TEFL Teacher
Our school teaches British English to classes of up to 6 in number ranging in age from 4-12 years old. The students range in ability from beginner to intermediate level so new teachers can expect to cover the usual vocab plus grammatical context, reading, writing and phonics as appropriate to the age group. Our syllabus for is based on a mix of internationally reputable courses. The teachers’ guides accompanying these courses have lesson plans already written so our teachers don't start from scratch most of the time and a lesson plan can usually be supplied. However we expect teachers to adapt the plans provided to ensure consistently high levels of student engagement.
Teaching quality is very important to the school. Our approach to teaching is ALL about student engagement and making progress. We monitor teaching quality closely and teach using creative and playful learning activities. Games, songs, music, movement, interactive smartboards, arts and crafts, even acting like an idiot…you name it, we do it to keep our students focussed and engaged. Parents have told us they enrolled their children and renew their contracts with us specifically because of our teaching approach.
Teaching hours: 25 per week on average PLUS 5 hours non-teaching time for a total of 120 hours per month minimum. We guarantee payment for that time even if we don’t have the classes signed up but the teacher will be expected to carry out other administrative or marketing tasks as requested. These tasks could include marketing activities such as demonstrations, placement tests, event planning, maintenance of the campus, teaching resource production, lesson plan writing and class observations.
Applications for this position will be received directly by the school and will not be reviewed by Teach Away's Placement Coordinators.
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| Location | Changsha, China |
| Start Date | April 2019 |
| Contract Length | 1 Year |
| Eligible Candidates | ESL Instructor |
| Student Level | Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School |
| Monthly Salary | USD 1875 - 2200 |
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
Job Benefits
The foreign teacher salary package is up to 18,500RMB per month in value including the following:
The salary package includes a performance pay component based on the following:
If both parties agree to renew for another 12 months, we offer a 5% pay increase as well to reflect the increase in your experience and fit with our organisational culture. |
Qualifications and Requirements
| Required Certificates | TESL/TEFL Certificate over 100 hours |
| Education Required | Bachelor |
| Work Visa Eligibility | United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand |
| Additional School Requirements | |
The successful applicant must meet criteria for working legally in China:
If applicants hold a Bachelor's degree in related field such as linguistics or a Master's degree, a TEFL certificate may not be required by the government but we will ask for it anyway because the training process is helpful in raising awareness of professional standards.
We are also looking for the following personal qualities:
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| TEFL certification required Find out more about getting TEFL Certified by the renowned University of Toronto Faculty of Education. | |