Job Opening at Tomcat
May 22nd, 2006 by MarkMy old boss, William, is currently looking for an English teacher at his Tomcat school. I can say from personal experience that William is a good boss and a great guy. His school doesn’t have huge student numbers, so it doesn’t pay as much as some of the other HFRBs, but outside of class prep work and stress levels are also much lower. I worked at Tomcat two years ago, and both of my co-workers from that time are still there. I think it’s pretty much an ideal job for somebody learning Chinese. My old co-worker Blake studied at Shida at the same time and made it all the way up through their level 7 classes and beyond. Now he’s going to work at a magazine, and William’s helping him make the transition. If you’re interested in this job, you’d be taking Blake’s classes. Here are the details from the ad:
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- About $700/hr starting
- Great teaching environment
- ARC and health card.
- A very short walk from Shuanglian MRT in Taipei
- 16 hours to start and more as we open new classes
Requirements:
- Native English speaker (preferable North American accent)
- 1 year of teaching experience
- Planning to stay at least 1 year
- At least some Chinese speaking ability and an interest in learning Chinese
- Easy-going and a good sense of responsibility
- Willing to teach on Saturdays
This is a great opportunity for someone planning to learn or continue learning Chinese in Taiwan. We’re a small, friendly school and have very little teacher rotation: our current teachers have worked with us for at least three years. We’ve been in business for a decade, if you meet the above requirements please e-mail a resume include your phone number to William Chiu at tomcat_school@yahoo.com.tw or call 0958-255-838.
May 22nd, 2006 at 1:58 pm
is it 700USD?
Here you work 8hrs per week can get 750USD… 16hrs per week get $1875…
I’m wondering why don’t you guys go to such as Beijing,Shanghai, Guangzhou to teach, I know lots of foreigners speak good chinese there.
ps,as I know,Beijing’s a nice place to learn chinese. But it’s not a good idea to change an environment coz you’re learning traditional chinese.
May 22nd, 2006 at 5:23 pm
No, it’s $700 台幣 (Taiwanese dollars), or about 21 USD per hour.
The numbers you’re saying sound impossible. $1,875 US is over 15,000 RMB. Are you saying English teachers in Beijing get over 15,000 RMB for 16 hours of work?
May 22nd, 2006 at 9:47 pm
it’s about 15,000RMB for 16hrs-20hrs of work in Guangzhou. Will get a bit more or same in Shanghai. Beijing I don’t know. I’m just a traveler..stay couples of months in same place then move to somewhere else..
hey, by the way, your chinese name’s cute. I remember my ex-bf’s chinese name is 梨樹石, Pear tree Stone..kind of weird
May 22nd, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Do you mean 15,000RMB per MONTH, maybe? I just can’t believe they’re paying over $100US per hour.
BTW, I may go to Beijing as a student someday… I’ve thought about it many times.
May 22nd, 2006 at 10:02 pm
yeah, it’s 15,000RMB per month..
You should go to Beijing, and Xi’an, the ancient capital.
btw,I link your website to mine. ^_^
May 25th, 2006 at 1:34 am
Hey Mark,
Direct your boss to http://www.forumosafieds.com - it’s free and he’ll get a lot more people looking at his ad.
Anthony
May 25th, 2006 at 3:38 am
Thanks for the tip, Anthony. Actually, he’s already put an ad out on Tealit, which gets tons of visitors. I put this notice on my blog because William was a great guy to work for, and because the fact that I vouch for him personally might mean a lot more than a faceless advertisement would to some people.
May 25th, 2006 at 11:11 pm
Wow! I was looking for more information on Tomcat, and stumbled across this page. I have an interview tomorrow (Friday) at 11:30 with William. We’ll find out soon enough if I’m worthy of the HFRB title =)
May 26th, 2006 at 3:44 am
Interesting. I just did a Google search for “Tomcat Taiwan” and my site came up #1. Is that how you found the site?
I hope everything works out well. If you have any questions about the school, or where to find stuff nearby, feel free to email me.
May 26th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
My word! Taipei is a small town in many ways. I know blake as a customer from Tapas.
May 27th, 2006 at 12:26 am
Yes, I found the website through a google search, came up #1. I met with William at Tomcat today, he seemed like a great guy. I have to do a demo on Monday, which I’m really nervous about, because I’m not entirely sure what the HFRB system is.
Of course, I have an idea from what I’ve read online, but that’s different from actually doing it for an hour in a demo.
I know it’s more drilling and no running around, but I work at Kojen, and I’ve been trained in, and consequently mastered, kinesthetic grammar actvities. Any suggestions would help a lot!
I also got an email from ACES today. They seem as though they pay considerably better, but it looks like a much higher stress level as well. So we’ll see.
Cheers!
June 5th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
真的是很不错,,,,,我支持你们,,,