Full Time ESL Teachers Needed - Hai Phong, Vietnam

About the Job

Overview

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 Hai Phong team. 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.

Hai Phong 1 is the largest Apollo centre nationwide with a dynamic and enthusiastic teaching team of 20 teaching Young Learners, adults and Corporate classes. Hai Phong 2 is a newer center and growing fast, teaching young Learners. 
Start date: December - January 2018

We have 22 years of experience teaching English in Vietnam and currently operate more than 20 training centres nationwide. Apollo Hai Phong offers a range of classes, teaching young learners (3 to 17) and adults (17+) with opportunities to teach Adult classes, Business English and corporate clients.

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.

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

Remuneration: 
- 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 http://apollo.edu.vn or http://teachatapollo.com for information about teaching at Apollo, teaching and living in Vietnam.

Interested candidates are invited to apply through 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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