Overseas English, Business, PE Teachers at Christian Schools
This is a great opportunity for recent graduates who have a heart for traveling, mentoring students, touching lives, and to discover a career as an educator in Asia! If you like what you see in our get to know us video, keep reading!
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Sias University is hiring 20 recent college grads for Fall 2024.
Apply by May 21st!
Which one are you most interested in?
- 25 Conversational English Teachers (Any Degree!)
- 1 Business Teacher (MA Degree)
- 3 K-8 ESL Teachers at Sias University (BA & 2 Years Teaching Experience or TESOL Certificate)
- 1 Music Teacher
- 1 Basketball Coach
- 4 Math, Science, ESL Teachers for pastors' children High School in Thailand
Half of our international faculty teach Conversational English classes which are offered for Freshman and Sophomores. These classes provide a distinct chance to interact with students on a more personal level. Because these classes have an average of only 25 students, relationships are more easily established and exceptional conversational practice is more easily accessible.
Job Description
Preparation time for each week lessons is kept minimal as teams work together and follow an established curriculum. Teachers are required to teach 18 hours of class time each week with two additional Office Hours being set aside for meeting with students. This leaves plenty of time for other professional and social endeavors.
We offer a variety of academic courses, briefly outlined below. Academic teachers prepare lectures and discussions for classes of 60 students on average, and multimedia classrooms are assigned for these courses. The full-time teaching load for academics is 12 class hours a week, providing ample time for preparation and meeting with students. Textbooks and other resources, including supervision, are provided.
Applicants with corresponding degrees, teaching experience or work experience in an academic course discipline will be considered for openings.
The following academic courses have been offered at Sias through the School of Foreign Languages or School of Business. Not all of them are offered each semester:
English Composition, English Listening, English Through Films, Extensive Reading, Introduction to Western Literature, Public Speaking, Survey of American and British History, Western Culture and Etiquette, Western Newspapers and Magazines,
3 Reasons to Choose Sias University:
- EXPERTISE: We have 20 leaders serving our expat teachers with a combined experience of 150 years working at universities in China. We are experts in the area of transitioning expats into China through visa processing, training, and on-going/on-site support systems. Our leadership team is led by 16 expats with direction and support from 5 Chinese leaders whose overseas experience combined is over 40 years. Meet the leaders.
- COMMUNITY: Our community of 190 expats (over 80% from US) living on campus provides plenty of community for all ages and stages of life. On-campus K-12 provides free schooling for faculty children as well. Learn more.
- OPPORTUNITY: We provide opportunities for teachers to take a semester off to study Chinese full-time, expanded Winter and Summer break for returning teachers to travel, attend seminars or to extend their education with scholarships towards an MA or PhD!
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Benefits:
- Airfare to China and Return Airfare (with completed one year contract)
- Medical Care Allowance and Accident Insurance
- Private Furnished Apartment
- Internet and Utilities Paid
- Free Weekend Trips
- Paid Winter Holiday (8-9 weeks of holiday/7-8 weeks paid)
- Free Chinese Lessons
- Salaries start from 7,500-12,000 RMB ($1150-1875 USD) a month depending on degree attained. Every year teachers get a raise and signing a 3-year contract after the first semester gives teachers a 16.7% raise.
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Desired Skills and Expertise
Requirements: You don't have to have any teaching experience. This is a great opportunity for those who would love to travel, mentor, and touch lives in China through teaching.
Professional Requirements
- Minimum of Baccalaureate degree (higher degree provides additional compensation in salary)
- TESOL/TEFL certification may be required if less than 2 years teaching experience (can be completed after job offer)
- Teaching experience preferred (but not required)
- Desire to interact in a cross-cultural setting
- Willingness to learn and develop teaching with excellence
Moral Requirements
- Ability to work with a myriad of people from different cultures and backgrounds
- Willingness to enter into a foreign country with patience and diligence
Social Requirements
- You will be living in a community for 150 Foreigners with 120-300 impressionable students looking up to you as a role model.
- You will be expected to be personable, be a team player, and realize life in China requires FLEXIBILITY.
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Contact (with ANY questions)
Aaron Vorbau
aaron@academicsinasia.com (iMessage me here)
209-877-SIAS (7427) (SMS me here)