Energetic, Creative and Dedicated Teachers Needed to Join our Hanoi and Hai Phong, Vietnam

About the Job

Overview

Job Summary

Experience working in a fascinating country with a unique cultural combination of old and new, traditional and modern. Apollo is currently looking for energetic, creative and dedicated teachers to join our Hanoi and Hai Phong teams.

Our teaching staff at Apollo is an experienced and supportive group and we are looking for other qualified and dedicated ESL professionals to join this dynamic team and help to deliver quality education to Vietnamese young learners.

Details of Position 
Summary:

Experience working in a fascinating country with a unique cultural combination of old and new, traditional and modern. Apollo is currently looking for energetic, creative and dedicated teachers to join our Hanoi and Hai Phong teams. There are a excellent professional development and career opportunities available with Apollo, where we are committed to our slogan, 'where the best become better' for both our staff and students. You will have access to excellent facilities and be working with a brand new series of courseware and other learning resources provided by National Geographic learning.

Start date: August and September 2018

We have 22 years of experience teaching English in Vietnam and currently operate more than 20 training centres nationwide.

At Apollo you can expect: 
A commitment to ongoing professional development and high-quality teaching standards 
A wide range of resources and modern facilities 
A variety of courses and learners 
Academic and personal support from a dedicated team 
Opportunities for career development

Responsibilities: 
Planning communicative, student-centred and participative lessons while following a designated syllabus 
Participating in professional development activities. These include training sessions, peer observations and developmental observations led by senior academic team members 
Teaching across our range of levels, ages, and courses 
Administering and marking course tests 
Writing student reports 
Conducting placement testing 
Teaching off-site classes, as required

Average teaching hours: normally scheduled at 18-25 hours per week. Classes run from 7:30am to 10:00pm Monday through Friday; 7:45 am to 8:15pm on Saturday and Sunday. Split shifts are sometimes inevitable, though they are avoided where possible. Whenever possible, teachers are scheduled two consecutive days off.

Qualifications 
Essential requirements for all teaching positions: 
• CELTA / Trinity TESOL or equivalent (100% online TEFL certificates will not be accepted) 
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher 
• Full mastery of English 
• A willingness to teach across our full range of classes 
• Clean criminal record check (with validity within 6 months) 
• Adaptability, flexibility, and cultural sensitivity 
• 4 months’ validity on passport 
• Experience of teaching young learners desirable

Salary and Benefits

Competitive salary with performance based contract completion bonus 
Overtime payment 
Relocation bonus, company health insurance scheme, visa and work permit costs covered by Apollo 
Fully paid leave: up to 15 days of annual leave and up to 11 days of public holidays (applying to one year contracts) 
Salary and benefits paid in Vietnamese Dong. Tax is payable on a progressive scale and averages around 11-12% for a typical full-time teacher 
Please visit our website (link below) for information about teaching at Apollo, teaching and living in Vietnam.

Interested candidates are invited to apply to recruitment@apollo.edu.vn. Your application should include a cover letter stating your desired working location, your updated CV in English and scanned copies of your degree(s) and Teaching Certificates. Candidates who have already obtained a current valid Police Check preferred. Submission of original documents will be required later for Work Permit application, photocopies will not be accepted.

*Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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