Most importantly the management truly values the staff; that's far from always the case in China (and any job in general). Here are just a few examples of the extra benefits that are indicative of the management's genuine appreciation of the staff: 2 free tours a year with the whole staff team, 4-times a year all the staff will participate in seasonal activities, such as, fishing, climbing mountains, parties, and picking fruit at orchards in the scenic countryside nearby. Some activities will be coordinated with the local government or nearby companies, giving you an abundance of chances to network and socialize. Staff are given very nice presents at the Dragon Festival, Spring Festival, National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival (combined), Teacher's Day, and Women's Day.
The salary of RMB 7,500 per month is very good by North Chinese standards. You can get paid considerably more in the South but all living expenses are much higher down there. Restaurant meals, taxi fares, and other such living costs are nearly double down South. You will be earning more than three times the salary of your Chinese colleagues plus your apartment is supplied rent-free; you will be able to afford more luxuries here than you ever would back home!
Foreign teachers also have available free Chinese culture classes, once every week, talking about Chinese cuisine, language, culture, etc. The apartment is very close to your school, within normal walking distance, and no traffic problems. In Zhuanghe you will encounter none of the traffic jams and pollution problems that plague all the major Chinese cities.
However, keep in mind, this job is not for everybody; to teach young kids well, you need to be able to find the child within yourself and be prepared to have fun, to sing and dance just like a child. If your kindness and love of children shines through, the emotional rewards and sense of self-satisfaction and achievement are great.
Instead of dealing with students who would rather be doing something else - anywhere else, you are working with students who find the very fact that you are a foreigner mysterious and exciting. The students are eager to please you and they are at the age where you can get enormous satisfaction from watching their quick improvement.
You will be working for our school in one of its associated schools located in very near lovely Dalian. Both the schools are members of the Top English group. The facilities are very bright, colorful, cheerful, clean and modern. I would be more than happy to send you recent photos. They use modern American-produced teaching materials from Pearson Education and have lots of the latest teaching aides. You will be fully instructed and supported in their implementation.
The students attend the school in their spare time so the busiest days are the weekends and the two days off per week are on weekdays ¨C usually Monday and Tuesday; this is the standard for private schools, so other teachers in town will likely have the same days off as you. This is a fully professional position; you will work at the school for 25 hours per week.
Please keep in mind that some of this time, you may be asked to do demonstration lessons and/or promotional activities. If overtime is required you will be paid an extra 100 RMB per hour. The contract is initially for one year with a 30 day probation period.
The schools are located close to the city center with very good transport connections and are close to major supermarkets that stock a reasonable range of imported western foods. You will be the only full-time foreign teacher in each school and will have the respect from management that a key staff member commands. As there are several other language schools with foreign teachers in the immediate vicinity; you will have plenty of opportunities to socialize with other foreign teachers
We do not pay for airfares in advance; but we do pay an RMB 6,000 completion bonus that you can put towards them.
Requirements
- Must be a native English speaker from the USA or Canada, UK, Australia or New
- Zealand Ages 20 to 45 welcome to apply
- Two openings immediately available at the same school¡ªperfect for a couple!!!
- We are seeking 2 suitably motivated and qualified native English speakers principally from the USA or Canada, aged 25 to 45 to give the students an opportunities to communicate with a native English speaker.
- Class sizes will be kept small (usually from 12 to 16 students) to allow for personal interaction. This allows you to be much more effective and satisfied than trying to teach conversation to classes of 40 to 65 which are common in China.
- We are looking for a person who wants to rise to the challenge of being as good a teacher as they can; you must be a native speaker with a neutral accent. You must have a bachelor degree (preferably in a language field) or equivalent and an EFL/ESL/TESOL qualification or second language teaching experience. It is very helpful if you have a couple of years teaching experience.
- We can provide documentation for you to get a valid working visa. It is also okay if you are already living in China with a current working visa and can get a work release letter from your current employer.
Dalian and the surrounding areas are extremely beautiful areas with relatively very little pollution. Zhuanghe is considered a smaller city by Chinese standards so the cost of living is much lower than major cities like Beijing or Shanghai.
To Apply for this Position:
Please send me an email with:
1. Your present contact details, location and resume
2. In the body of the email, tell me about yourself and why you think you might like and be suitable for the position
3. Attach a scan of the photo page of your passport (you can blank out the passport number at this stage if you wish)
4. Copies of your qualification certificate(s). college degree, TESOL, etc.
5. If you can, please attach a jpeg photo (less than 250kb please) of yourself, so I know who I'm talking to, as well as a passport style photo
6. Written reference letters if you have them.
7. Skype account name and best time to contact you, in addition to phone number(s).
I will reply promptly to all qualified candidates and personally contact candidates via email and/or Skype as the next step.
please send your resume ,the copy of your passport,bachelor degree, and visa ,your recent colour photos to us