Live Well and Save Money in Heilongjiang, China!

LIVE WELL AND SAVE MONEY in Heilongjiang, China!Great Training, Western Management + 16,000RMB Annual Bonus (paid quarterly) 20+4 hours a week

English Teacher positions:
At JOY, we offer a highly competitive monthly salary plus a 16,000 RMB annual bonus (3,000 RMB every 3 months, then 7,000 upon contract completion) AND accommodation in private furnished modern apartments in new buildings with all utilities (including high speed internet) paid.You will teach our well-tested and fun curriculum 20 hours a week (plus four office hours) in a great environment to motivated young learners aged 5 to 15.Full training, curriculum, and all teaching materials are provided and our Western Management team and Chinese teachers and support staff are always there to assist you.

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Joy Children’s Language School, established in 1981, has over 10,000 students across mainland China and Taiwan. Joy Harbin is the most successful franchise in mainland China. We have 12 locations in the city with close to 40 foreign teachers and we are expanding all the time. As an English teacher at Joy you will receive first class training and ongoing support from our experienced Western (English and Canadian) management team.

We are seeking several teachers who are native English speakers from the US, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, or South Africa. Teaching experience is preferred but not required as full training will be given to selected candidates. Only NATIVE English speakers should apply.

Joy salary and benefits:
Starting salary of 6000RMB with no Chinese income tax per month, with two 500RMB salary increases within the first six months. (Higher starting salaries may be considered for experienced teachers)
20 teaching hours and 4 office hours per week.
500RMB raise every 6 months up to 9000RMB.
16,000RMB yearly contract bonus based on attendance and performance, with 3000RMB paid out every three months and 7000RMB paid on completion of contract.
Free private modern apartment in a new building.
5 working days each week with 2 days off.
Three Joy holidays during the year: Spring Festival, Summer Vacation and October Holiday;42 days of holiday(approximately) with 1/2 of the days paid at the end of the contract.These holidays provide excellent opportunities for travel.
Opportunities for voluntary paid overtime, or to permanently increase your teaching hours for a higher salary.
Free Chinese lessons - Free Chinese text books and subsidized HSK exam.

Career Development:
Our Senior Teacher Management Development Program is open to all our teachers meeting the required standards of performance.
Senior teachers are trained to take on additional responsibilities such as; training, curriculum development and management.
Senior teachers receive a higher base salary and are not required to work office hours.
Senior teachers from our school have gone on to take up management positions in Joy branches throughout China.

Travel Opportunities:
So far this year, 4 of our teachers have had the opportunity to represent the school in events in other Chinese cities and internationally, all expenses paid.

UK summer camp
USA summer camp
Shanghai speech contest judging
Chengdu speech contest judging

These opportunities are open to all our teachers and we anticipate further opportunities later this year and beyond.

We are a private school. We are not recruiters or an agency and we do not send teachers out to work at public schools or other private schools. Teachers who are hired work exclusively at our Joy Children’s Language School campuses.

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 traveling, 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 ourfree 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).

Social Activities:
Having nearly 40 foreign teachers and hundreds of 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, barbecues, sports activities, luxury Christmas dinners, Halloween costume parties to name but a few.

We have opportunities available in Joy branches throughout Heilongjiang Province in the following cities. Financial packages may vary slightly in each location.

Mudanjiang
Surrounded by beautiful countryside including, rolling hills, alpine forests, mountains, rivers and lakes, Mudanjiang is the Southernmost city in Heilongjiang province. The impressive Mudan (peony) River flows directly through the city and the city benefits from a significantly milder climate than the rest of the province, due to it’s location in the river valley. Mudanjiang is the most convenient jumping off point for the famously beautiful “Mirror Lake”, “Diaoshuilou Waterfall”, and “The Underground Forest.”

Mirror Lake is gets it’s name from the unusually clear reflections of the surrounding lush green forest in its pristine blue water. It is a great spot for hiking, swimming, picnicking, or taking boat trips.

Diaoshuilou Waterfall has a 12m drop and 300m span, and is a spectacular raging beauty during the rainy season.

The Underground Forest is a beautiful pine forest located within 10 dormant volcanoes, which is a great hiking location and can be easily combined into a day trip to mirror lake.

Daqing
Daqing is a thriving modern city which has benefited from a recent boom, due to discovery of the largest oil reserves in China. The city is extremely clean and isn’t crowded like other major cities, as the city’s infrastructure has developed more quickly than the population has expanded (a very rare thing in China).

The city of Daqing 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 traveling, 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.

Daqing is also surrounded byvolcanic hot springs, anddormant volcanoes, where popular spas are built. The countryside outside the city is dominated bysuperb natural wetlands, rivers with opportunities for rafting, large lakes and forests.

Daqing is also a short journey from a largeMongolian autonomous region, where traditional Mongolian culture is kept alive, with expansive grasslands, yurt camps and the chance to experience the Mongolian way of life first hand.

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 also provide:
* Airport pick up, local tour and assistance to acclimatize after arrival
* Utilities and internet paid
* Working Z visa
* Resident Permit
* Foreign Experts Certificate
* Free emergency medical and accident insurance

Training:
Joy classes all follow a structured curriculum. All materials, books, teaching guides, props, posters, DVDs, tapes, etc. are provided at the schools. There is no need to search the internet for class ideas or materials.
You will receive one-on-one training with a Canadian trainer who has worked at Joy for over 10 years.
You will have the opportunity to observe other teacher’s classes, have assistance preparing your lessons, and practice teaching before you start your first live classes.
Your trainers and the rest of the western management team will provide a high level of feedback, coaching, and ongoing support to enable you to excel.
The atmosphere here is very light-hearted and fun in the classrooms, but we are dedicated to providing the best education for our students. Joy's motto and approach to teaching is: “Learning is Fun”. We play lots of activities and games while teaching English to our young students. Class sizes are small, 15 or fewer students for Pop and 20 or fewer for Young classes.

What Joy needs:
All candidates should be responsible, hard-working, energetic, creative, and fun-loving to teach English to children aged five to 15. Full training is provided but you must have the ability to take the information you’ve learned and apply it in your own classes.

Candidates may apply by emailing a cover letter, resume, college degree, TESOL/TEFL certificate and recent photo to:

Neil Draycott, Director of Foreign Faculty
joyharbinrec@163.com

Please include when you are available and outline any previous teaching experience you have or experience with children, as well as any questions you might have at that time.Initial contracts are for one year.

Find us onFacebook(Joy Children’s Language School Harbin or Joy School Harbin) to connect with existing teachers and find out more about the school.