![]() Both programs require you to have completed your Bachelor’s and recommend applicants to have prior teaching experience (though none is necessary) and to be comfortable around children. You have a choice of working 18 (900 euros a month), 20 (1000 euros), 22 (1100 euros), or 24 (1200 euros) hours a week.īEDA offers its language assistants private medical insurance with UMAS and CASER. You have a choice of working 17 hours or 25 hours a week (for 25 hours you get paid around 1450 euros a month, 17 hours between 700 and 900 euros) and the program also provides its participants with medical insurance through the public health care system in Spain.įor the BEDA program, language assistants attend a class at the University of Comillas outside of teaching hours to help them prepare for their roles in the classroom and are placed in Catholic schools. Unlike the North American Language and Culture Assistants which does not guarantee you a placement in Madrid, the UCETAM program is based in Madrid and only places their language assistants in schools within Madrid and the surrounding area.Ĭolegios concertados, semi-private schools that are similar to US charter schools. Regional visa-sponsored programs in Madrid: If you are placed in Madrid, you may find yourself at a school within the city limits or somewhere out in the suburbs of the Community. ![]() All positions are in public schools and you will be assigned a 12 to 16 hour schedule per week in either a primary or a secondary school, depending on the preferences you provided during the application process. The earlier you apply, the better your chances are for receiving the regional placement you put down as your top choice. While you cannot request to be specifically placed in Madrid since the program chooses your placement, you may put down the Community of Madrid as your top choice. No teaching experience is necessary-the only two requirements are that you must be a native speaker of English and that you have a Bachelor’s from an accredited university. The program provides medical insurance and a monthly stipend of about 700 euros, depending on the region applicants are placed in. The North American Language and Culture Assistants grant program sponsored by Spain’s Ministry of Education is one of the most popular ways Americans find a job teaching English in Spain, and will sponsor your visa during your stay in the country. While it may be more challenging to seek employment that offers a work-sponsored visa, fear not, there are a couple of options for you to pursue. It may be a bit trickier for Americans to find a job teaching English because legally you need a visa to work and live in Spain, unlike EU citizens. Therefore, English teachers are in high demand and there are an abundance of English teacher positions available in Madrid and throughout Spain. ![]() Many Spaniards who have been unable to find a job have turned to English classes, in the hopes that learning English will give them an advantage in the job market and possibly to securing a job abroad because prospects in Spain are very grim. There are plenty of schools and language academies looking to hire native English speakers, not to mention people seeking language tutors for private classes.ĭue to the current economic crisis in Spain, the unemployment rate is at an all-time high. It is also bursting with English teaching job possibilities. Madrid, the capital of Spain, is a city immersed in history, filled with stunning architecture and lovely parks tucked away in the various barrios.
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