Taiwan English Teacher Job Listings
Private Prep Schools
Morrison Christian Academy
Taipei American School
Sending Organizations
English Language School International
Hess Language School
YMCA's OSCY Program
Taipei Teacher Brokerages
English-language newspapers are a good source of job information. Try the China Post and the China News, which contain daily job listings.
This private missionary high school hires U.S. citizens with master's degrees (or occasionally bachelor's degrees) in the subjects they wish to teach. Contracts are for three years, and benefits include round-trip airfare to Taiwan for teachers and their families.
Teaching and/or international experience is preferred. The school can be reached at the following address:
Morrison Christian Academy
c/o Arthur L. Westcott, Superintendent
P.O. Box 27-24
Taichung, Taiwan
TAS is a private elementary and high school with classes taught primarily by Americans. There are 100 North Americans on staff, and the school has a clientele of 2,000 students.
Applicants with a bachelor's degree, a teaching background, and some overseas experience are given special consideration. Benefits include round -trip airfare for teachers and their families, tuition waivers for children, paid semiannual home leave, health, life and disability insurance, and a retirement plan. Salaries are usually over NT$829,070 (US$30,170) annually.
Inquiries should be directed to:
Taipei American School
Human Resources Director
800 Chung Shan North Road, Section 6
Taipei, Taiwan
(02) 873-9900
Applications are due January 1.
Those who want to arrange a job before they get to Taiwan and are willing to commit themselves to one year of teaching should consider applying for a position through a sending agency or a larger company's hiring office.
These agencies and hiring offices screen, interview, and hire prospective applicants on behalf of schools in Taiwan. Most of these schools offer a decent salary, room, health insurance, and round-trip airfare to their hires.
English Language School International (ELS)
ELS hires Americans to teach at one of their several branch schools in Taiwan. They also offer a TEFL course that can be taken prior to placement. To apply, send a resume and a letter of inquiry. Indicate the city in which you are interested in teaching.
Requirements
- One-year commitment
- Four year or bachelor's degree
- Completion of a 130-hour TEFL program
- Native fluency in English
Preference is given to individuals with at least one year of EFL teaching experience.
For more information or to apply to ELS, you can contact them at:
ELS Language Centers
Attn: Director of Field Operations
5761 Buckingham Parkway
Culver City, CA 90230
(800) 468-8978
Hess Language School has over seventy branches in Taiwan, including Han -Chia, Heh-Chia-Ren, Ho-Chia-Ren, Kaohsiung, Keelung, Hsinchu Chung Li, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and a number of other cities and suburbs. This school's focus is on teaching children of all ages. Most teachers work from eighteen to twenty-two hours each week and contract to do private tutoring as well. Teaching experience, an education background, and knowlege of Mandarin Chinese are helpful, but not required. They recruit teachers by application to the appropriate Hess office and conduct telephone interviews four times a year from Taipei.
Requirements
- Four-year degree
- One-year commitment
- Native fluency in English
Benefits
- Assistance with resident visa and work permit before leaving your home country
- Assistance with travel arrangements
- Assistance finding accommodations
- Arrival assistance and cultural orientation program
- Starting salary of NT$400 (US$14.75) per hour for eighteen hours each week, and assistance in finding private students to tutor or other teaching opportunities on your own time
- Quarterly bonuses and raises
- Introduction to and training in the Hess Language Program
For more information and an application, residents of the United States and Canada should visit the Hess web site or contact the school directly:
Hess Language School
4 Horicon Avenue
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 793-6183
Fax: (518) 793-6183, then press *51
Information is also available on Jobtrak, which is a service available through many colleges and universities in the United States.
Residents of Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand should visit the Hess web site or contact the Taiwan office:
Hess Language School
Po Ai Road No. 83
Taipei, Taiwan
(02) 382-5439
Fax: (02) 382-0799
The Overseas Service Corps YMCA program (OSCY) places 25 - 30 teachers in local YMCAs throughout Taiwan. Preference is given to those who have had training and/or experience in TEFL, who want to learn about Chinese culture, and who have knowledge of or a sincere desire to learn Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese. You need to be in North America to apply for this program, and interviews take place in the United States.
Requirements
- One-year commitment
- Four-year degree
- Native of an English-speaking country with a strong command of written and spoken language
- Strong interest in teaching
- Private tutoring is forbidden
Benefits
- Housing
- Medical insurance
- One week paid vacation after the first six months
- NT$12,000 contract-completion bonus
- Sponsorship for a resident visa
- Preparation of Taiwanese tax documents by the YMCA
- Airfare to United States on completion of contract
- Orientation and training
- Student loan deferment while abroad
There are nine YMCAs in Taiwan: Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi, Chang Hua, Nantou, Taichung, Taipei, Taipei County, and Keelung.
There is an April 15 deadline for September 1 placements. For more information and an application, contact:
International Division
YMCA of the USA
101 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 872-9622
Teacher brokerages prey on naive, foreign teachers. Typically run by hostel managers, they offer, for about 20 percent of the first month's pay, to find jobs for newcomers. Behind the businesslike exterior, many of them do little more than check the newspaper and arrange an interview. Be wary. If you're already in Taiwan, save your money and find yourself a job.
