Job description
At a glance
- Location: central Almaty, Kazakhstan — on-site
- Contract: 12 months, renewable
- Hours: 30 contact hours per week within an eight-hour day
- Students: around 60% young learners (Grade 1 and above), 40% adults
- Visa: fully sponsored, paperwork handled by us
- Start: September
The school
StudyRoom has been teaching English in Almaty since 2013. We work with children, teenagers and adults, and prepare students for IELTS, SAT and
TOEFL. Our student rating is 4.9 out of 5.
The academic team is four native-speaking teachers and fifteen local colleagues. New teachers get a mentor for the first months, weekly
methodology sessions, peer observations and structured feedback on their lessons. Teachers who bring ideas here get to run them: clubs, projects
and new course formats come from the staff, not from a memo.
One practical detail that teachers tell us matters most: our administration runs on an in-house system. Timetables, attendance, payments and
progress reports are processed automatically. You will not be filling in spreadsheets on your evenings off.
The role
- Teach young learners from Grade 1 upwards using phonics, TPR and play-based activities
- Teach General and Business English to adult groups
- Plan lessons around the level and goals of each group
- Keep short progress records for students and parents
- Join weekly professional development and observe colleagues
- Occasionally teach at partner schools, universities or corporate clients
- Take part in school events and community activities
Salary and benefits
What we offer
- Competitive salary for the Almaty market, agreed individually according to experience (1000-1500 usd nett)
- Fully sponsored work visa and support with the paperwork
- Weekly professional development, a mentor and regular observations
- A stable timetable planned around your strengths and availability
- A city with four real seasons, mountains within forty minutes of the centre, a strong food scene and a cost of living far below most teaching
destinations
Requirements
Requirements
- Native-level English
- Bachelor's degree — Education, English, Linguistics, Pedagogy or a related subject preferred
- Two years of classroom experience, including young learners
- Eligibility for our sponsored work visa route
- Willingness to provide a criminal background check
Strongly preferred: CELTA, TEFL or TESOL; familiarity with phonics and TPR for children, and with communicative or task-based approaches for older
learners. A degree in a different subject is not a barrier if your teaching experience is solid.
How to apply
How to apply
Send your CV, your current location and your earliest possible start date to WhatsApp +7 707 210 5115. or Office@studyroom.kz
Our process: CV review → interview over Zoom → demo lesson → offer. Shortlisted candidates will be asked for a short video introduction and a
sample lesson plan.
