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Online ESL Teacher - Remote South Africa

The Really Great Teacher Company

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Contract Length: 1 year

Number of Vacancies: 5

Student Level:

Early Childhood, Elementary

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher, ESL Instructor

School Requirements:

Education Required: Associate/2-year Diploma
Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Major: Any field
Required Certificates:
TESL/TEFL Certificate over 100 hours
TESL/TEFL Certificate
TESL/TEFL Diploma Level
Certification Requirements: TEFL certification required
Work Visa Eligibility: South Africa

Additional School Requirements:

Technical Requirements:

PC with Core i5 2.0 GHz processor (4 CPUs, 8+GB RAM)
Stable fiber internet (25 Mbps up/down) with LAN connection
Backup power solution for loadshedding (UPS/inverter)
Noise-cancelling headset and HD webcam

Job Description:

The Challenge and Solution for Young South African Teachers

Are you a vibrant South African teacher ready to join the elite ranks of online educators? Tired of unpredictable hours and limited growth? Here's your opportunity to build a stable teaching career from home while connecting with eager young learners across Asia.

What's In It For You:

Consistent Income: Earn $6.5 USD per hour teaching English to Asian students
Established Schedule: Your fixed rotation (Tue-Sat or Sun-Thu) means predictable income and work-life balance
Short, Focused Classes: Just 25 minutes per one-on-one session
Ready-Made Materials: All teaching content provided - focus on delivery, not preparation
Full Support System: Comprehensive onboarding, training, and ongoing assistance

The Schedule Advantage:

Rather than unpredictable hours, enjoy a consistent rotation that lets you plan your life. Choose between Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday shifts, with 4+ daily hours during these time slots:
Weekdays: 11 AM - 4 PM SAST
Weekends: 2 AM - 10 AM SAST
This stability means reliable income and the ability to plan your personal life around known working hours.

Minimum requirements:

Any tertiary qualification
Completed 120-hour TEFL certification
2+ years teaching experience (online or classroom)
Clear, neutral English accent
Knowledge of TPR teaching method for beginners
Energetic teaching style for young learners
ClassIn platform experience beneficial

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About the School:

The Really Great Teacher Company offers Teacher Management & Development as a Service (TMaaS). With over 75 years of education industry experience, we know teachers like it’s nobody’s business. So we made it ours!

We are a specialist provider of high-quality teacher recruitment, management and development solutions to the global online education market.

The core services that we offer to our customers, which include brick and mortar, online only, and hybrid schools, are:
- Global recruitment and workforce planning of home-based teachers
- Teacher scheduling and class management
- Operational and teacher performance management
- Payroll and compliance
- Professional development, skills training and mentorship
- Personal development and wellness
- IT and tech support
- Business intelligence

Technology-rich operating processes enable the business to deliver its services from and to any location globally. We ensure uninterrupted, inspirational teaching, by a really great teacher that will consistently deliver on scheduled classes. Our team are passionate about providing our clients and the teachers that we represent with a service that delights them!

Our promise is simple: to ensure that our clients have The Best Teachers 24/7. Guaranteed. Delivering on this promise ensures that The Really Great Teacher Company keeps a clear focus on its vision of inspiring minds in order to bring the world closer together.

The business is headed up by an executive and management team that boasts decades of experience in teaching and managing commercial and educational operations throughout Asia and South Africa.

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Also known as remote teachers, distance teachers or virtual teachers, online teachers and online instructors are trained to teach students online. Online teaching jobs can range from blended courses that offer a combination of in-person and online instruction, to fully online learning. Online teaching offers job opportunities for a wide range of educators, from elementary school teachers to college professors. Online teaching jobs can be either full-time or part-time. If you're a qualified teacher with experience in a classroom setting, then online teaching could be your next big career move.

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