Online English Teacher - Teaching English As A Second Language To Children

Edventure Clubs Inc. is a Saskatoon-based innovative educational organization that provides after-school classes, holiday camps and enrichment workshops featuring S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Reading& wRiting, Engineering, Art and Math) programs to students in Grades K-12.

Our Reading and Writing program is also open to students overseas mainly from China. We are currently looking for EAL tutors available to provide weekly or semi-weekly one-on-one or small group lessons (25/50 minutes each) via video-conference to students overseas.

Typical contracts are 24 lessons and are often renewed, so a long-term commitment to students is ideal. You will have the opportunity to see your students grow and develop their skills over time and re-target their lessons as needed.

We provide tried and tested curricula with diverse materials geared to specific student needs, but teacher’s input and customization is required.

• At least 1-year teaching experience is required.
• Good at engaging children in virtual classroom.
• Be able to work consistently 1-15 hours/week.
• Weekend, early morning or late evening availability is highly preferred.
• Typical working time: 5:00-9:00 am (EST) on weekdays, 8:00-12:00 pm (EST) on Friday and Saturday.

It is a great opportunity for TESOL students and EAL teacher trainees to apply the academic knowledge in reality and gain professional teaching experience.

Requirements:

• At least Bachelor's or equivalent from college/university
• CERTESL or completion of other TESL Canada recognized teacher training programs, and/or teacher certification from TESL Canada or Provincial TESL organization is preferred
• At least one year teaching experience
• Major in education, linguistics, child study, psychology or relevant majors is a must
• Teaching experience in elementary or high schools is a plus
• Personal computer with camera (See hardware configuration requirements below)
• High speed internet connection (A MUST)
• Quiet, clutter-free, well-lit teaching environment
• Job Types: Part-time, Casual

Make sure your computer and internet meet the requirements below.

• CPU: Interl i7 9 generations and newer; Amd Ryzen7 s generations and newer
• CPU Marks: 15000+ Check: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
• System: Window 10 and newer; mac OS 10.14 and newer
• RAM: Window ≥8GB; Mac ≥8G
• Resolution: ≥1920X1080
• Network Bandwidth: ≥10 Mbps (Test your speed at https://www.speedtest.net/)

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6-12 months

Salary: $20.00-$25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Work from home

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Application question(s):

• What online platform are you familiar with or good at for online teaching? Such as Zoom, Classin, Goolge Meet, Microsoft Teams, VooV Meeting, etc.
• Are you available for online teaching during 5:00-9:00 am EST on weekdays?

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (required)

Experience:

• teaching: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• CERTESL or TESOL certificate (preferred)

Work Location: Remote