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We are looking for an English teacher from Monday, january 13th to Friday, June 6th.
Eco School is an educational program focused on English language immersion and ecology, featuring English speaking teachers, aimed at first-year secondary school students from the province of Álava (Basque Country).
All teachers must have a proficiency level of English (C2), hold a TEFL certification with an accreditation such as CELTA or similar, teaching experience (preferably in English), and experience as a leisure activity leader. All applicants must have either a European Union passport or a work permit for the European Union
Each school sends between 40 and 50 students each week, who participate in a 5-day stay at the hostel. The program includes fun classes and workshops in English, adapted to the students' age and level. The focus is on living in English—full immersion and oral communication development. It also includes an introduction to organic gardening, biodiversity, ecosystems, composting, recycling, science workshops, and more.
If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible, as I will need all your information to prepare the contract if you hold a European Union passport or a work permit for the EU.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Babysitting and creative play
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will have the opportunity to engage with a community of children who are highly enthusiastic about practicing their English, in an incredible natural setting, in the heart of the Alavese mountains. And of course to build good relationships with the hostel staff, the directors, and the Spanish teachers.
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Help
The team consists of two co-directors (usually Spanish) who must know English and Basque, and four native English-speaking teachers. All teachers must hold a TEFL certification with an accreditation such as CELTA or similar, teaching experience (preferably in English), and experience as a leisure activity leader.
The salary is calculated per week worked (a fixed-term contract is offered under the non-formal training agreement), although payment is made at the end of each month. In a month where all weeks are worked, the net salary is €1,350, but this salary is prorated during months where not all weeks are worked.
Accommodation and meals are included during the weeks when programmed activities take place and during the weekends if the hostel is open and you stay in it.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
The hostel is a former Cistercian monastery restored as a youth hostel with a maximum capacity of 200 beds. Workawayers will have their own shared room for teachers of the same gender, and will sleep in bunk beds, separate of students.
What else ...
If the hostel is open during the weekends, workawayers can stay in the hostel discovering the area plenty of incredible forest, or travelling around. Bilbao, Vitoria and San Sebastian are the main cities near the hostel, but there are many incredible towns not far, and Spain is very well connected by public transportation, like buses and trains.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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