Teach English Online with Nevy’s Language | Remote Worldwide ($5 an hour)
Please complete the following application form to apply to teach on the Nevy’s platform.
About us
- Nevy’s Language is a platform for live, online group English classes for adult immigrants in Canada and the USA.
- We provide affordable learning for adult immigrants to North America by providing low cost classes.
- We are a night school for students in Canada and the USA.
Our Students
- Our students are 25-45 year old adults immigrants.
- They are based in Canada and the USA.
- 75% of our students are at Level 2 or below, i.e. beginners!
- Most of our students work during the day and can only take classes in the evening
Our Levels
- We offer five levels: Starter, Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate
- Each level is 16 weeks long.
- You have to provide your own materials to achieve the lesson objectives. See the curriculum outline here.
- 75% of our groups are Starter and Beginner levels.
Our Classes (Groups)
- We run group English classes.
- Each group is taught by one teacher and has up to 6-8 students.
- We have five levels of English and offer several times of the day for each level. Each group has a time and a level associated with it.
- For example, we have a 6pm Starter.
- Most of our classes run at night in the Eastern (New York) time zone which means that if you are applying from Europe or Africa, you would be teaching late into the night.
- These classes run from 5pm to 10pm Eastern which would be around 10pm to 4am in Europe and African timezones.
- A group meets every day from Monday to Friday at the same time.
- That’s 5 hours of learning each week.
What you’ll need to teach on the Nevy’s platform
- A paid Zoom account or a free Google Meet account
- Teaching materials
- A free Calendly account
How we pay
- We pride ourselves in being an affordable learning option for students, so students pay $3, $4 and $5/hour for classes. Teachers are paid $5-7/hour for classes.
- Teachers are paid monthly and at the end of every month.
- You can take on as many groups as you wish. We have an internal board where we post available groups.
- Check out our Teacher Compensation article to get an idea of what you could make each month with us.
- We offer direct deposit! We use a service called Wise for transfers.
Minimum commitment to teach
- The minimum commitment to teach with us is 4 months.
- This means that if you assign yourself to a group, you have to stay with them for 4 months. If you leave before the 4 months are over, there will be a deduction of pay. This is to deter teachers from selecting groups that they are not ready to teach.
- Abandoning a group within the 1st week will result in the forfeiture of payment for that group.
- Please note that we have a very strict absence policy and teachers are held to a code of conduct. Only 1 absence per calendar month is permitted.
How to select your classes
- We have a team of student recruiters that signs up students.
- Based on the student’s requested level and time, we create groups and post them on an internal job board.
- You will be able to assign yourself to the groups that you want.
- See the most popular times and levels here.
Preferred qualifications and requirements
- Great attitude and enthusiasm for your students.
- Excellent teaching styles.
- Certification such as TEFL/TESL Canada/TESOL/CELTA or equivalent teaching experience.
- Comfort and speed with technology. High quality headset, microphone and camera. 30+ Mbps internet speed.
Application process
The application process includes the following steps and decisions can take up to 2 weeks to be made:
- This application form
- Video interview on Sparkhire
- Interview with our team
