ESL Jobs in China
Job Position Information:
School: Oujing International Kindergarten
Location: Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Start Date: August 28, 2017
Number of positions: 2
Nationalities accepted (Due to visa constraints): USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand
Salary: 13,000 – 17,000 RMB after tax (Depending on qualifications)
Contract length: 1 year
Working days: 5 day work week from Monday-Friday. Saturday-Sunday OFF
Working Hours: 8:00-5:30 (90 minutes for lunch)
Teaching Hours: Vary based on student age. Roughly 5-10 teaching hours per week.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner available on working days.
Student Age: 3-6 years old
Class Length: 40-60 minutes per class (average of 2 classes per day)
Current number of Foreign Teachers: 24
Accommodation: Housing Allowance
Flight: Return or One way ticket to home country after contract completion.
Vacation time: National Holidays. Roughly 3 weeks off for Chinese New Year with pay. 2 months off unpaid in the summer with an option to work summer camp.
Training: PYP training is provided as well as opportunities to take IB workshops throughout your teaching time.
Visa: Z Visa provided and expenses reimbursed by the school if the teacher has all necessary paperwork and native English speaker assistance with process
Paperwork Required for work visa: Notarized copy of Bachelor’s degree with authentication from local Chinese consulate. Clean criminal record check with authentication from local Chinese consulate.
Also required: Bachelor’s degree in education or 120+ hour TESOL/TEFL certification
OR
2 years classroom experience with verified reference from previous employer(s)
Preference will be given to candidates who have their paperwork already prepared.
Oujing International Kindergarten is located in Yiwu and uses the IB PYP curriculum. We are currently a IB candidate school working towards full IB accreditation. We use a team teaching style with every classroom having a Chinese Teacher, Chinese English Teacher and Foreign Teacher. Students learn English, Chinese, math, art, music, PE and many other subjects throughout the week. The school has a dedicated art room, PE area, dance room, theater, cookery room, pottery room, and swimming pool. We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic teachers that enjoy teaching younger children. Yiwu is a scenic city with easy access to nearby cities, such as Shanghai and Hangzhou, as Yiwu has both a train station and international airport. There is also a large foreigner community as Yiwu is known as the small commodities city and is famous for exporting many of the world’s small commodities. If you have any questions feel free to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.