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Online English Tutor

Alo7 was started by Dr. Pengkai Pan, PhD graduate from MIT Lab. Alo7 is the largest K-12 digital ESL curriculum developer. Our curriculum is used by over 5000 schools in China.

We have launched blended learning program nation wide: our students use our curriculum in the classroom and then review what they have learned with native English speakers on line via 1 to 3 + group classes.

Your students have already learned the materials ahead of time in the classroom. This makes online tutoring with Alo7 much easier.

In March 2019 we will add 20,000 new students from partner schools.

We offer Class Delivery Workshops (CDW) to help you get used to our platform and curriculum. CDW is paid to you.

We offer the best support, and maintains highest ratings of 4.8 and 100% CEO Approval Rating on Glassdoor and 4.7 rating on Indeed.

Position Requirements:

A quiet room with good lighting
Network / Wifi Speed: at least 4Mbps / 4Mbps (downlink and upper link)
- If your speed is not met, please talk to your internet service provider
Camera: HD External camera or HD integrated camera (Most laptops have it)
Headset: Use a headset with a microphone, stable output and input

Tutoring Hours:

Your students will be based in Asia, and will be on Beijing time.

The peak tutoring hours are 18:00 to 22:00 (6pm to 10pm) Beijing time, every day of the week, which converts to 6:00am to 10:00am EST Daylight Savings time or 5:00am to 9:00am EST Normal time. You are free to open any time slots during the peak tutoring hours. Regular schedule is encouraged as schools will book a set of the classes with you.

Generally:

If you are in USA, most available hours are in the early morning
If you are in Asia, most available hours are at night
If you are in Europe, most available hours are in the middle of the day

Posted: January 2019

This is a Direct to School Job

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).

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Location	Anywhere
Start Date	March 2019
Contract Length	6 months to 1 year
Eligible Candidates	Licensed Teacher, College/University Faculty, University Graduate, ESL Instructor, Vocational/Technical Instructor
Student Level	Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, High School
Number of Vacancies	150

Job Benefits

This is an independent contractor position. You have the potential to earn between $15 and $22 USD per hour
Each 25-minute class pays $7.50 per class or each 50-minute pays $15 per class as base rate. This base rate applies to most programs. On top of the base pay, we offer incentives up to 25%. Most tutors start with $17.55 for a-50-minute class when they teach well
Top School Program where some tutors from top 100 universities in US or in the world (UK, Canada, Australia) are invited to tutor this special Program. The base rate is $20 per 50-minute class as base rate + Additional Incentive pay
You can chose your own working hours during peak tutoring hours

Additional Opportunities

For outstanding tutors who have some extra time during the day, we often offer other freelance opportunities with ALO7, such as writing, presentation development, curriculum development
We also offer freelance opportunities like recruiter / trainer to highly qualified tutors if they are willing to take on extra projects

Qualifications and Requirements

Education Required	Associate/2-year Diploma
Work Visa Eligibility	United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Australia
Additional School Requirements
Mother language must be English; must speak English at an idiomatic level and must be from US, Canada, UK, Australia. Most of your students will go abroad to study in one of these 4 countries. That's why schools require tutors with these accents Must have completed a Bachelor's Degree or be enrolled in a 4-year college program If without a Bachelor's Degree and not enrolled in 4-year college program, we require an Associate's Degree and a TESOL/TEFL certification If you don't know any other foreign language, you can still teach English, as our interactive curriculum makes tutoring much easier

About the School

Founded by Dr. Pengkai Pan, who holds a PhD from the MIT Media Lab, Alo7’s initial angel investors include digital pioneer Professor Nicholas Negroponte, who is the MIT Media Lab Founder, and several international venture capital companies. Alo7 is the largest digital English Language Teaching (ELT) product and solutions provider in China, with more than 10M registered users and more than 5,000 training school partners. We are revolutionizing the way English is learned and taught throughout China, from how schools are managed to how schools and homes are connected in the mobile Internet age. Alo7 aims to be one of the largest online education platform by end of 2018, as large educational institutions in China are all Alo7’s partners. Currently, these partner schools are using Alo7’s digital curriculum in the classroom setting and have started to offer Alo7’s online tutoring services to their existing student bases, with an aggregated number of users easily exceeding one million. In November 2017, Alo7 received funding from Qualcomm, Legend, etc.