Online English Teaching Companies that offer guaranteed classes in South Africa

The increasing demand for online education has really opened doors for educators all around the world to earn extra money from the comfort of their own home. Online English teaching is one of many ways to make money on the internet while working at home. As much as working from home has its own advantages, it also allows a better work life balance and also gives you time for a social life. We will cover a few online English teaching companies that offer guaranteed classes in South Africa.

What should you consider before applying to become an Online English teacher and choosing a perfect online teaching company

• Generally, having a teaching degree or a bachelor’s degree will increase your job prospects, but there are a number of alternative teaching certifications, like TEFL and TESOL that are easy and relatively inexpensive to access. 
• You must also be fluent in written and verbal communication in English
• Choose the job that will work better for you according to your hoe responsibilities
• You might naturally want to look for the highest paying to earn more money
• Check if you have the equipment required for you to work as an online educator

We are going to look at the following Online English Teaching companies that will guarantee you classes in South Africa;

The Really Great Teacher company

TYPES OF JOBS THEY HIRE

• Part time, contractor and full time
• Non guaranteed and guaranteed hours
• Kids and adults students

Requirements and experience

• Degree and Diploma(role specific)
• Accredited 120hrs TEFL certificate, TESOL, CELTA 
• Clear criminal record
• Punctual and precise time keeping

Working hours and Pay

• Flexible hours
• 40 hours a week Required
• Set base start from 12 USD per hour

Tools and materials needed 

• PC; Processor: Intel ® Core™ i5 CPU @2.0GHz (4 CPUs) or greater 
• Memory: 8GB RAM or greater 
• Backup power   
• A stable fiber internet connection
• Noise-canceling headsets and HD web camera 
• Tidy, well-lit, and quiet teaching environment 

Application Process

• Visit their website and click on the opportunities page
• You will be directed to an application form
• Fill in the information required and be ready to submit an online video of yourself teaching
• the recruitment team will get back to you. 
• You will receive a response within 24 hours of them receiving your application. 

The Faculty Global

TYPES OF JOBS THEY HIRE

• Teaching both adults and kids students
• Fully remote and on site classes
• Guaranteed hours and flexible hours
• Full time and part time

LOCATION THEY HIRE FROM

South Africa;  Umhlanga, Cape town, Durban and others

Working Hours:

• Monday – Friday 11:00-16:00 SAST
• Saturday & Sunday 01:00-05:00 SAST
• Flexible schedule able to be booked up to three weeks in advance with guaranteed classes. 
• Your classes once booked are guaranteed and fully remunerated, meaning that even if no students come to class you still get paid your teaching rate.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Minimum requirements:

• A degree is required
• A 120-hour TEFL/TESOL certificate is required
• 3 months of English teaching experience is preferred
• Great command of the English language (accent neutral)
• Computer literate and able to troubleshoot

Tools and materials required

• A stable FIBRE internet connection – at a minimum of 25 Mbps upload and download speeds 
• PC is connected via a LAN cable and not via a Wi-Fi connection 
• Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)/ Portable Power Station with a battery life of up to 4-5 hours (2000VA / 300 WH).
• A separate mini power supply system to power your fibre router as an independent 

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Email your cv and introductory video( a video of where you talk about your qualifications experience and your skills)
• Fill out their forms and press submit
• They will respond by email

EF Teach online

TYPES OF JOBS THEY HIRE

• Onsite. Hybrid and remote
• Private Lessons
• Group Lessons 
• Class materials for teaching adults

LOCATION THEY HIRE FROM

• Middle East and Africa(South Africa)
• Asia and Oceania
• US and Canada
• Latin America
• Europe

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Be a fully-fluent English speaker
• Have a bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 40-hour TEFL Certificate
• Non-U.S. entity bank account

TOOLS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED

Technical requirements

• Desktop or a laptop computer with a webcam
• CPU: Intel i5 (10th generation) or higher; 4 or 6-digit identifier but should NOT contain the letter U.
  or
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3000 CPU or higher AND Nvidia 1050 GPU or higher
• Memory: 8 GB or higher;
• HD: 30GB free capacity, SSD HD;
• Windows ONLY, Windows 10 or higher;
• Browser: Chrome 102 or higher;
• Screen resolution: 1536 * 1024 or higher
• Stable internet connection Uncapped
• Webcam: 1080P webcam is needed (Logitech C920 recommended);
• Green screen;
• Ring light
• Noise cancelling USB headset ( Plantronics C320-M recommended)

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Average EF Education First English Teacher monthly pay in South Africa is approximately R 8 084 per month. Teachers invoice by the 5th of the month following the teaching month, and payments are authorized for transfer to Payoneer by the 22nd of the invoicing month.

CONS OF WORKING FOR EF

• Pay lower than other ESL classes
• No healthcare, pay docked for taking time off within a 24hr period. 

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Tell us all about yourself
• Ace your video call
• Get your offer and start teaching!
• Sign your contract, complete your online introduction, and get to know the teaching platform. Set your availability in our scheduling tool and start teaching!