Finding a teaching job as Non Native (but perfect English speaker)

[2road]

Hello

I was born in a non native English speaking country but I lived, worked and taught (part time) in USA for 15 years and I speak, write English perfectly.

I have a BA degree in economics but I don't have a TEFL certificate;

I want ask this forum what are the chances to find a English Taching job as a not native here in Thailand.

thank you

[gerryBScot]

There is no need to have TEFL or equivalent nor is there any need to be a native speaker. It really is between you and the school. You need to find a school to offer you a job. The best thing to do is get your paperwork organised and present yourself at schools.

Your economics degree should suffice in terms of getting a waiver from the Teachers Council of Thailand, but your employer will take care of that.

However there are many pitfalls and if you scan this forum you should get a good sense of the various stunts you're likely to encounter.

[Rhys]

Test then... is it Peeling.. or Feeling...

[Satcommlee]

Good luck

Edited December 19, 2015 by Satcommlee

[Scott]

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[Edgehog net]

Hi. Eventually (after 90days of your initial visa) you would need to get TOEIC certificate. You can take the exam in Bangkok it costs around 2000Baht. This is a requirements for Non-Native English speakers who would teach in English (subject isn't matter) by Krusapa (Education body of Thailand).

For initial visa you would need to get a job and your degree. Don't expect your school to know stuff for you.

[LiorW]

The same here (except for the living-in-the-US part).

There is no need to have TEFL or equivalent nor is there any need to be a native speaker. It really is between you and the school. You need to find a school to offer you a job. The best thing to do is get your paperwork organised and present yourself at schools.

Your economics degree should suffice in terms of getting a waiver from the Teachers Council of Thailand, but your employer will take care of that.

However there are many pitfalls and if you scan this forum you should get a good sense of the various stunts you're likely to encounter.

Can you be more specific?

How can we find these schools?

What areas are best for us to look in?

[eldragon]

Chances are good, mate. Loads of non-native English speakers with a good command of the language teaching here. Not having a TEFL or related certificate might hurt your chances though. I'm a native English speaker with a degree in English and experience teaching and I still occasionally get hung up on not having a TEFL. Government schools seem to care less about it though. As has been stated above, you will need a TOEIC score. You might not need this before you are offered a job, but having a score would certainly help.

[eldragon]

The same here (except for the living-in-the-US part).

There is no need to have TEFL or equivalent nor is there any need to be a native speaker. It really is between you and the school. You need to find a school to offer you a job. The best thing to do is get your paperwork organised and present yourself at schools.

Your economics degree should suffice in terms of getting a waiver from the Teachers Council of Thailand, but your employer will take care of that.

However there are many pitfalls and if you scan this forum you should get a good sense of the various stunts you're likely to encounter.

Can you be more specific?

How can we find these schools?

What areas are best for us to look in?

Ajarn.com is a good website for finding teaching jobs. Otherwise you gotta do some legwork. Decide where you want to live and go to the schools in the area.