TEFL Instructors in Arequipa Peru
About this position
Nexus Education is hiring native English-speaking TEFL/CELTA-certified instructors from the U.S., Canada, the UK, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand for teaching positions starting immediately, with additional opportunities throughout the coming months.
Nexus Education has been an accredited institute in Peru since 2005, serving over 500 students daily. Our average class size is 10 students, with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 16. Adult classes meet 2 hours per day during the week, with a monthly cycle of 18 days of classes, including exam days. Our kids' classes meet on Saturdays for 2.5 hours.
About the Position
We are not looking for lecturers, but for instructors who use our materials to encourage strong student production of language through speaking and writing in meaningful ways. We emphasize a student-centered approach and aim for a strong rapport between administrators, teachers, and students. We ask incoming teachers to stay at our institute for at least 3 months.
Support and Location
We support our teachers with training, exams, teacher materials and books, plus our own lesson plan guides that show which units to cover and how to teach them each day. This makes planning time minimal.
We are located in the beautiful city of Arequipa, in a picturesque valley surrounded by 19,000+ foot (6,000 meter) mountains and El Misti Volcano. The weather is fantastic, with 300 sunny days per year and temperatures between 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. The valley is fed by three rivers, so it has many parks and green areas. We are also 80 miles from the Pacific coast beaches and only a one-hour flight to Lima or Cusco.
Benefits
Peru is a developing country, so our students cannot afford to pay a lot for their courses. Therefore, we cannot provide airfare. However, it is important to understand the pay and cost of living in Arequipa. Our teachers earn, on average, about $5 to $6.50 USD per hour. This may not seem like much, but the minimum wage in Peru is about $1.40 per hour, so our teachers earn much more than many local workers and can live comfortably on their pay.
If you are flexible, enjoy helping others learn, and have a passion for discovering new cultures, we are the place for you. If you do not have an in-person TEFL or CELTA certificate with observed student teaching, please note that we are the host location for a Via Lingua TEFL certification course, and ELC hires almost all graduates for their first teaching experience.
Please apply using the form below.