Vietnam-USA Society English Training Services Center (VUS-ETSC) is one of the largest and most respected language institutions in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). We are currently looking for qualified native English speaking teachers to teach at our centers located throughout the growing metropolis of HCMC, Vietnam.

The successful applicant will be a Native English speaker with:

• B.Ed / PGCE in TESOL / TEFL / Applied Linguistics or
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) with English language teaching certification (CELTA, TESOL, TEFL)
• Although previous teaching experience is preferred, newly certified teachers are more than welcome to apply.

Please note that only those teachers with the appropriate qualifications and relevant experience will be considered.

Offering a wide range of high quality English-language training programs designed in cooperation with the City University of New York (CUNY), VUS-ETSC has nearly 40,000 students enrolled at 14 campuses throughout HCMC and employs a teaching staff of just over 700 qualified Vietnamese and native English speaking teachers. All of the training centers are large scale buildings with comfortable, air-conditioned classrooms and computer labs with ADSL Internet access.

All salaries at VUS are based on qualifications, experience and your teaching performance. Teaching performance is determined by a demonstration teaching class if you are applying from within Vietnam and by a submitted lesson plan followed up with a panel interview if you are applying from outside the country. The outcome of the demo class / panel interview will help decide the initial pay offered.
The initial contract on offer would be for a 3 month, hourly rate contract with a 1 month probation period. All salaries are paid on an hourly basis and are net of taxes (VUS pays the taxes on your behalf). By law, VUS can only offer a 3 month contract to foreign hires. After you have successfully completed your work permit application, VUS can then extend your contract up to 2 years.
The average schedule for a full time teacher is from 20 - 25 hours per week, averaging some 100+ hours per month. During certain times of the year a teacher's schedule may exceed 30 contact hours per week.

Working hours are generally weekday and Saturday evenings, 6:00 - 9:30pm for teenagers and adults classes; and throughout the day on Sat/Sun, from 7:45am for kids classes. The schools close on Sun at 6:15pm.

The following benefits apply to all VUS teachers:

• Assistance in acquiring a work permit and reimbursement of up to $300 US upon completion of work permit application process
• Free Vietnamese language classes
• Regular training workshops for professional development
• Annual awards for recognition of outstanding teaching performance, including get-aways to scenic hotspots in Vietnam
• Additional supplements for TOEFL classes, travel and some Corporate classes
• VUS birthday gifts/ gifts for Tet holiday/ VUS rain coats/ VUS bags
• Travel allowance for teachers who live across town from their campus, valid for a year from the start date of their contract.

In addition to the standard hourly rate teaching contract VUS also offers a full time teaching contract (FTTC) that provides the following:

• Contract completion bonus (equal to 80-100 hours x your hourly rate at the time of completion of your contract)
• $500 US vacation allowance
• Health insurance policy
• Free visa & visa renewals (for teachers with VUS work permits, working 80 hours per month or more)
• Enhanced benefits for each FT contract renewal, including but not limited to:
- increased contract completion bonus
- residence permit
- health insurance coverage for 01 relative dependent
- housing allowance

A NOTE ABOUT WORK PERMITS FOR VIETNAM
Under Vietnamese labor law, a foreigner has to apply for and obtain a work permit in order to legally work in Vietnam and to renew business or work visas. Without a work permit, a foreigner in Vietnam will only be allowed to renew / extend their visas as a 1 month single-entry visa (in some cases as a 3 month single entry visa can be arranged) during which time it’s expected that a work permit will be applied for. If the work permit is not applied for during this time, then the foreign teacher may need to leave Vietnam when the visa expires.

In order to obtain a work permit the school has to submit an application on behalf of the teacher that includes the following original documents:

• University degree (BA or higher)
• Teaching certification (TEFL, TESOL, CELTA or other)
• *Police clearance certificate
(*teachers need to have a police clearance certificate from their home country if they’ve been in Vietnam for 1 month or less; teachers who have been here for 1 month or longer only need a Vietnamese police clearance certificate).

Be aware that the above documents need to be authenticated as per Vietnamese regulations. After the school has been issued your work permit, you will be paid a $300 US reimbursement fee to cover the costs associated with getting the work permit.

For more information, please see our website http://www.vus.edu.vn/

APPLYING FOR A POSITION
Interested applicants are invited to send an application package with the following included to the VUS head office:

• Updated CV / resume
• Covering letter
• Copy of your passport page with details and photo
• Copies of degrees/ certificates
• Any recent reference letters

To: Recruitment Managers

Ms. Tu Tran: tutran@vus-etsc.edu.vn
Mr. Stephen Thomas: stephenthomas@vus-etsc.edu.vn

Vietnam USA Society English Training Service Center
Head Office: 9th Floor, 189 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tel: (848) 3925-9899, Ext: 232, 165
Fax: (848) 3925-9698