Teaching Placement

The TESOL certified teachers are placed by American TESOL Institute in widely located schools across China. The institutions where the TESOL trained teachers assigned are interestingly diversified ranging from all kinds of kindergarten, primary, secondary, school, college, university, language training schools to Company staffs oral English training jobs.

The jobs of ESL teachers are seen to possess the common features

Teaching contract Duration:
The term of employment is for 6 months. Contract can be extended mutually.

Flight fare:
Up to 4000 RMB of purchasing price of the airfare for teacher’s flight to China via Thailand shall be reimbursed by Employer at the time you join or at the end of the contract return ticket fare will be reimbursed by the school. Teachers who would like to renew their teaching contracts with the school after 6 months and go for one year contract, they would be provided with 8000 RMB air fare. 4000 RMB would be provided at the end of 6 months contract and rest 4000 RMB at the end of 12 months contract.

Round-trip airfare is always included with 1 year contracts. Typically the employer will reimburse you for a one-way ticket to China and then they will pay for a one-way return ticket at the end of your contract.

The flights should be from your home country to Bangkok connecting to International Airport in China.

SCHOOLS for ESL Teachers
You will be very happy working with ATI as our teaching placements
varies from elementary, middle, or high schools, colleges, Universities to Company staffs oral English training jobs.

Upon completion of the 6 months term, Employee may request for renewal of contract subject to approval by Employer,

Employee shall work eight hours per day including lunch hour for five calendar days per week from Monday to Friday and shall not work on Saturdays, Sundays and Chinese national holidays. Working Hours are often from 8.30 am until lunch (around 11.30 am) and then back again from 14.30 to 17.00 in most private and public institutions. Chinese teachers, your colleagues at most institutions, are extremely friendly and interested in you and you will find quite helpful.

Employee’s regular teaching hours shall not exceed sixteen-twenty four hours per week. Employee may be asked to teach extra hours within and/or out of the regular working hours. Extension of working hours will be done with due consent from the employee. For the extra class teaching hours aside from the normal hours per week, Employee shall be offered with supplementary class instruction pay at the rate of 100RMB/hour, such Work Hours may be adjusted by school principal as he/she deems appropriate as necessary.

During school vacations, Employee may be asked to participate in special classes or English day camps.

Typically some form of reimbursement package ranging from 400-200,000 RMB - contingent on the school. Most of the schools will bear the cost when an employee is sick. This amount usually is not deducted from the salary. When teaching in China or any other foreign countries, it is always recommended to get Expat Medical Coverage.

Standard contracts offer one to two weeks of paid vacation per year. This time is usually between semesters, thus you can expect to have a week of vacation in the summer and a week of vacation in the winter and less work pressure. But that will depend on the type of school you are teaching. In addition there are about 17 Chinese national holidays per year.

When Employee has not worked a full month, salary for that month shall be paid on a pro rata daily basis either from the first day or until the last day of work

If Employee should be absent from work without a prior approval, his or her salary for that month shall be deducted by the amount calculated on a pro rata daily basis for the number of unauthorized absent days.

Employee shall not claim against Employer any compensation and/or payment other than those provided for in Contract.

ATI TESOL trained teachers can also think of giving after-schools English tuitions to a group of Chinese students once/twice per week, individually or in group with other foreign teachers split with other foreign teachers. If you are interested in earning extra bucks, then we will arrange that for you.
Professional conduct that represents a positive picture of ATI, the teacher himself/herself and his/her homeland are expected out of the TESOL certified individual. It is mandatory for an ATI-placed ESL teacher to respect all rules and regulations of the school unless otherwise notified by us.

Dress code in China
Schools usually advise their teachers to wear, when teaching, smart casual clothing. For a man, this would include smart casual trousers, a long or short sleeved collared shirt (depending on the time of the year) and polished leather shoes. A tie and coat or jacket, are optional. In winter it is a necessity, due to the cold. For a woman, this involves either slacks or a long skirt and a neat blouse with covered or uncovered shows. Generally speaking, the strict dress codes that are enforced in other countries do not apply to China, thus, a 'clean cut' presentable appearance is required at all times.

Foreign teachers in China are given immense respect and importance. While teaching in Chinese schools teachers should wear something maintaining one’s dignity and respect.

Outside the school, teachers are free to wear what they please with due respect to the Chinese tradition and culture.

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