Posted: 9th July 2017
JOB CATEGORY
EFL/ESOL/ESL Teacher
COUNTRY
Worldwide
EXPERIENCE
No experience required
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
1
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30th July 2017
Applications close in -2460 days
Teachers must be from Canada or USA.
The Opportunity:
The future is here! Join a fast growing community of elite educators who are teaching right from their home. As an independent contractor, you will be matched 1:1 with Chinese students on our secure virtual learning platform to teach English online. You can make your own schedule and use VIPKID resources to instruct - no lesson planning required!
This opportunity is for you if you have a strong teaching background, are energetic, engaging, and self-motivated. If you consider yourself a global educator and are excited about the use of technology to connect the world, then this is a match. Partner with us and help change the face of online learning.
Read more about teaching online here.
About VIPKID
We have offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and San Francisco and have over 80,000 students and 9,500 teachers on the VIPKID platform. Founded in 2013, VIPKID has won several awards including CY Zone’s Top 100 Chinese Companies, Top 21 Global Innovation Companies, and the US-China Entrepreneurship Leader Award. We have strategic partnerships with ETS, Coursera, and TESOL, and
We pride ourselves on giving Chinese children the American elementary school experience.
The Work
- 1-on-1 online full immersion English language and content classes
- An American curriculum, based on the Common Core State Standards
- 25-minute highly engaging lessons
Opportunity Details
Contract type: Independent contractor
Contract term: 6-Months
Start date: Immediately
Hours: In order to maximize the number of classes scheduled, teachers are recommended to be available for at least 15 time slots per week (each time slot is 30 minutes) during Beijing
peak times. The following hours tend to be the most requested time periods from our families: Monday-Sunday 6-10pm, and Saturday-Sunday 9am-10pm in Beijing time.
Here are the times converted to US time:
US Times Monday~Friday Beijing 6pm ~10pm |
Saturday Sunday Beijing 9am ~ 10pm Beijing 9am ~ 10pm |
EST 6am ~ 10am |
Fri 9pm~Sat 10am Sat 9pm~Sun 10am |
CST 5am ~ 9am |
Fri 8pm~Sat 9am Sat 8pm ~Sun 9am |
MST 4am ~ 8am |
Fri 7pm~Sat 8am Sat 7pm~Sun 8am |
PST 3am ~ 7am |
Fri 6pm~Sat 7am Sat 6pm~Sun 7am |
Hawaii 1am ~ 5am |
Fri 4pm~Sat 5am Sat 4pm~Sun 5am |
Requirements
- Exposure to the American or Canadian K-12 education system
- Minimum 1 year of teaching experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Tech Requirements: Desktop or Laptop with a fast internet connection and audio/video
capability
CONTACT
Quincy Smith
ADDRESS
16 Argyle St, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
PHONE
Ph. ++86 185 6528 1838
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