TEFL Online English Teachers, Guaranteed Hours
TEFL Teachers / Tutors needed, 12-30 hours per week, completed degree not required
Do you enjoy teaching? Are you looking for a really great way to earn a guaranteed income while working with a prestigious partnership organisation?
TEFL UK are looking for TEFL teachers/tutors’ educators to join our growing online teaching community at The Really Great Teacher Company, and you could be one of them.
To teach English online to adults and children all around the world who are eager to learn, for 12-30 hours per week, come join our fantastic team if you are ready to experience a new way of inspiring others and earning a wage.
Each home-based teaching position guarantees you daytime teaching hours, giving you the opportunity to inspire and educate curious minds without completing a degree beforehand.
Teach English Online with this Home job
Easy onboarding and training
Advice and training so you can feel confident in setting yourself up to be a great teacher right away
Work from home
No more commuting! Work on highly inspiring projects and strike the right work-life balance for you
Explore the world
Meet students from all around the world and learn about their cultures
Professional development
Learn and grow in a positive working atmosphere
Personal development
From the comfort of your own home, enjoy wellness, fun, and community events
Inspire young minds
Positively impact students by supporting their learning of English
Benefits
Why Teach English Online?
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Flexible work with excellent pay
Between $285 and $780 per month, based upon the shifts that you choose. Some companies may also pay an additional fee to complete post-lesson evaluations of students. -
Teach from home
Home-based positions mean you can work without worrying about having to worry about accommodation or visa requirements. -
Guaranteed day-time hours
As an independent contractor, you can choose when and how much you work without neglecting other commitments. -
Gain valuable skills and experience
Improve many teaching and personal skills from self-dependence to cross-cultural awareness. -
Build lifelong relationships
English language teaching online allows you to meet and communicate with a variety of global learners and build strong relationships, despite working from home!
* Some occasional young learner classes may be required
Teaching Hours
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Monday to Sunday 8:30 AM to 16:30 PM, South Africa time (1 hour behind the UK during daylight saving time in the winter)
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Guaranteed hours plus additional, optional hours can be booked
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12-30 hours per week depending on your chosen shift schedule
Ace Your Application with a TEFL Online Teaching Qualification
As an essential requirement, all applicants will need to complete a TEFL teaching qualification before they can apply.
While it’s up to you which TEFL course you choose, our 120-hour Professional TEFL course is incredibly popular for beginners looking to set out on the right foot.
THE 120-hour TEFL will give you:
- International recognition and usage – No matter where you want to live, most countries accept the 120-hour TEFL
- Complete skill development – Despite its shorter duration that covers all core teaching skills and knowledge needed to give you a successful career teaching
- Quick completion – Some of our trainee teachers complete this course in as little as 3 weeks
- Suitability for those teaching all ages – Whether you want to work with primary school students or college-aged learners, you can do it all.
Plus, with a handy 20hr teaching practicum you can add to your 120-hour course, you can also experience real teaching before you enrol and go live!
Requirements for Online English Teachers
- Thanks to school requirements, candidates with the following nationalities welcome: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Ireland, and New Zealand
- A valid TEFL/TESOL/CELTA qualification
- A completed Bachelor's degree or at least 1 year of study completed on your degree
- Good computer literacy
- Clean criminal record
- Strong communication skills
- don't have TEFL? Book your TEFL course for teaching online
Being a good teacher is all about encouraging your students and making them feel safe to make mistakes so that they can learn and grow. The thing I enjoy most about my work at TRGTC is interacting with and learning about all my students every day.
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FAQs
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Like the many digital nomads who travel the world virtually, teaching English online gives you the opportunity to earn money cooperating with students of all ages and backgrounds, positively impact and support their learning of English from across the globe – permit free!
You can do this from the comfort of your own home while working flexibly around other commitments. You can even choose to explore further career opportunities while continuing to teach and inspire students.
All you need to change the lives of others as well as your own is a strong internet connection, laptop, webcam, and headphones – it's that simple!
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Online teaching jobs can allow English teachers to fulfil their personal and professional goals, including:
Exploring the world
If ever you wanted to explore the world, from tropical South America to countless cultures of South-east Asia, you still can!
Removing commutes and allowing you to work around commitments
Online teaching eliminates your need to travel, instead allowing you to work from home, whether in the morning before taking your kids to school or during the night after tending to your other commitments.
You can make a real difference
Working as an online English teacher not only provides you the opportunity to earn good money, but allows you to meet and contribute to the learning of global students, from young learners in China to adults and business professionals in Costa Rica.
You’ll develop valuable skills
You can develop key skills such as cross-cultural awareness, independence and dependability while being continually supported with personal development training and online teacher support groups.
The experience you gain from online teaching will also improve your resume and open doors to future teaching opportunities.
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Choosing to teach English online gives you the option of working either full-time or part-time roles around your own schedule. You can also teach to your preferred class, whether private one on one with an adult or a group setting of ten young learners.
The prospect of this may seem daunting, yet with most online teaching jobs your role won’t necessarily be about teaching the mechanics of the English language (except for advanced classes) but to engage students in conversational English.
There is also potential for online teachers to earn well, where you’re not only paid for communicating English, but you can teach without any prior expertise. This means you will have the chance to develop key skills such as cross-cultural awareness, independence and dependability while being continually supported with personal development training and online teacher support groups.
The experience you gain from online teaching will also improve your resume and open doors to future teaching opportunities. -
Some online teaching jobs may require you to possess a university degree which can vary from a bachelor’s, a degree from a recognised university, or in the field of education.
This depends on the course, however, as some (like this one) only prefer you to have completed at least 1 year of study so far, making it much more accessible.
To find out what is required for every job, check the requirements or specifications carefully before applying.
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PC specifications
Processor: Intel ® Core™ i5 CPU @2.40GHz (4 CPUs) or greater Memory: 8GB RAM or greater
Backup power
Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) with a battery life up to 4-5 hours (2000VA) (or willing to purchase before commencing teaching)
A stable fibre internet connection
At minimum of 10 Mbps upload and download speeds PC is connected via a LAN cable and not via a Wi-Fi connection
Noise-cancelling headsets and HD web camera
Back-up headset highly recommended
A clean, well-lit, and quiet teaching environment
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