Oct 15

Jobs: Disney English Foreign Trainer and Very Young Learner Trainer (China)

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Disney English uses child-friendly teaching methods to inspire children to become passionate English learners. The Disney English curriculum has been developed under the guidance of an advisory board of world-class academics, including internationally recognized English language learning specialists and early childhood development experts as well as artists, musicians, and Grammy Award-nominated songwriters.

Position Overview

Disney is looking for experienced individuals to instruct children aged 2-10 at Disney English Language Learning Centers in Hangzhou, Ningbo, Nanjing, Suzhou, Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai. Trainers will use an innovative and immersive Disney program, leveraging Disney’s beloved characters, stories, songs, animation and other materials, to provide a highly engaging and effective premium learning experience.

Work Environment

Trainers spend 40 hours per week in their centers; of which approximately 21-24 hours are spent in the classroom. The remainder of the time is spent preparing lessons, conducting parent/student demonstrations to help market our program, attending staff meetings, development training and engaging in other center activities as needed. Trainers work a 5 day week with two consecutive days off during the week.  Shifts do not start earlier than 8:30am and would end no later than 9:00pm.

Saturdays and Sundays are Disney English’s busiest and longest days at the centers. Trainers are required to work both days, and can expect that one of the days will have a 12 hour shift. Trainers do receive 2 consecutive days off during the week, to serve as their “weekend”. Trainers get 5 paid vacation days, plus 11 national holidays.

Classes are separated based on a student’s level of the English language, but trainers will mostly have classes with children roughly the same age. All trainers are guaranteed to teach at least one  “Hello World” class with children ages 2-4 years old.  We also will have a few trainers in each center who will work predominantly with Very Young Learners (VYL) and focus on the Hello World program.

Main Responsibilities

• Become proficient in delivering the Disney English interactive content and comprehensive classroom/home delivery of Disney English including the “on-line” parent portal.
• Use scripted printed materials, multimedia and a variety of audio-visual aids. There is emphasis on dialogue, story-telling, singing and role-playing, but more formal exercises, language games and literature are also used.
• Work with local Assistant Trainers to ensure classes are run efficiently and start and end as scheduled.
• Prepare lessons, print materials, technology and supplemental materials prior to the start of each class.
• Attend weekly meetings with the LLD to communicate all pertinent student and classroom management issues.
• Participate in outside of classroom academic, marketing and Center social events as needed
• Collect audio & visual portfolio evidence of language learner work during lessons.
• Provide private lessons to young language learners as required due to learner absences or for students that are falling behind the class.
• Deliver both formal and informal assessments and progress reports throughout the program and keep close oversight on all learner records.
• Interact with both parents and young language learners in a way that makes language learning fun, engaging and educational.
• With local Assistant Trainers, maintain strong communication with parents as to their children’s progress by means of the Teacher/Parent portal and ongoing communication during performances, phone calls and parent/teacher conferences

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required; advanced or education degrees preferred
• Minimum of 2 year experience teaching to children (preferably ESL or EFL)
• Native English speaker
• Internationally recognized TEFL or TESOL certification
  *Trainers need a TEFL certification to work in China as it is a requirement in getting a work visa approved. When a trainer is hired and needs a TEFL, Disney English will help facilitate the processes. Disney English pays for all Foreign Trainers to become TEFL-C (Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Children) certified.
• Creativity and excitement to bring a unique personality to the Disney English classroom including talents in music, art, and performing arts
• Commit to a minimum of a 12 month contract

Additional Qualifications for Very Young Learner Trainers:

• Experience in caring for groups of two- to three-year-olds preferred
• Exceptional native English pronunciation
• Certification or educational emphasis in early childhood education or early child care preferred

Interested applicants can send their resume to Ania Przechodzka
by email: Ania.Przechodzka@disney.com
or fax: 212 769 9189