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[briana11]

Hello,

I am an American who has currently finished my CELTA course in Australia, and I'm looking to gain some experience teaching overseas in Vietnam before I go back to the US. However, the problem is that I only have a few months to give before I have to be back at work. I know this might be unrealistic, but does anyone know of any schools which offer short-term (paid) teaching positions in Vietnam? Possibly emergency teachers, or substitute positions? I have done a lot of research and all I see is the typical 6 month to 1 year contracts.

Thanks so much in advance for your help!

Bri

[UpScope]

At this time of year there are very few ELT positions open in Vietnam, leading up to Tet, Chinese new year. Once the celebrations have died down and the hangovers cleared, then positions start to open again.

Given this year Tet is early Feb, you wont start to see positions advertised until late Feb starting in early March.

Most short term positions are in summer months, June to August.

[DNK]

I guarantee any short-term needs are being eaten up rapaciously by the already-hired teachers from now until the end of Tet. Classes end in the weeks before Tet, don't get restarted for about a month, and yet bills still need paying. Wait for after Feb for job hunting, once all the teachers who will return have returned, their hours set, and the schools start looking to replace those that left and fill up the needed slots with new blood. Right now is not a good time to look for a job. If you do find one, you have to wonder about why during this period of the year the school doesn't have any teachers...

[Oh My God]