Teach Young Learners in Shanghai, 16,000rmb / Month

Looking for an adventure in a totally new culture? Earn over £22,000 or $27,000 USD per year teaching English to young learners while gaining crucial first hand cross-cultural working experience in Shanghai, the most exciting and vibrant city in China.

Why Shanghai?
Shanghai – the New York of Asia - is a vibrant, well connected international hub with something for everyone whether that is nightlife, food, sport, music, fashion or something else!
With an expat population of around 300,000, home-comforts and fellow English speakers are easy to find. However, it is also perfect for those looking to immerse themselves into Chinese culture.
Its exceptional public transport system makes it easy to explore while its thousands of restaurants and bars provide a varied and interesting social life. Being a major city, it is both domestically and internationally well-connected.

Why Giraffe?
Ranked in the top 10 English schools in Shanghai, Giraffe provides a western learning experience to Children aged 3-12 years old.
We provide a generous compensation package underpinned with caring professional and personal support including 3 months of paid training, ensuring that you are comfortable and confident when you are required to teach.
Classrooms are all well equipped with toys, a large whiteboard and are spacious enough to provide a comfortable environment. Class sizes are capped at 13 and you will always be accompanied by a native bilingual Chinese speaker.
Our syllabus provides an easy structure to follow and our equipment cupboard is well stocked with all sorts of toys, games and flashcards which makes lesson planning less time-consuming and lessons easier to teach. Marking and administration is looked after by Chinese teachers.

Job Requirements
1. Bachelors Degree
2. Native English Speaker
3. Enjoy working with Children – we can teach you to lesson plan and teach, can’t teach you to laugh
4. Open to new experiences
5. You are NOT required to speak Chinese
6. TEFL certificate preferred

Benefits:
1. 15,000 RMB/month to start (£1750 approx), jumps to 16,000RMB (£1900 approx) after training. Average salary in Shanghai is approx 7000RMB, 16,000 provides an extremely comfortable standard of living.
2. Full visa support
3. Chinese lessons
4. Reduced working hour contract with no deduction to salary after requirements are met.
5. Contract completion bonus of up to one months pay.
6. One-way flight provided
7. Holiday time: the number of days change every year based on when Chinese holidays are (lunar calendar). This year we have 32 days paid vacation throughout the year. Unpaid personal leave is also available.
8. Continuous living support from our dedicated
9. Airport pickup, hotel stay, assistance finding housing
10. Opportunities for career progression

To apply or for more information please e-mail Chris with a copy of your CV to teach@egiraffe.com.cn

Looking forward to hearing from you.

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