Education First – South African Online ESL Teachers Wanted
Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries around the world. Since 1965, they have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves.
EF’s Freelance Worldwide Online Center is now contracting with more South African online ESL teachers!
About the position
Location: Online
Set up your home office from almost anywhere in South Africa and get ready to teach English online to adult learners from around the world!
EF’s Online teaching opportunities fit work into your busy schedule, whether you’re working multiple jobs, balancing family life, or continuing your graduate studies.
Though their peak hours are in the afternoon, lessons are scheduled 24/7, 360 plus days a year.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct 20- to 45-minute conversation-based group and private lessons with adult learners.
- Provide after-class reports to all students, detailing their progress and ongoing recommendations for improvement.
- Keep up to date with all platform and classroom enhancements.
- Manage own teaching schedule.
Benefits
- Payment is based on hourly rates: from R63.00 up to R84.00 per hour, based on performance.
- All completed hours must be invoiced, and payment excludes any Tax deductions.
- Flexible scheduling – Teach group and private lessons at times that suit you best each week.
- You’ll get trained on how to teach on their sophisticated, but easy-to-use online classroom and scheduling platform.
- Their academic team provides most lesson materials, so you can skip hours of lesson prep and focus your energy on connecting with the students you meet in the classroom.
Requirements
- South African Residency (you must live in South Africa and be in possession of a South African identity document)
- C2-level English speaker with a neutral accent.
- Completed Bachelor’s degree (Compulsory).
- 120-hour TEFL teaching qualification (Compulsory).
- Highly computer literate.
- Professional, energetic, and excited about people.
- Previous teaching experience is a plus, but not required.
- Other work experience counts.
Technical Requirements:
- CPU: Intel Processors (i5 or higher + 10th generation or higher) OR AMD Ryzen Processors (AMD Ryzen 5 3000 or higher + Nvidia 1050 GPU or higher)
- Memory: 8 GB or higher
- HD: 30 GB free capacity
- Screen resolution: 1536 x 1024 or higher
- OS: Windows ONLY, Windows 10 or higher
- Browser: Chrome 102 or higher
Network:
- Uncapped internet
- Download: 10 Mbps
- Upload: 10 Mbps
Peripheral Requirements:
- Webcam: 1080P webcam is needed (Logitech C920 recommended)
- Green screen
- Ring light
- Noise-cancelling headphones
- Backup power source, i.e. UPS or Generator in case of load shedding
How to apply
If you are able to meet the requirements for the position and wish to apply, please submit your application via their expedited application form.
EF is an equal opportunity employer and they are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience, and everything else that makes you unique.
For more information about EF and the position, please visit their website.