Loja, Ecuador - EFL teachers to begin mid-February for a minimum of five months

New York English Learning Center (New York ELC), a non-profit academic institution dedicated to helping students understand the English language. In many schools, there are 40-50 students per classroom and they don’t learn. Here the policy is no more than 10 per classroom. We are situated in Loja, in the south of Ecuador.

New York ELC seeks qualified EFL teachers to begin mid-February for a minimum of five months.

Loja, Ecuador is located high in a valley in Ecuador's southern Andes. It is a small city of around 180,000 people and deemed the music capital of Ecuador. Loja enjoys spring-like temperatures year round.

Positions available:
EFL teachers for children, adolescents and adults. Children start at 4 years old. There are distinct groups 4-5 year olds, 5-6 year olds and 7-8 year olds. These are 3pm in the afternoons. After that 4pm, 5pm, 6pm are from 9+. The 2 hour intensive class 7-9pm could have adolescents or adults. We teach to the Cambridge ESOL syllabus.

 
Qualifications required: a Bachelor's Degree, a TEFL/CELTA/TESOL or other related certificate, and must be a native English speaker or native-like fluent English speaker. Desired qualifications also include experience working with all ages starting at 4 years old to adults, teaching Grammar, Pronunciation, Speaking and Listening courses. Knowledge of Spanish.

Duties: 4+ hours per day Monday to Friday with opportunities for extra tutoring and Saturday classes. Teachers are provided with student and teacher books, prepared planning calendar, pre-written tests and available resources, access to computers and internet.

Term Start Dates: Monday, 12 September, 2016. Teachers are expected to arrive the week before, to be part of an orientation workshop before the cycle starts and to acclimatise to Loja and accommodation.

Interested Candidates:
Please send the following to newyorkenglishlearningcenter@gmail.com:
Current resume and photo


Upon receipt and approval of your resume, we will schedule a skype interview with you.

Compensation: $4 an hour

Instructors teach at least four classes a day and are able to request additional classes and/or tutorials, if available. New York ELC is a non-profit organization and while teachers don’t earn a lot of money by international standards, they do earn enough to live comfortably in Ecuador and gain much in teaching experience and cultural exchange.

Other perks include salary paid every 2 weeks and accommodation would be discounted, free wireless internet access. Visa and airfare fees are the teacher's responsibility.