JobDescriptionHoChiMinhpositions

Position:

NativespeakingEnglishteacher

Location:

HoChiMinhcity,theeconomiccapitalandlargestcityinVietnam

Details:

YoullbeoneofeightnativespeakingEnglishteachersattheschool,therearealsoa
numberofVietnameseteachersatthecentre.Classeswillbeavarietyofages,parallelto
allagegroupsofregularschooluptoage18.Sinceitisalanguagecentre,designedto
supplementtheEnglishinstructionthatthestudentsgetintheirdayschool,youllwork
threeweekdayevenings,andthenlongdaysonSaturdayandSunday,aswellassome
dayworkonyourthreeweekdays,suchasuniversityclasses,kindergartenclasses,and
Englishatcompanies.

Numberof
positions:

Startdate:

FromOctoberonwards

Contract
length:

1year

Benefits:

Acompetitivesalarybasedonyourteachingexperience.
Greatwelfaresupporttohelpyougetsettledin.
Someonetomeetyouattheairport.
Individualtrainingandprofessionalsupport.
Helpingettingyourworkingvisabeforeyouarrive.
Asalaryreviewevery6months,basedonperformance.
ManagementbyanativeEnglishspeaker.
Twoconsecutivedaysoff

Qualification
s:

Toworkforusyou'llneed:

tobeanativeEnglishspeaker.
Auniversitydegree.
ACELTAorTrinitycertTESOLcertificate,orequivalent.
ArecentPoliceBackgroundCheck.
Wellorganiseforyoutogetahealthcheckonceyouarrive!

Support:

Trainingwhenyouarrive
Lotsofopportunitiestoobserveourteachersteachingbeforeyoustartwork
Academicandprofessionalsupportbythedirectorofstudies
Visaandworkpermitsupport
Welfareofficer

Advantages
ofthisjob:

HoChiMinhcityisahugebustlingcitywithsomanythingsgoingforit.Thereissomuch
todo,andyetthecostoflivingisquitecheapsoitwillbepossibleforyoutosavemoney
whilsthavingafuntimeexploringallthatthecityhastooffer.
Youcanworkcloselywiththedirectorofstudiesonmattersofacademicsupportand
professionaldevelopment
WhenyouarriveinHCMCwewillpickyouupfromtheairportandputyouupinahotelfor
thefirst4days:wellalsogiveyouhelpandadviceonfindingsomewheretolivewithinthat
time
Weguideyouthroughthestepstoacquiringthenecessaryvisaandworkpermit
Ourschoolteachingmethodologyfocusesonactiveandfunlessonsthatgetstudents
speaking.Wellhelpyoudevelopabigrepertoireofgamesanddynamicactivitiesthatwill

helpyoubeaneffectiveandinspirationalteacher!
Photos:

Actionsfor
interested
applicants:

Pleasesendmeanemailincluding:
1) Scansofyour
passport
,
degreecertificate
,
teachingqualification
,(and
police
check
ifyoualreadyhaveit)sowecancheckyoureligibilityforaworkpermit.
2) Answerstothefollowingquestions:

Whichlocation(s)wouldyouliketoapplyfor?

Roughly
when
wouldyoubeavailabletostartthisposition?

Doyouhavea
degree
anda
recentpolicecheck
?

Doyouhavea
CELTA
or
TrinitycertTESOL
?

Areyouwillingtohavethesecertificates(mentionedinquestions4and5)
legalized
inordertogetaVietnameseworkpermit?Orhaveyoualready
donethis?

Doyouhavean
skypeaccount
?Whatisyour
ID
?

Whenisyour
passportexpirydate
?

Willyoubeabletoconfirmyourarrivaldate(oratleastanearliestpossible
arrivaldate)atleast
3weeksbeforeyouarrive
,togiveustimeto
organiseyourvisaletter(andyoutimetotakethelettertotheembassyto
getyourinitialvisa)?

Howmuch
teachingexperience
doyouhave?

10

Couldyousuggest
afewdifferenttimes
between10amand4pm
Vietnamese

timeoverthenextfewdays(orweeks)thatwecouldspeak
onskype?ImintheofficeeverydayexceptMondayandTuesday.

11

Arethere
anyotherquestions
thatyouwouldliketoaskbeforegoing
forwardwiththisapplicationprocess?

12

Willyoubeabletocompletethe
preinterviewtask
(below)beforethe
interview?

Preinterview Pleasepreparetworoughlessonplansforthefollowingtwoclasses.Yourplanscanbequiteshort,
butbepreparedtoanswermoreindepthquestionsabouttheseactivitiesduringtheinterview.You
task
donotneedtoemailittomeIwillaskyoutotalkmethroughitduringtheinterview.

FirstClass.
Age:8
Classsize:14students
Level:Preintermediate
Classtype:GeneralEnglish
Classlength:60minutes
Lessonobjective:TointroduceHaveyouever[+pastparticiple]?andYes,IhaveorNo,I
haventforaskingandansweringquestionsaboutexperiences,forstudentstobeabletousethese
structuresinspeakingwithavarietyofdifferentverbsbytheendofthelesson.

SecondClass.
Age:18
Classsize:10students
Level:Intermediate

Classtype:ConversationClass
Classlength:90minutes
Lessonobjective:Forstudentstobeabletodiscussfoodandeatingout.Studentsshouldspendthe
majorityoftheclassspeaking,althoughitisagoodideatospendsometimeteachingsome
vocabulary/phrasesthatwillhelpthemexpressthemselvesbetter.