English Teacher(s)
- Country:China
- Location:Various locations
- With:Amity Foundation (AF)
- Category:Involve
- Duration:2 year initial commitment, with the possibility later on of extension up to 4 years maximum
The Amity Foundation in CHINA seeks graduates in any discipline with active Christian commitment to teach English Language and Western Culture for a minimum of two years at teacher-training colleges and universities in various locations in China’s western provinces.
"The Amity Teachers' Programme (ATP) is a project through which people from around the world are recruited and sponsored by church agencies working in partnership with Amity and sent to China to teach English, Japanese, or German. A typical Amity placement is in a college which prepares future middle school teachers, usually in a small or medium-sized city. In these schools, Amity teachers most often teach oral skills courses and/or writing, although there is variation from school to school.
The Amity Teachers' Programme emphasises Christian service, and encourages Christian participants to bear witness to their faith through their teaching work and through participation with Chinese churches, rather than through efforts to proselytize. Teachers interact with Chinese teachers, students and Chinese people at large while they live in China. Amity sees the primary contribution of the foreign teachers in China as arising from their teaching work."
Successful applicants are normally appointed for a period of two years' service. On occasions, an extension of a further two years may be granted, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement.
Appropriate teaching qualifications and experience are an advantage. Applicants are also expected to be willing to learn and use the local language.
The package for successful applicants includes CELTA course fees (if necessary), return air fares, full Chinese salary with UK supplement, medical and national insurance cover, a resettlement grant and a preparation/orientation course.
Applications from those resident in the UK or Ireland are handled by Christians Abroad, with interviews conducted by members of the British & Irish Amity Teachers’ Group (BIATG).
The NEXT ‘start date’ is August 2012.
- Closing Date for Applications
Tuesday, 31st January, 2012 - Interviews
Thursday, 16th February 2012 (in London)
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