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[MrBart]

Hi Everyone,

I will be arriving in Madrid in April to seek work teaching English. I realise that this is not an ideal time. However, I will only be looking for part-time work - around 10 hours/week.

What are the chances of finding work in April? I have TEFL certification.

Thanks for the information!

[Grimace420]

Even though I have 0 experience of what it would be like trying to find work from scratch at that time of year, I imagine that you could quite easily, especially if it's in Madrid and you want around 10 hours a week. I knew an Irish guy who arrived in Madrid in April and got work without problem.

You must have decent savings if you only want 10 hours a week though.

[MrBart]

Hi Grimace,

Thanks for your reply.

Teaching 10 hours/week, will it be possible to earn appox �200/week? I'm hoping to get a job that pays �20/hour.

[Grimace420]

If you give private classes, you can make that amount per hour assuming they're reliable clients. Academies will pay more like 15-18 euros an hour, with the cheeky ones offering about 12 or sometimes less, so you'd have to work a few more hours there. 20 euros is a fairly standard price to charge in Madrid for a private class and most people who value English will accept it (there are a lot who want top quality and native teachers but won't pay well for it). With a bit of experience and time to look for clients in affluent areas or taking several students at once, you can get more per hour, but in April it could be tricky to do that.

Not sure how much English teaching you've done, so forgive me if I insult your intelligence here, but 10 hours of private teaching per week translates into more like 18-20 hours of actual work between preparation and travelling. For academies I imagine it could be similar, though I've never worked for any myself.

[MrBart]

Thanks Grimace,

It's a few years since I taught English so it will take me longer preparing for classes initially.

I'd like to get a job maybe teaching for 3 days/week - teaching 10 hours/week in total.

[Moore]

There's plenty of work during the teaching season and you won't have too much trouble finding work in Madrid in April.

The real issue is that in July, August and half of September there is little or no work to be had.

This means you will have April, May and June to work in, but after that you will have to...

a) have saved up enough to live over those months in the months when you can work
b) go off and do a summer camp somewhere
c) go back to the UK and teach or do temping work

...there is very much a make-hay-while-the-sun-shines attitude to teachers here, earning as much as possible when there's work around to tide themselves over the lean times of summer.






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[MrBart]

Thanks for your reply Moore.

Hopefully my savings will keep me going from July to September.