Shenzhen/Beijing, China -TEFL qualified teachers to join the teaching team

About the Job

Overview

Gallery Teachers is looking for TEFL qualified teachers to join the teaching team of our client’s school – a reputable English Language school with over 300 Learning Centres across China, looking for suitable candidates to provide an interactive and immersive learning environment for their students, aged from 3 to 12. Successful candidate will be able to experience and explore Chinese culture and places of interest while knowing that they will be well looked after by experienced Management Team with proven track records.

School Profile

Our client is one of the national leaders in the junior ELT market in the Greater China region, also listed in NASDA. Key player in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guanghou, with a nationwide network of training centers across major cities in China. Providing a dynamic American K-12 curriculum based on rigid guidelines, while offering interactive multimedia to students both inside and outside the classroom. They believe that a child’s development should be a dynamic and interactive process. Learning a language is one of the ways through which culture affects a child development - each student not only has the opportunity to study in a fun and immersive English environment, stimulating their interest in learning; the School also focuses on the logic, cultural nuances, and thinking methods behind the language. Their project based learning syllabus emphasises the need to cultivate a child’s leadership skills, including teamwork, presentation, project management, problem solving, and creativity. It is their teaching philosophy to engage and motivate students to learn English through non-traditional ESL methods.

JOB DETAILS

Opportunity Code	RE-SZX-20 /  RE-PEK-20
Location	Shenzhen (10 vacancies), Beijing (5 vacancy)
Age range of students	3-6 / 6-12
Maximum number of students per class	12-20
What courses are the teacher(s) expected to teach?	Activity Class: Phonics, Vocabulary, Oral Speaking, Reading Regular class: Reading, Oral Practice, Project Based Learning
Typical working hours	13.30-20.30 (Wednesday) 15.00-20.30 (Thursday & Friday) 09.00-18.00 (Saturday & Sunday) (with one-hour lunch break)
Position	Full time with sponsored Z working visa
Next available start dates	Autumn 2019 Spring 2020
Qualifications	Required: TEFL qualification or equivalent An undergraduate degree Effective communication skills Great interpersonal skills especially enjoy working with young learners Ability to obtain a clear police check from home country Flexibility and sense of adventure-able to live abroad for 1 year! Desirable: More than a years’ teaching experience Experience of teaching overseas Young Learner teaching experience and/or qualification e.g. PGCE, CERT-YL, TYLEC Postgraduate teaching qualification

Job Summary:

• Teaching English as Young Learner Teacher in a reputable English Language School in Shenzhen (modern metropolitan city that links Hong Kong and Macau to China’s mainland) or as Young Learner/Adults Teacher in Beijing (the capital of China)
• Guaranteed monthly remuneration with free flight to China
• Newly TEFL Qualified EFL teachers are welcome to apply.  No minimum teaching experience with full induction provided upon arrival in China including local information and teaching induction.
• Straightforward visa application with full visa support from our client’s visa team.

TEACHER’S HOURS OF WORK, SALARY AND BENEFITS

 

Salary Option 1

Monthly Pay including Housing organized by our client:

Starting from 12,500 CNY to 15,000 CNY per month based on qualification and teaching experience. Accommodation in China arranged and paid for by our partner’s school (2-4 bedrooms shared apartment; with the majority of two bedrooms apartments - one teacher per room, self-catering, electricity & water bills included within a fixed monthly allowance). You will be met by our client’s local team upon arrival at the airport. They will assist you in settling in at your accommodation and you will have a free day to rest well before your induction at our partner school on the following day. China airport transfer arranged and paid for by our client

Salary Option 2

Monthly Pay including House allowance:

Starting from 18,000 CNY to 20,000 CNY per month based on qualification and teaching experience. Accommodation to be arranged by candidate.

• To work 5 days a week with 2 days off, office hours and work schedules may differ from school to school, total working hours is 35 hours per week excluding breaks, of which 20 hours are usually designated teaching hours.  Office based class preparation required, 30 minutes for every 1 hour of teaching. Prep time is unpaid unless specified otherwise.
• International flight to China arranged and paid for by our client
• Sponsored China Z work visa - our client’s International Office will provide full support from preparing your Z work visa to airport pickup in China, together with their local team in China (Legalisation, translation fee not included).
• Paid China national holidays.
• Full induction and Continuous Professional Development included.
• Job rotation scheme in China.

TEACHER’S MAIN DUTIES

• Teaching 20 hours of well-prepared lessons each week using our client’s course books.
• Following all reasonable directions by our client’s management team.
• Maintaining excellent class administration including careful lesson preparation and record-keeping.
• Assisting with school admin tasks if asked.
• Writing End of Course Reports prior to the end of each student’s course if required.
• Keeping accurate attendance records and informing your manager immediately if any discrepancies exist on your class registration.
• Ensuring all students under your care follow the school´s rules.
• Keeping the Academic Manager up to date with any student misbehaviour, absence from lessons, or any student welfare concerns.
• Advising the Academic Manager of any level discrepancies within your group.

Salary

Qualifications

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