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NEEDED IMMEDIATE: A full time teaching position is available immediately at Beijing New Oriental Foreign Language School for Grade 7 oral English

Posted By: Beijing New Oriental Foreign Language School At Yangzhou <foreignaffairs7805@163.com>
Date: Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:56 a.m.

NEEDED IMMEDIATE: A full time teaching position is available immediately at Beijing New Oriental Foreign Language School for Grade 7 oral English. The school has a history for more than 6 years. It is managed with a philosophy of education that is a unique blend of the best parts of both eastern and western education. International teachers are both welcomed and made comfortable here.

BNOFLS at Yangzhou is part of the greater BNOFLS education system, the biggest privately owned school enterprise in China with 550,000 students nation-wide at 40 sites. The school in Yangzhou opened in September, 2003, and currently serves more than 3,500 students in grades 1-12. Situated on the outskirts of Yangzhou and located between the Grand Canal and the Liao Jia River, the school・s spacious grounds include a beautifully landscaped canal running through the center. A convenient bus stop with regular buses to the city is located at the school gates.

Yangzhou, a medium sized city of 4.5 million people, is a beautiful mixture of both modern and old traditional style buildings built around an ancient canal system lined, as are the streets, with gorgeous willows. It is about an hour・s drive from Nanjing (the capital city of Jiangsu Province) and about four hours drive north of Shanghai. With a long history, Yangzhou has many historical and scenic locations to enjoy, such as homes and gardens once privately owned by wealthy salt traders in the distant past, ancient Buddhist monasteries, and the magnificent Slender West Lake Park. Yangzhou is the home of Huaiyang cuisine, one of four famous cuisines in China. It also has a unique bath and massage culture which is a must experience for visitors.

Dr. Xiuwen Wang is the head of the school. Dr. Wang lived in America for over 15 years and understands both western and eastern cultures, a necessity for pleasant working and living conditions in China. The staff is friendly and dedicated to making the life of international teachers as pleasant as possible.

The School・s Employment Requirements:

Our school is seeking dedicated people who have a passion for teaching children, are open minded, outgoing; have experience in teaching and good teaching skills. TEFL certified teachers are preferred, but other certifications (college degrees) will be considered. Only application from native speaking English teachers from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia will be considered.

What the School Offers for Full Time Teachers:

* A monthly salary of 5,000 Yuan will be paid for the period 20th November, 2009 to 25th June 2010.

* Actual contact teaching hours per week will not exceed 20 hours.

* A furnished apartment (not shared) with bedroom, living room, and private bath, is provided at no cost. Each apartment has heat, air-conditioning, and TV/DVD. A fully equipped communal kitchen (microwave, stove, and refrigerator), dining room, and laundry room, are available for use by the international teachers. Water and electricity are provided and paid for by the school. Each apartment has a private telephone (international teachers pay for its use) and free internet access.

* Three meals per day are available at no cost at the school cafeteria (Chinese cuisine) or international teachers・ dining room (Western cuisine). Purified drinking water is provided throughout the school.

* Each international teacher will be assigned an office workspace with a computer and free internet access.

* International teachers may choose to take advantage of Chinese language and martial arts lessons at no cost.

* 24-hour school clinic is available on campus It is advisable for international teachers to have their own medical insurance. International teachers should contact their local health office for immunization requirements before coming to China.

* On completion of the employment contract, a roundtrip economy air ticket from the country of departure will be reimbursed (not exceed 1,700 USD).

* On completion of the 10-month employment contract, the international teacher will receive an end-of-contract bonus equivalent to one month・s salary.

The international teacher will be expected to arrive in China on 19th Novemember. A representative of the school will meet each international teacher at the Shanghai Pudong Airport and will transport him/her to the school in Yangzhou.

If you have any questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school. We will do our best to answer your questions and/or concerns. The contact information is as follows:

Ms. Angel
Email: foreignaffairs7805@163.com
Telephone: 0086-514-8790-7805
Website: www.neworiental-k12.org (click on English)
Fax: 0086-514-8721-6247

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