Full-time native English teachers for BrightShine Kindergarten in China.

BrightShine english school is an innovative language school which focuses on providing young learners with opportunities to expose, interact and learn to communicate in English. We are located in a spacious area with world-class learning and teaching facilities. We are currently looking for English native speakers to work with us as ESL teachers.

Benefit
We have a sliding pay scale that sets compensation for each teacher based on their experience
and credentials. The pay scale is as follows:
-Starting salary: $2,300
Credentials:
Chinese language skills: $75
University degree: $175
ESL certificate: $75
Teacher’s certificate: $75
Master’s Degree: $175
Montessori certificate: $150
- Experience:
1 year: $75
2 year: $75
3 year: $75
- We typically offer twelve-month contracts with an option to renew for a second year.
- We do offer a shorter contract for teachers who wish to do other things in the summer, with benefits and incentives pro-rated accordingly.
- Teachers are welcome to eat the food served during lunch. Lead teachers have an hour of personal time from noon until 1 p.m., followed by 90 minutes of prep time. (Workday for lead teacher is from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM)
- We have 11 national holidays per year. In addition, teachers may take off a religious holiday per their beliefs (e.g. Christmas, Hanukkah). Each foreign lead teacher has approximately 10 personal days of leave per year (contract dependent).
- Each year we have two “Golden Weeks” where the entire country is on vacation for 7 consecutive days: one time for National Day on October 1 and a second time for Spring Festival (late-January or early-February). Teachers often request off a week before or after a Golden
Week to allow for a two-week vacation. Other times, teachers may save their personal days to go back to their home country for a longer vacation (e.g. two weeks for Christmas).
Responsibilities
- Lead teachers work from Monday to Friday or from Tuesday to Saturday.
- The workday for a lead teacher is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each day there are 4 hours of
time in the classroom, 3 hours of prep and a one-hour break.
- Lead teachers are paired with a co-teacher who assists during all class sessions. Our co-Teachers are bilingual and assist in maintaining order in the classroom. Each group of students has a caregiver whose primary role is to make sure the children use the bathroom, wash their hands.
- Our students range in age from 2.5 to 5.5 years old.
- Each class consists of up to 18 children. Every class has a lead teacher, a bilingual co- teacher and a caregiver. The student-teacher ratio is never more than 6:1.

Requirements
-Native teachers from countries: America, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
-Hold Bachelor degree
-Hold Teaching certificates
-Have at least 1 year teaching experience

How to Apply
-Send us your CV and cover letter to: kelseyusala@gmail.com
-Please leave your email address, Skype ID and phone number so we can call you.
-We are excited to have you join our school.