Qualified EFL teachers needed

Required Degrees: Bachelor’s Degree, TEFL/CELTA/TESOL or teaching
Fields of Expertise: ESL/EFL ,  ESL to Children ,  High School ,  EFL to children
Salary: Negotiable

Details: 4 Qualified EFL teachers for children, teenagers, and adult (face-to-face / online) needed: in Cuenca, Ecuador Posted By: Centro de Estudios Interamericanos (CEDEI)
The English Program at Foundation CEDEI, a non-profit institution of higher learning founded in 1992, seeks qualified EFL teachers to start in April or September 2024, for a minimum teaching commitment of nine months.
Term Start Dates: Monday, April 8, 2024.
Teachers are expected to arrive maximum by Monday, April 1, 2024, to be part of the planned orientation sessions, arrange accommodations, become familiar with their surroundings. There is a general teacher meeting on Sunday morning (April 7) before classes start.
Qualifications:
Qualifications required: a Bachelor’s Degree, a TEFL/CELTA/TESOL or other teaching-related certificate, and must be a native English speaker or native-like fluent English (C1/C2). Desired qualifications also include experience working with all ages starting at 8 years old to adults, teaching Pronunciation, Speaking and Listening courses, and TOEFL and IELTS Preparation.
Duties
• Approximately 20 contact hours per week (generally four to five classes assigned per cycle). Instructors teach at least four classes and are able to request additional classes and/or tutorials, if available.
• CEDEI’s English Program has a Monday-Saturday schedule, with most classes taking place in the afternoon between 3 to 8pm and Saturday classes from 8h30 to 12h30 am. The majority of teachers are assigned Saturday classes.
Note that we have a children’s program and a teenage-adult program; thus, most of our students are between the ages of 8 and 18yrs. The English Program cannot offer prospective teachers only-adult courses.
Interested Candidates send the following to englishcedei:
Current resume
Copy of TEFL, TESOL or CELTA certificate
2 signed letters of recommendation – references should be able to describe your English teaching abilities
Copy of current passport – needs to be valid for at least nine months
Upon receipt and review of your résumé, 2 letters of reference, and the online application form, we will schedule an online interview with you.
Compensation:
Foundation CEDEI is a non-profit organization and while teachers don’t earn a lot of money by international standards, they do earn enough to live comfortably in Ecuador and gain much in teaching experience and cultural exchange.
• FACE-TO-FACE COURSES: $8.00 an hour for Monday through Friday courses (regular and intensive classes), $8.50 an hour for Saturday courses.
• ONLINE COURSES: $7.50 an hour for Monday through Friday courses (regular and intensive classes), $8.00 an hour for Saturday courses.
Other perks include:
 Free Spanish classes
 Computer use with internet access
 Salsa dance instruction
 Help with the visa process, if the teacher applied for the visa sponsored by CEDEI
 Help with the search for accommodations in Cuenca
 Health insurance for teachers under CEDEI’s sponsored volunteer visa once in the country
 50% return on the cost of the volunteer visa sponsored by CEDEI ($250 visa total cost) once the teacher has received it
VISA COST:
Application $50
Volunteer visa $200
Teachers have to pay for the total cost of the visa when they apply for it at the Ecuadorian Consulate or if the application is done once in Ecuador. However, CEDEI reimburses 50% of the total cost when teachers are on staff and have completed their teaching commitment.
NOTE: Cost of visa and airfare fees are the teacher’s responsibility.