Location
  • China
Length
52+ weeks
Classroom Audience
Early Childhood Pre-School Elementary Middle School High School University Students Adults

Program Details

Qualifications
  • BA degree or above
  • Native English speaker
Classroom Audience
Early Childhood Pre-School Elementary Middle School High School University Students Adults
Age Min.
21
Age Max
58

Pricing

Salary / Benefits
CNY15,000 – 40,000 RMB/month ($2,000 - $5,500USD) + Potential expat packages including: airfare, housing, insurance, meals and more!
Price Details
Teaching Nomad services will always be free for teachers
Jul 07, 2023
May 13, 2022
94 travelers are looking at this program

About Program

Teaching Nomad is your connection to great teaching opportunities in China! TN is an American owned and operated company. With offices in Shanghai China, in Denver, CO and Austin, TX, and remote staff around the world, we have you covered!

Since 2011, we've been vetting schools in China and helping people like you secure great opportunities. We take a lot of pride in connecting dedicated teachers with great schools all over the country. Teaching Nomad has programs for teachers of all experience levels including professional educators, experienced ESL instructors, & beginner teachers. Our clients include international schools, language training schools, primary/middle/high schools, & kindergartens.

Our job board allows you to check out full school profiles, create job alerts, and the option to opt-into a teacher database where our partner schools are searching and reaching out to teachers with their openings!

Sign up for our job board today to begin your search!

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Program Highlights

  • Very competitive pay
  • Free housing or allowance
  • Benefits (health, flights, bonuses)
  • Ability to communicate with our Authentications team about documents/visa
  • Full school profiles, know the school before you apply!

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Program Reviews

4.92 Rating
based on 259 reviews
  • 5 rating 92.28%
  • 4 rating 7.34%
  • 3 rating 0%
  • 2 rating 0.39%
  • 1 rating 0%
  • Benefits 4.8
  • Support 4.95
  • Fun 4.8
  • Facilities 4.8
  • Safety 4.85
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James
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Great Experience

From start to finish Teaching Nomad was there for me, responsive, and kept me up to date with all of the work they were doing to get me linked with a great school. They were great advocates for me and matched me with a school that fit me well. Really enjoyed the service provided and could not recommend them more for all the tireless work they did. The process took roughly 2 months, first with a screening interview, and then a number of interviews with hiring managers, and finally an offer. Throughout the process the recruiters at Teaching Nomad made sure to keep talking with the school on my behalf and make sure my application was moving forward to an offer.

What would you improve about this program?
I was pleased with the program, no improvements needed that I could see
37 people found this review helpful.
Kevin
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My Experience with Teaching Nomad

I was initially leery about using an agency to help place me in China but the support and resources I received were excellent. In the end, "your success is their success". The advice and feedback was very helpful. Also, the TEFL option I used through the provider was easy to use and progress to completion. It has also proven very useful in my new environment. The follow-up support after placement has also been very appreciated.

What would you improve about this program?
Obtaining the Visa was done in coordination with the local staff at the school. It was complicated because the Visa issuing process varies from country to country, I was basically on my own to figure it out. It took many months of research, calls, visits to consular and 3rd party agencies before it was complete. This is in part due to the fact the Chinese government has recently changed their processes.
36 people found this review helpful.
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danielle
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Teaching Nomad Assistance

Since making my decision to teach abroad the recruiter that has been assigned to me worked diligently to answer my questions and also locate positions that would align with my skill sets. Ali which is my recruiter name did not have problem with me constantly calling or emailing her to help me with my nervousness and confusion that dealt with picking the right positions to apply for and also helping me prep for an interview. I am really excited that I decided to work through them for this process.

What would you improve about this program?
n/a
36 people found this review helpful.
Brenainn
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

CIS Nanchang

I just want to say I am very happy with the school that I have joined. Teaching Nomad also need to be mentioned here and they helped to make the move out her as painless as possible. I would recommend them to anyone thinking of taking up work in China. Sophia has been very helpful and has checked in on a number of occasions to see how things are going. They also provided some useful tips on life in China and what to expect. Reliable people and nothing dodgy at all. Top service guys keep up there good work.

31 people found this review helpful.
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Israel
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Inspiring Support!

I am extremely pleased with the level and type of support provided from start to finish from my Teaching Nomad recruiter Ali Jaramillo. She was exceptional and I immediately felt comfortable and motivated from the first interaction and interview. She set everything up for me after listening to my preferences, explained everything, provided resources, answered every question I had along the way, and continued to follow up in a friendly and encouraging manner throughout the entire recruiting process while I interviewed from overseas. I received an offer within a month from a company, and I am very grateful to start a new adventure. I am forever thankful I found the link to the Teaching Nomad site on the Peace Corps RPCV job portal, it honestly changed the course of my life. No strings attached, free support but service that is priceless. Some things that are too good are most definitely true. Thanks again!

37 people found this review helpful.
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Bilqees
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Making distance not seem distant!

Teaching Nomad placement consultant, Moira, has been nothing but supportive and efficient! With her leave of absence, I thought that my placement might take slightly longer - sure, I was wrong! Not long after her return, Moira had sent out my profile to potential schools and I received interviews, all with good responses! This made me extremely happy! I didn't know which option would be best for me, and that's where Moira had helped me out, again. Teaching Nomad certainly provides you with the BEST consultants who you can rely on for a stress-free process! This is my first job oversees, in China, and I am ecstatic to have this opportunity in such short time. Thank you teaching Nomad - THANK YOU, Moira!!! :)

34 people found this review helpful.
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Ziem
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Thank You!

Teaching Nomad has been amazing in helping me secure an amazing school in Shanghai. They were supported and answered my questions in a timely manner. I've been in Korea for close to 6 years and I can say that this has been one of the best recruiting agencies that I've used. Ollie was great and provided really useful information. One thing I do recommend is starting your paper work early! The process is different for each country but it does take some time!

34 people found this review helpful.
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Cameron
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Nomad is helping make my dreams come true

I just received my flight itinerary and orientation material today for my first contract in China. I got in contact with Oliver almost a year ago now. He was quick to set me up with interviews, but I got a surprise offer to live in Bermuda for a few months so we didnt get far into the process. When I explained I still wanted to come to China but push back about a 7 months he was quick to help. He got in contact with all the companies and helped me explain my situation so the offers would still be there. About 5 months later, without prompt, I got an email from him checking on me and asking if we were going to stick with the same timeline. I told him yes and within a day or two had probably almost 10 interviews set up. I picked my company and he has been sending me emails, checking on me, and supporting me through the entire process. Oliver and Teaching Nomad had made the transition effortless. Now as I sit on my train through Poland, looking over my flight and hotel schedules I can't help but be thankful to them for helping my dreams of work and travel coming to life.

What would you improve about this program?
I can't think of any to be quite honest
35 people found this review helpful.
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Questions & Answers

At this time, many schools in China are hiring from overseas and feel confident they will be able to secure working visas for overseas hires. We would encourage you to begin getting your documents authenticated now so you are prepared for the visa application.

Hello Erik, most of the English teaching roles posted on our site require candidates from native English speaking countries. However we do have subject teacher positions for non-native speakers if they have experience teaching that subject. We also have TEFL course + job placement opportunities in many countries that don't require the candidates to be native speakers. You can learn more about...

Yes! A teaching degree is not required to teach abroad. In many cases experience and/or a TEFL certification is an adequate qualification. We place couples all the time!

In such a case we would recommend the individual to contact the authorities to report the assault. This would include local police as well as the consulate or Embassy of your country. Of course we would never work with a school or organization that allowed an assault to occur.