CHINA / Aston English School
Aston English School has over 60 schools across China and has employed over 1500 foreign teachers since it started in 1996. Beginning with one school in Dalian, Aston now has schools all over China, from Dalian in the north to Xiamen in the south and Xining in the west. Students of all ages come to our schools to prepare for exams, study abroad, or for the fun of learning English. We are now hiring for 2010 Fall Term beginning in early September for our private English language school in Xianyang.
If you are interested, please contact Aston Recruiting Department directly at: jhartery@astonschool.com
Or call Michael Wisner in Seattle, USA at:
* USA # 1-503-320-3573
* Uk # 44-020-8123-1277 (Reaches him in the USA)
* Aus# 61-02-8003-4840 (Reaches him in the USA)
* NZ #64-03-669-0858 (Reaches him in the USA)
The best times to reach Michael is between 9am to 4pm local time.
Also check out our website at
http://www.astonrecruiting.com/locations.html
Qualifications:
We require:
*Native speakers of English at least 23 years old
*Nationalities preferred are Canadian, British, American, Australian,
Irish, and New Zealander
*Bachelor’s degree in any subject
*TEFL Certificate
*Two years of working/teaching experience after graduate
*Must enjoy teaching children classes
Compensation:
September Starts
Six Months 20 Hrs/Wk
Salary 5,000RMB/Month
Hours/Week 20
Teaching Days/Wk 4
OT 100 RMB/hr for over 20 hours per week
Completion Bonus 1,200RMB
Paid Vacation Days 4
One Year 20 Hrs/Wk
Salary 5,000 RMB/month
Hours/Week 20
Teaching Days/Wk 4
OT 100 RMB/hr for over 20 hours per week
Completion Bonus 4,000RMB
Medical Insurance Yes
Paid Vacation Days 8
Note- All bonuses are intended as your flight reimbursement. To get a full flight reimbursement you must make a commitment for at least one year and do the full 25 hour contract. Lesser contracts allow you more flexibility such as the 15 hour contract only working 3 days per week, but you compromise on the bonus. Also note that leave days with Aston are paid. All contracts include shared housing, Internet access and Chinese classes.
Xianyang is located twenty kilometers west of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, along the northern bank of the Wei River. This is the original ancient capital city of China and its history dates back well over 2,500 years. It is here that Qin Shihuang, after unifying the various warring kingdoms of the Eastern Asian continent into a single political entity, established one of the world’s first great political and cultural capitals.
The modern city embraces it’s glorious past as it moves into the modern age. Xianyang today is a modest sized Chinese city of about 1 million people. The population consists mainly of Han Chinese, Hui, Mongol, and Xinjiang peoples, and there is a definite Islamic presence in the local culture and food. In many ways it is a typical balance of modern downtown and faded tenement areas found in many cities of its size throughout the nation.
Small family-run businesses and restaurants number into the thousands. Street food and outdoor markets are found all over the city and forms a great part of the attraction and pulse of Xianyang. Rivers of people on their bicycles flood the streets during the peak times of the day making for a fascinating sight. Residents here enjoy a quieter, more relaxed pace lifestyle than those of neighboring Xi’an.
The justly famous historical sights scattered throughout southern Shaanxi are very easily accessible from Xianyang. Ancient tombs, palaces, and temples dot the surrounding countryside and there is local transportation to all of these places. The Loess Plateau to the north is an area of haunting beauty and village life, also easily explored on days off with relative ease. There is a massive mountain range to the south of the city with equally enticing exploration opportunity.
The food of Xianyang is essentially the same as neighboring Xi’an. Central Asian styles of cooking are dominant in the street markets and standard Chinese styles from throughout the country are represented. Shaanxi remains one of the best places in the world for hand made noodle dishes and Xianyang upholds this tradition wonderfully. In addition to this, there are a couple of excellent, reasonably priced places serving up convincing Western fare.
The weather in Xianyang is continental with 4 distinct seasons. Summer is hot with occasional heavy rains and frequent thunderstorms rolling out of the Qinling Mountains to the south. Winter is cold with below freezing temperatures at night and infrequent snows. Spring and autumn are very pleasant times of the year with abundant sunshine and little rain.
Xianyang uses Xi’an as its main transportation hub. Busses get you into downtown Xian in about a half an hour from Xianyang. Trains from Xi’an enable easy access to areas throughout northern China. Lanzhou, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, and Taiyuan are all easy overnight train rides. Flights to Chengdu and Chongqing take little more than an hour and can cost as low as 30 US dollars. Xi’an International Airport is actually just outside of Xianyang and is well connected with the rest of the country and beyond.
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