Roles & Responsibilities
Love interacting with children? Passionate about learning and inspiring others to learn? Enjoy working in a creative and dynamic environment? You could be one of us!
As a Full-Time English Teacher at The Alternative Story (T.A.S.), you will be teaching 2-hour English tuition and Creative Writing classes to Primary / Secondary School students. You will be empowered to do what you love and love what you do. With your passion and drive, you will make learning effective yet enjoyable for your students!
You will work with vibrant people who value excellence and teamwork as much as you do. Here, your hard work will pay off and you will be given room to grow your skills and progress your career. Opportunities to progress as a mentor / trainer and / or to gain exposure in other key functions will be available to team members who are keen. Finally, you will have a unique opportunity to mould the next generation while enjoying flexibility of a hybrid working environment!
Required Qualifications
- Passionate about working with children
- Able to engage and effectively communicate with a group of children
- Driven to improve yourself and produce excellent work
- Collaborative and willing to go the extra mile for parents and students
- Energetic, passionate and having a youthful attitude
- Singaporeans holding a Bachelor’s degree (preferably in a related field)
Preferred Qualifications
At least 1 year experience teaching children in a classroom setting (MOE and / or special needs teaching background is a plus)Familiar with the Singapore Primary / Secondary School English syllabus and its challengesGraduate from a local university (NUS, NTU, SMU)Other Details of the Role
Attractive compensation and benefits package ( Around $4,200 gross monthly salary, with opportunities to be rewarded with performance incentives and bonuses)Comprehensive theory and practical training will be given on an ongoing basis, helping to continuously build your skills in areas such as communication, mentoring and problem solvingFlexibility to telecommute outside of class timingOpportunities to be exposed in other key functions such as developing materials and planning curriculum are available, if keenAt least 10 classes a week (2 hours per class)Work schedule to include Friday evenings and at least 1 day of the weekend2 days off a week (1 weekday and 1 weekend ideally)Must be able to work at Bukit Timah Central, Tampines Central, Marine Parade OR Ang Mo Kio and 1 other branch (where necessary).1-year contract position with possibility of extension / conversion to permanentCommit to work till end of 2026As the training period will take 1 to 1.5 months, new teachers who pass probation at this point will start teaching only towards the end of the year. Classes will typically end in 1st week of Dec. We require teachers to see the students / classes through a full academic year as much as possible.About The Alternative Story
We are an English and Creative Writing Tuition Centre for Primary School children. Since 2008, our passion has been to make learning come alive in our classrooms. We seek to inspire in our students a proficiency and appreciation for the English language that sets them up for success in academics and in life.
Tell employers what skills you have
Creative Writing
Communication
Primary Education
Lesson Planning
Teaching
Secondary Education
MOE Syllabus
Classroom Management
Maintain discipline
Tuition
Teaching English
Writing
Communicate with parents
Teaching Children
Liaise with parents
communication with parents