2 Full-time Teachers, and 1 Part-time Teacher Needed in Tianjin

Global Language Village in Tianjin, China, a modern English language school for young children are looking for two full-time teachers, and one part-time teacher. (Tianjin is a 30 minute high speed train ride from Beijing.)

(Note: We are the direct employer, and not an agency.)

Requirements:

-North American, UK, Australian or New Zealand national, whose mother tongue and first spoken language is English. (Exceptions made for other nationalities who speak English without an accent.)

-You are a “kid” person; energetic, fun, and enjoy working with, and teaching younger children.

-Patient, good team leader, organized, and works well with others.

-Willing to learn and adapt culturally.

-Punctual, and diligent in carrying out assigned classes, and preparation of class responsibilities.

-willing to sign a one year contract.

-must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in any field (in order to secure a working visa)

Working hours/days:

-the working hours are flexible depending on the classes you will be teaching, but most classes during the week are in the evenings from 4pm – 7:30pm, although you may have some morning or early afternoon classes as well. There are classes on Saturdays & Sundays in the morning and afternoon.

-Monday is a set day off, and you will have two additional half days off a week. The maximum teaching hours would be 25 hours a week along with 15 required hours a week for preparing classes and meeting times with other teachers.

Holidays:

-You would get a total of one month paid holiday a year; two weeks during Chinese New Year (February or March), one week in July or August, and one week during National Holiday week in October.

-You would also have other government recognized one day holidays off with pay such as Moon Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, New Year’s day, etc.

Class details:

-you will be the head teacher of each class you are teaching, and you will have a full time Chinese assistant who speaks English.

-each class has a maximum of 12 students (Depending on the need at the time of hire, there are also larger classes of 25 pre-school students, (4-5 year olds) you may be asked to help with. These classes have an assistant foreign teacher as well as a Chinese teacher assistant, and the hours for these classes are during the day, Tuesday to Friday.)

-the class age range of the children is from 3-11 years old, and each class is divided according to age. For example – 3-5 year olds; 6-9 year olds.

-each classroom has a computer and projector and good teaching aids.

-we provide an easy to follow curriculum, although you are free to adapt it according to your own teaching style and preferences.

-classes are either 45 minutes long or 80 minutes long, depending on the age of the children.

Salary:

-For new inexperienced teachers – 10,000RMB starting salary with 1,500RMB housing allowance. (We will provide free teacher training for new teachers.)

-For full time teachers with experience and good references, we can negotiate your starting salary up to 15,000 RMB a month, inclusive of accident insurance and accommodation allowance.

(Note: All financial amounts listed are subject to a 5% government tax deduction).

Other benefits:

-After completing a one year contract, you will receive an 8,000 RMB bonus.

-You will be managed by a foreign and Chinese team, and we have a good working environment and a fun lively team of teachers, both foreign and Chinese.

-We can help you to secure a legal working visa as long as you have the minimum of a BA diploma.

-if you are new to China, our staff can help you to find accommodations and also find your way around the city, etc.

-regular teacher assessments and experienced teacher mentoring

Starting date: We need one full time teacher by May 15th 2015, and one full-time teacher by June 30th 2015. (We also need a part-time assistant teacher right away to assist with two pre-school classes. The total teaching hours for a week would be 10 hours, and you would receive 150 RMB (after tax) an hour. The teaching term for the part time teacher would end by July 15th 2015, but you would have the option to continue in September 2015.)

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If interested please send us a copy of your resume (CV) along with a current picture to glvtianjin2012@gmail.com, and we will get back to you right away. We look forward to hearing from you,

James for the Global Language Village, Tianjin, China