Creative English Storytelling Instructor
6 December, 2024
Book Talk: Teach children in Hong Kong through engaging storytelling.
Job description
If you are a goofy storyteller, want to travel the world, learn Chinese/ Cantonese and get paid doing it, look no further!
School Profile
Book Talk Language Centre was founded in 2009, located in the heart of Hong Kong, 5 mins away from the subway station. At Book Talk, we teach English to small groups of children aged 1 - 10 years old, with story being the centre of every lesson we teach, as we believe it is the most effective way of engaging the hearts and minds of little ones.
Our position: Creative Native English Storytelling Instructor
As a Creative Native English Storytelling Instructor, you will motivate children through your engaging storytelling, interactive and fun games, and help children find their voice as they share
their own stories! Helping children love story is what you will do.
Summary
Subjects: Children's stories, phonics and writing
Position: Full-time
Location: Hong Kong
Contract duration: 1 year
Class size: 3 to 7 students in a class, and one-on-one teaching
Start Date: Flexible/continuously hiring
Great chance to get paid international work experience and see the world at the same time.
Job Duties
- Teaching children through our fun story-based lesson plans
- Helping run and plan special events to motivate children to learn
- Preparing for lessons and crafting sessions
- Reporting and monitoring student progress
The right individual will also have a chance to contribute towards multiple roles including:
- Social media marketer. As a social media marketer, you'll join our marketing team to increase our company's presence in the social media sphere. You'll help generate content that engages students and parents alike for information, or educational purposes. Individuals with a background in the Adobe series (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Premiere) and video editing
software are preferred.
- Creative coding instructor. As a creative coding instructor, you'll teach the basics of coding and robotics to children. Children in this class learn to program their very own robots and
program their own apps!
- Children's book author. For the writing enthusiasts out there, this is your chance to create engaging stories that will be printed, published, and loved by all!
- Children's story illustrator and media creator. For the artistically inclined, your work will engage and awe the little ones by giving them visual stimulation for the stories they hear, using different methods (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere and/ or other video editing software) including sketches by hand.
- Event coordinator. As an event coordinator, you'll help plan and/or organize fun events for children making special days like birthdays, storytelling sessions, open houses operate
smoothly and in a lively manner.
- Multi-sports coach and instructor. Little ones have lots of energy, and we want to help children express themselves and channel their energy productively through sports, which may or may
not include football (soccer), handball, tag, capture the flag, red rover, etc., indoors or outdoors.
School Profile
Book Talk Language Centre was founded in 2009, located in the heart of Hong Kong, 5 mins away from the subway station. At Book Talk, we teach English to small groups of children aged 1 - 10 years old, with story being the centre of every lesson we teach, as we believe it is the most effective way of engaging the hearts and minds of little ones.
Our position: Creative Native English Storytelling Instructor
As a Creative Native English Storytelling Instructor, you will motivate children through your engaging storytelling, interactive and fun games, and help children find their voice as they share
their own stories! Helping children love story is what you will do.
Summary
Subjects: Children's stories, phonics and writing
Position: Full-time
Location: Hong Kong
Contract duration: 1 year
Class size: 3 to 7 students in a class, and one-on-one teaching
Start Date: Flexible/continuously hiring
Great chance to get paid international work experience and see the world at the same time.
Job Duties
- Teaching children through our fun story-based lesson plans
- Helping run and plan special events to motivate children to learn
- Preparing for lessons and crafting sessions
- Reporting and monitoring student progress
The right individual will also have a chance to contribute towards multiple roles including:
- Social media marketer. As a social media marketer, you'll join our marketing team to increase our company's presence in the social media sphere. You'll help generate content that engages students and parents alike for information, or educational purposes. Individuals with a background in the Adobe series (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Premiere) and video editing
software are preferred.
- Creative coding instructor. As a creative coding instructor, you'll teach the basics of coding and robotics to children. Children in this class learn to program their very own robots and
program their own apps!
- Children's book author. For the writing enthusiasts out there, this is your chance to create engaging stories that will be printed, published, and loved by all!
- Children's story illustrator and media creator. For the artistically inclined, your work will engage and awe the little ones by giving them visual stimulation for the stories they hear, using different methods (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere and/ or other video editing software) including sketches by hand.
- Event coordinator. As an event coordinator, you'll help plan and/or organize fun events for children making special days like birthdays, storytelling sessions, open houses operate
smoothly and in a lively manner.
- Multi-sports coach and instructor. Little ones have lots of energy, and we want to help children express themselves and channel their energy productively through sports, which may or may
not include football (soccer), handball, tag, capture the flag, red rover, etc., indoors or outdoors.
Salary and benefits
- $18,000 - $25,000 HKD/month subject to experience and qualifications
- Bonuses
- 10 days annual leave + statutory holidays
- Small classes
- Bonuses
- 10 days annual leave + statutory holidays
- Small classes
Requirements
- A love of teaching kids is essential
- Must possess a clean background check
- A university degree is an asset
- Candidates without teaching experience are welcome to apply
- Must be prepared to inspire children through story
- Decent working knowledge of computers is essential (especially MS office, Google Suite, etc.)
- Must possess a valid passport
- Must be willing to relocate to Hong Kong for the duration of the work term
- Shorter work-terms may be considered on a case-by-case basis (we have internship openings)
- Must possess a clean background check
- A university degree is an asset
- Candidates without teaching experience are welcome to apply
- Must be prepared to inspire children through story
- Decent working knowledge of computers is essential (especially MS office, Google Suite, etc.)
- Must possess a valid passport
- Must be willing to relocate to Hong Kong for the duration of the work term
- Shorter work-terms may be considered on a case-by-case basis (we have internship openings)
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