One of Taiwan’s most established ESL, Business English and ESP schools, David’s English Center has been a leading light in Taipei’s language teaching scene since 1987. We are currently on the lookout for passionate and inspiring new English teachers to join our team.
Salary and Benefits
• Salary negotiable, based on experience, qualifications and interview, but comfortably above the Taipei average.
• National Health Insurance provided
• Flexible Schedule; teaching hours run 09:00 – 22:00 Mon to Sat, and while we need to cover busy periods we work around our teacher’s needs, particularly with family concerns. There are no contracted “office hours”, your time is very much your own.
• Managerial support; unlike many schools and language centres, we are always here to give advice and support should you ever need it. Management is a mix of Taiwanese and Foreign, and if you ever have an issue or want to make suggestions we are all ears.
• A Sense of Community; at David’s we are striving to make a genuine connection between students, teachers and staff. We don’t want to be the job you merely come to in the morning and leave in the evening. We celebrate holidays and cultural events together, throw socials and aim to be a living network.
• Professional Development; We are proud to maintain a library of academic materials and coursebooks, and encourage our teachers to experiment with new ways to improve their teaching. Everyone is happy to share lesson plans and materials. We also offer Chinese classes to our new teachers, to help them settle into life in Taiwan.
• Independence; Our students come from all walks of life, and this is no different for our teachers. There is no formula to our classes; we allow you the freedom to teach, talk and lead the way that you do best. This year we hope to include hobby classes like photography, cooking and art. If you have a passion, David’s would love for you to share it with our community.
Candidate Specifications:
• At least 2 years of ESL teaching/tutoring experience, in Taiwan or internationally.
• A B.A degree, as per Taiwan MOE guidelines. Preference will go to candidates with professional teaching qualifications, eg CELTA, Trinity TESOL, DELTA, MA Linguistics, MA TESOL, MEd. or Qualified Teacher status/license.
• Comfortable teaching a variety of English styles; adult conversation, Business, Young Leaners etc. We also have exam-focused exam classes (IELTS, TOIEC etc) and experience in this would be a bonus.
• Certain students may wish us to travel to their location, and teachers must be flexible to do so. This will be within Taipei / New Taipei, and travel time can be reimbursed.