Volunteer English Teacher Required
GEVU volunteer English teacher scheme

Global Educational Volunteers Union are currently running a scheme helping Chinese schools with their English teaching problem. Since most of our partner schools in China have only limited resource, they cannot afford the high cost of hiring a professional English teacher. Thus they are expecting volunteer teachers to share their love and knowledge with them.

As a volunteer, you will benefit from the scheme. That is, if you are a inexperienced teacher or who is willing to walk into a new career but cannot find a paid job, this is a good chance to have a overseas teaching/working experience and an excellent preparation for your future career. If you just want to learn a different culture or simply want to have a gap year travel or stay in China, this is also an opportunity for you. You will have different schools to choose, from various locations in China such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Xian, Tibet etc and we promise our schools will offer you free accommodation and food, local culture training, some richer schools even offer reimbursement on air tickets. Furthermore if you have any problems during your contract period our 24 hours English/Chinese hotline service is there to help.

We expect our volunteers' first language to be English. Also we would like our volunteers to be confident and enthusiastic with a positive attitude and have the ability to adapt to, understand and respect different cultures and values. A formal degree and qualifications are preferred but not necessary.

According to the cost of the scheme, such as network maintenance, hiring staff, 24 hours hotline service, communication, interview etc, a small amount of fees will be charged only if the application is successful.

If you are interested in this scheme and would like to help our schools, please send your CV, passport, photo, degree and any qualifications to the email address (Email removed, please add it to your profile) You can also write to me or browse our website at http://www.gevu.org/ if you have any inquiry about the scheme or GEVU.

NB: We would like to get your permission for putting your personal details
in our database, and also a part of this information including age,
nationality, certificates and CV will be published in our web site for the
conveniences of our partner schools. If you cannot authorize this to be
done, we are afraid that we will not be able to deliver your information
and our services. Please write to me and confirm your permission!

Shu Wang
GEVU Internet Group
(Email removed, please add it to your profile)

I would advise anyone against applying for a voluntary position in China.

The reasons are simple. The economy in that country is going well and there is money about; English schools are thriving. Meanwhile English teachers are paid very poorly and every single volunteer who goes over there means that a qualified and professional English teacher loses out on a job.

By all means volunteer to teach in a country which cannot afford to pay English teachers, but going to China to volunteer means you are taking a job out of the hands of someone who may well need it and in the long run benefiting ONLY the school owner who pays nothing to have you.

It's a rip off if you ask me.