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DirtGuy
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 Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:37 am Post subject: Any short-term jobs other than summer camp? |
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Hi.
I admit up-front this is a crazy question so cut me some slack please:-)
I have heard about summer camp jobs but are there any other short-term type jobs at other times of the year? Like perhaps during winter? My day job is lanscaping and I sub ESL classes at night. Work is tight during the Dec to March period and I would love to teach overseas.
Any info you can give me is most appreciated.
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tw
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:07 am Post subject: Re: Any short-term jobs other than summer camp? |
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| DirtGuy wrote: |
| I have heard about summer camp jobs but are there any other short-term type jobs at other times of the year? Like perhaps during winter? My day job is lanscaping and I sub ESL classes at night. Work is tight during the Dec to March period and I would love to teach overseas. |
It'd be difficult to find an employer who can get you work permit. You can TRY teaching with a business visa but more than likely you will be teaching illegally with a tourist visa. Most contracts require a minimum of 6-month commitment (except in the case of summer camps) in order for them to get you work permit. Also, employers don't give any airfare reimbursements for people who only want to teach for 3 months. For what it's worth you are better looking for part-time work instead of paying a tonne of money on round-trip airfare going to China and back and hardly make any money in 3 months.
People going to China for summer camp often are there for a little working vacation. |
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Roger
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Those summer camp employment opportunities are seldom legal; in many cases employers don't hire regular, legal teachers but holidayers on tourist visas. Pay may be good but it doesn't cover any perks (you may get free housing though). In some other cases, you work for free and just get housing and food plus a "cultural immersion programme" as a reward.
This year, fewer summer camps are being held, or so it would seem to me. Our university for example isn't running any, in sharp contrast to its previous summer activities; reason? Low enrollment! This frees up some volunteers who would otherwise have had to pitch in for free (as they did in the past).
Working in exchange for lodging and food helped circumvent the relevant employment regulations.
A newly-arrived FT hasn't found a summer camp job and conseuqently left for Thailand to teach there during the July and August period, and will return in time for the commencement of the new semester.
But this is southern China - things may be different in the East. |
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Babala
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| They do have winter camps, usually in January but they only last a few weeks and you won't be working legal. |
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Chris_Crossley
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Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:00 pm Post subject: Intensive period of teaching/study in the big city |
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I have just been offered a job at a private language school for four weeks in Wuhan, my "home" city in China. The clientele is adults exclusively, so I expect that I will be teaching college students on vacation. I specifically asked for no more than 20 teaching hours per week with no further responsibilities of any kind, AND no teaching at weekends. Happily, the school has agreed.  (Yes, I have a copy of the contract and, yes, the school can hire FTs - it has two regular FTs already working as full-timers there.) Hence, the students will undergo an intensive period of study, yet this is not a summer camp per se. (A camp in the middle of the big city?!) |
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DirtGuy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone for all the info.
Actually, I was looking at this as a way to take a bit of a vacation and sort of "test the water" to see what working over there was like. Not too worried about the money part of it. As long as I can cover my living costs I'd be happy. Airfare is free as I get tons of miles on my VISA card whenever I buy materials for clients.
Babala said something about winter camps. Does anyone else know anything about these?
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tw
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| DirtGuy wrote: |
| Babala said something about winter camps. Does anyone else know anything about these? |
They usually run January to February and really just the same concept as summer camps. |
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DirtGuy
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tw,
What you describe is exactly what I am looking for. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can go about looking and applying for such jobs?
Thanks.
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tw
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| DirtGuy wrote: |
| What you describe is exactly what I am looking for. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can go about looking and applying for such jobs? |
They are only one or one-and-half months in length at most. Schools don't start planning for those until November at the earliest. You are way ahead of the game. |
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