Required
*Native speakers from Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and USA.
*Age: 25 – 60
*1-2 years experience.
*Bachelors degree or higher
*Teaching qualification(TESOL or TEFL), preferably to diploma or Masters level
*Sound understanding of SLA theory and modern language teaching methodology
*Excellent communication and organizational skills
*A high degree of professionalism
*A high degree of enthusiasm for quality education
Benefits
*Two weeks paid vacation and national holidays.
* Monthly salary 7500RMB plus 1000RMB living allowance. For first year trainers, there is a 500RMB Holdback which is paid at the end of the contract. As well, the first month for a new trainer is probationary.
* Return airfare at the end of the contract.
* All Visa costs will be reimbursed with receipts. Residency permits and working permits will be arranged by the school. *Airport pick up
* Accommodation provided in an excellent hotel while you are assisted in finding a suitable living location.
The job is 5 days per week comprising 25 fifty-five minute classes and 15 hours prep. time with optional overtime classes. The trainer has 2 consecutive days off each week. The teaching materials are all supplied to which trainers add their own ideas to enhance the learning experience of both students and themselves.
At Hylite, you will teach a wide variety of class sizes from 1 to 50. The majority of classes you teach will be private classes (max. 4) and salon classes (max 8). We are teaching more and more corporate classes so those teachers with business experience are especially needed. As well, you will have the opportunity to teach an occasional primary and middle school class.
HyLite School is located in downtown Wuxi close to McDonalds, KFC , Starbucks and major shopping areas. The school has modern classrooms, a library full of foreign books, a table-tennis table and a snack bar selling drinks and snacks.
The foreign trainers come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, but they are qualified, experienced and dedicated to teaching. You will never feel like you are alone in a foreign country. Currently, we have 8 trainers from Australia, Canada, Ireland and England. The students are motivated adults (the youngest students are 15) and they will surprise you with their tenacity and eagerness to learn. Trainers are also expected to join in the fun of such off-campus events like, Hawaiian Beach Parties, Halloween extravaganza, day trips to visit local sights(Lake Taihu, The Ling Shan Bhudda-88 meters high!) and all kinds of parks and festivals that happen year round.
Most trainers now live less than a 5 minute walk from the school.
The city of Wuxi is s mall bustling city of 4.5 million people located in Jiangsu province about 70 minutes by train from Shanghai. There is excellent public transportation, the city is clean and on the whole it is a friendly and well-off community with many things to see and do. There are several large Western-owned super markets so if you like to cook you will find all the "home cookin" foodstuffs you need. There are Western restaurants and all kinds of different styles of Chinese restaurants such as Cantonese, Sechuan, Peking etc. A plate full of noodles with vegetables, very tasty, is about 7rmb.There are local Gyms to keep fit and other sports centers to play basketball, volleyball, table tennis and even a summer softball league.
We are looking for teachers who want to begin their ESL career as well as those who are enjoying the beginning of a 2nd career. Age isn't a factor, however, attitude certainly is. If you work and play well with others, enjoy the team approach to work, enjoy laughing and learning then this may be the place for you. We are a diverse group by age and nationality and welcome your interest in joining our school.
We hope to hear from you soon.
All applications should be submitted in MS Word, and the must contain COPIES OF:
1.a valid passport with photo
2.a TESOL, CELTA ETC. diploma
3.a minimum college diploma
4.a MAXIMUM 2 page resume
5.a letter of reference with e-mail contact
6.a phone number where you can be reached
Mail all applications to akaulins@gmail.com attention: Andis Kaulins
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3 comments:
Hello,
My name is Robert Johanson, and I'm working with a new international kindergarten in Wuxi that is opening in August. I'm a professor in Taiwan (applied linguistics) and very interested in later moving to Wuxi in the future and will spend some of the summer there. (It's really muggy here in Taipei.)
Anyway, we're currently looking for quality ESL/EFL instructors, as well, and I was wondering if you have any suggestions. My email is rejohanson@gmail.com.
Any input would be welcomed!
Thanks,
Robert J. (rejohanson@gmail.com)
Great Blog, you should submit it to The Expat Directory:
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Les P
May 10, 2015 at 6:41 am
I worked for two months in Huai’an City, Jiangsu province and had much the same experience that many others did. I taught at the Jiangsu Food Science College. My apartment was far from potable water, groceries, etc. It was moldy, filthy, it flooded, no hot water and the cooking facilities didn’t work. I am an experienced ESL/EFL teacher with many years of experience as well as a survivalist but the Chinese don’t seem to have reasonable expectations or much understanding of why westerners aren’t flocking there to enjoy their communist paradise. They also don’t care too much about your problems. I gave them
30 days notice in a face to face meeting and left at the first opportunity after the 30 days was up. They seemed shocked.
The deal breaker for me was that the health insurance was a reimbursement policy instead of real insurance. Of course if you had an emergency, you had to go fend for yourself, pay cash up front (remember your credit cards won’t work there) for that emergency apendectomy or whatever and you will be expected to explain your predicament in fluent Chinese. The doctors generally have no receptionist there so there are 30-50 people crowded into his little office all asking questions at the same time. You don’t tend to think about these things when you are young and in good health and hopefully nothing like that will happen to you. But if it did, it would be a life or death matter there. Be sure you have western style health insurance and access to English speaking doctors.
One thing you should know right up front is that your contract means nothing other than a beginning point for negotiation once you are there. Usually there is a $2000 or more penalty if you do not stick it out. If it ends up in court, you’d better speak fluent Chinese and have lots of influential friends. My advice is avoid China like the plague.
Les P
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