly and equally for employment. We ensure all schools we work with adhere to our pledge to promote inclusivity and diversity in education and recruitment practices.
| Location | Luxu, Wujiang, China |
| Start Date | August 2021 |
| Eligible Candidates | ESL Instructor |
| Student Level | High School |
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
Job Benefits
Our teachers also enjoy the generous benefits that Sino Canada brings in terms of work/life balance, and our compensation/benefits package. The list below highlights the differences between our contract, and other BC Offshore School contracts:
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Qualifications and Requirements
| Required Certificates | TESL/TEFL Certificate over 100 hours Other Certification |
| Education Required | Bachelor |
| Work Visa Eligibility | United States (USA), Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand |
| Major | ESL |
| Additional School Requirements | |
Eligibility Requirements to Teach English in China To get a Z visa, you must satisfy certain criteria – from nationality and age to qualifications and a few other pivotal bits and bobs. It’s important to know that there are several exceptions to many of the below detailed rules. For clarity and ease of info-sharing, we’ll detail all those at the end of the guide. Here are the primary Z Visa requirements:
You must be from one of seven approved countries – UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa China has decided that only citizens from these seven countries speak English fluently and may teach their students. Yes, we know – it doesn’t always work like that but, to be brutally honest: their house, their rules.
China has also decided it wants a certain foreign teacher to work there – one with a Bachelor’s Degree. The significant news is, however, that the degree can be in any subject. It does not need to be teaching or English specific at all. If the degree is legit in your country, then you can teach English in China!
A TEFL* certificate is one of the fundamental requirements to teach English in China in 2021. This is best gained online with one of the many agencies that offer world-class courses. TEFL certification is reasonably affordable and is really the best first-step into a wonderful teaching career, anywhere in the world. *TEFL certificates: If you don’t have this certificate, you will need to get it before applying for a teaching job. In your research, you will come across three varieties of English-teaching courses: TEFL, TESOL and CELTA. It’s better to have a TEFL, which trains you for teaching people of all ages.
China doesn’t want any hardened foreign criminals among its midst and we guess this is fair as well. To apply for a Z Visa, you must present a Criminal Record (also called a Police Check) that shows you have no priors. Don’t worry over minor infringements: they’re really only looking out for a bonafide criminal record. Find out how to obtain a Criminal Record Check in your home country. And don’t forget that once you have all your documents, you will need to have them authenticated for the visa application.
This is the working-age bracket for Chinese teachers, so foreign workers must also abide by them. Chinese schools will be quite blunt in the age bracket they desire. Typically, they will seek teachers who are at least 25 years old (especially if they want teachers to have loads of experience in the field) and perhaps not older than 45. For kindergartens, it may even be less than that – they try to filter for things like energy levels and whatnot. If you are on either side of the 25 – 45 age bracket, it’s worth asking about a school’s age requirement as soon as possible. Not all mention it in their job application, so this is a good way to make sure you’re not wasting your time.
China wants to ensure you are fit and healthy to teach in the country. Primarily, the country wants to ensure applicants don’t inadvertently bring illnesses into the country. The medical check will screen not just for general health but also for things like HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis. The first Medical Examination usually takes place when you’re applying for your Z Visa – so you do this through a certified medical facility in your home country. As soon as you arrive in China, you’ll undergo the second medical check. If you read somewhere else that you can wait and get your medical check in China after you leave, that was probably true at the time of publication. As with many things in 2021, that has changed. You now need two medical checks. Don’t worry: your employer will guide you through this process in China.
Remember how we said that everyone’s story is different? Well, it’s true: what if you are not originally from one of the seven approved countries but you studied and gained your Bachelor Degree from one of the approved countries? Yes, you guessed it – exemption approved!
Here are some of the most common exceptions:
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| TEFL certification required Find out more about getting TEFL Certified by the renowned University of Toronto Faculty of Education. | |