Just completed your TEFL course and ready to dive into your first TEFL job overseas? Amazing! From Italy to Indonesia, there’s a TEFL job for everyone. Although Coronavirus has put a hold on traveling for most of us if you’re heading overseas for work you can still travel as long as you follow government guidelines. All of the below TEFL jobs are hiring now and have put measures in place to ensure the safety of you, it’s country and it’s students.
Overseas TEFL jobs for degree holders:
1. i-to-i TEFL Paid South Korea Internship
Take the stress out of finding a TEFL job and join over 50+ TEFL interns embarking on an exciting TEFL journey teaching English in South Korea for 12 amazing months!
- Location: South Korea
- Salary: Up to US$1900 (£1350) monthly salary, plus up to US$1900 (£1350) completion bonus
- Requirements: Bachelor’s degree, and a passport from United Kingdom, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.
- Contract length: 12 months with the option to extend
- Benefits: Free accommodation, one-way flight reimbursement, TEFL training, Internship Prep Course, orientation, and in-country support
2. English First
Voted one of the best companies to work for in Asia, EF English First is one of the big names in teaching English abroad. They have a dedicated team of recruiters who hire TEFL teachers year-round in China and Indonesia!
- Location: China and Indonesia
- Salary: Anywhere between $1,200-$2,500+ per month (depending on location)
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, Bachelor’s degree, and a passport from United Kingdom, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa
- Contract length: Generally 12 months with options to renew
- Benefits: Benefits include housing allowance, flight allowance, health insurance, sponsored visas, bonuses, and more.
3. Monkey tree
Monkey Tree is one of the largest learning centers in Hong Kong – with over 60 locations across the city, there’s plenty of jobs to choose from. They offer English lessons to local students, who want extra lessons around their regular school schedule.
- Location: Hong Kong
- Salary: Anywhere between $1,300-$2,800+ per month (depending on experience)
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, Bachelor’s degree, and a passport from United Kingdom, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa
- Contract length: 4+ months
- Benefits: Benefits include free accommodation, salary increases, training, visa support, completion bonus.
4. ConversaSpain
Think siestas, sangria, and sun – ConversaSpain work with more than 300 public schools across Madrid and Murcia. A subsidiary of Meddeas (the leading English language organisation in Spain), ConversaSpain hires TEFL teachers to work as language assistants in elementary, middle, and/or high schools in the public system.
- Location: Spain
- Salary: Anywhere between $1,000-$1,150+ per month (don’t let the lower salaries fool you, this is more than enough to live comfortably in Spain)
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, Bachelor’s degree, and hold a passport from a native-English speaking country or have a C2 English certificate or equivalent
- Contract length: 9+ months
- Benefits: Benefits include a training program, completion certificate, pre-departure assistance, in-country support, Spanish lessons, health insurance.
5. GoldStar
GoldStar TEFL Recruitment is one of the main TEFL recruiters working in China, they partner up with kindergartens, public schools, universities, and language schools across China to match the best TEFL teachers with their preferred school and location.
- Location: China
- Salary: Anywhere between $2,500-$4,000+ per month (depending on school and location)
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, Bachelor’s degree, and a passport from United Kingdom, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa
- Contract length: Minimum of 12 months
- Benefits: Benefits differ from school to school, but will generally include free accommodation (or accommodation allowance), flight allowance, sponsored visa, salary increases, bonuses and more.
6. MediaKids
Teach, travel, and explore in Thailand with MediaKids – Thailand’s top English teaching placement provider. MediaKids has placed and supported thousands of TEFL teachers in over 70 primary and secondary schools across Thailand.
- Location: Thailand
- Salary: Anywhere between $1,000+ per month (depending on qualifications)
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, Bachelor’s degree, and a passport from United Kingdom, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa (Non-native English speakers from Europe may apply too)
- Contract length: Minimum of 4 months
- Benefits: Benefits include accommodation allowance, visa reimbursement, full in-country support, settling-in assistance, orientation and training, free work permit
7. i2
i2 (International Institute of Education), is a private language school based in China. Unlike many TEFL employers in China they want to hire TEFL teachers on a permanent basis to work in their language schools. Their aim is to provide the best English language education to their students but selecting the best TEFL teachers to teach small group classes of 4-6 students.
- Location: China
- Salary: Anywhere up to $4,300+ per month (depending on location)
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, Bachelor’s degree, and hold a passport from a native-English speaking country
- Contract length: Minimum of 12 months
- Benefits: Benefits include accommodation allowance, visa reimbursement, full in-country support, settling-in assistance, orientation and training, free work permit
8. Shanghai Meiji
Shanghai Meiji is one of the biggest human resource centres for TEFL teachers in Shanghai, China. They specialise in assisting TEFL teachers just like land their dream TEFL jobs in multiple locations all over China
- Location: China
- Salary: Anywhere up to $3,000+ per month (depending on school and location)
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, Bachelor’s degree, and hold a passport from a native-English speaking country
- Contract length: 12 months with the option to renew
- Benefits: Benefits include housing allowance, flight allowance, visa support, paid leave, Monday-Friday working days.
Overseas TEFL jobs for non-degree holders:
1. Speaking Agency
Speaking-agency is a leading provider of childcare services in foreign languages and private language courses for children and teenagers in France. They offer babysitting services as well language lessons to children, teens, and adults.
- Location: France
- Salary: Anywhere up to $1,300+ per month (depending on school and location)
- Requirements: Passport from an EU country or a visa to work in France
- Contract length: 3+ months
- Benefits: Benefits include dedicated in-country support, health insurance, free French lessons, social events.
2. Gaba
Gaba is Japan’s leading provider of one-to-one English Language lessons, their TEFL teachers specialise in supporting adult learners of English to achieve their learning goals in a one-to-one lesson format.
- Location: Japan
- Salary: Anywhere up to $3,000 per month
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, native-level English (all nationalities considered)
- Contract length: Minimum 6 months
- Benefits: Benefits include career opportunities, flexible schedule, workshops for development, other incentives.
3. Babylangues
Babylangues was the first company in France to offer language learning to infants and toddlers through parent-baby workshops. Their services have continued to grow and they now offer their services across eighteen French cities.
- Location: France
- Salary: Up to $1,200 per month
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, native-level English (all nationalities considered)
- Contract length: Minimum 1 month
- Benefits: Benefits include free French classes, trips away, social events, in-country support, mobile phone, dedicated HR team.
4. ECC
Unlike many other TEFL employers listed here, EEC offer summer camp jobs to TEFL teachers. They have been organising summer English Camps since 2008 throughout Italy, Austria & Germany. Their camps offer a fun atmosphere where children aged 6-14 years old can learn English through games, songs & activities – sign us up!
- Location: Italy, Austria, Germany (currently only hiring in Italy)
- Salary: Around $400 per month
- Requirements: Applicants must be over 18 years old
- Contract length: Minimum 1 month
- Benefits: Benefits include accommodation, main meals, transport costs between camp allowance, training, and orientation.
5. Le Repertoire de Gaspard
Le Repertoire de Gaspard an English speaking childcare services agency in the heart of Paris with its own training centre in Early Years Childcare Education. They offer part-time and full-time job opportunities for TEFL teachers all year round.
- Location: France (Paris)
- Salary: Up to $1,700+ per month
- Requirements: Applications must have valid working papers ie EU status or student or working visa. If you are not an EU citizen you need to be able to get a working visa before applying for the job.
- Contract length: Ongoing
- Benefits: Benefits include yoga lessons, running group, accommodation assistance, free French lessons, training, banking and medical support, social events.accommodation, main meals, transport costs between camp allowance, training, and orientation.
6. English Wizard
English Wizard is a TEFL recruitment company in Poland. Their teaching community is currently made up of over 100 teachers in 7 cities all across Poland, and growing every day.
- Location: Poland
- Salary: Up to $1,600+ per month
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, native-level English
- Contract length: Ongoing
- Benefits: Benefits include work visa, accommodation assistance, work anywhere in Poland, social events, in-country support
7. CII Teach Argentina
CII Teach Argentina offer teaching placements in two distinctive settings, as a Culture & Language Facilitator at a school (primary or secondary) or language institute, or as a Camp Counsellor in an English Immersion Camp.
- Location: Argentina
- Salary: $90 per month
- Requirements: TEFL certificate, native-level English
- Contract length: 4 months
- Benefits: Benefits include full-board accommodation with host families, training, one-on-one Spanish lessons.
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