Types of ESL Teaching Jobs in Hong Kong
- International kindergartens and schools
- Private colleges
- Language centers
- Short-term courses and workshops
When a teacher starts thinking about teaching English abroad, he or she always pay great attention to ESL jobs in Hong Kong.
It is one of the most popular and desirable locations.
This city is significantly developed, and a teacher will be able to grow not only as s professional but explore new cultural horizons too.
So far as Hong Kong is Special Administrative Region and former British colony, English teachers are highly demanded there.
If you check job seeking websites you can find that regular salary for ESL teaching jobs in Hong Kong starts from 19000 HKD (2400$) and may increase up to 22000 HKD (2900$).
Also, some employer will provide you with bonuses for extra hours or excellent results.
Thus English teacher in Hong Kong can earn up to 4000$ monthly!
But vacancies with such a high salary usually have strict requirements, and you will need TEFL/CELTA certificate and relevant experience in teaching English abroad.
Teaching in kindergartens and schools
If you are looking for English teaching jobs in Hong Kong, you may be interested in vacancies in international kindergartens and schools.
Because their primary requirements are NET (Native English Teacher) and a strong willingness to share your knowledge with children.
Also, it is the best variant among all jobs for students in Hong Kong, Zhejiang, because young and passionate teacher understands children and have enough energy to communicate with them many hours.
The good news is that unlike China’s public kindergartens and schools, in international institutions student groups are smaller, and children have all lessons in English.
In typical kindergarten, the age of your students will be 2-5 years old. So you will need to be patient and very careful because you will teach them the basics and create their strong ability to use English in everyday life.
Or if you prefer international school Hong Kong jobs, the age of your students may vary from 8-16 years and children have already had a basic level of English.
So you will need to be ready to correct their mistakes, re-teach if it is necessary, and give them in-depth knowledge.