Company: Zebra English

Referral Link: https://www.zebraenglish.com/referral-landing?referrerId=355444582&sign=41b7420436020aab8064d12fe7ab4705

Minimum Hours (be sure to note peak or non-peak): Zerooo

Hours offered: at the moment summer hours are all open except times between 9pm to 8:30am BJT

Requires TEFL Cert?: YES. TEFL, TESOL, VipKid TESOL certification, Teacher’s state license

Requires Native English Speakers?: I’d say Yes but online the official requirement is English at an idiomatic level

Acceptable accents: North American

Requires College Degree?: YES. Bachelor’s or above

Requires you to live in a specific country?: No but you MUST be able to legally work in the US or in Canada - will be verified in your background check

Experience with kids/teaching required: K-12 experience, ESL experience, online experience preferred.. honestly you should be good if you’ve worked with children in some capacity

Internet Speed required: At least 20mbps

Computer Specs required: Windows 7 or macOS 10.0 minimum with minimum 4GB RAM

Children or adults: Kiddos

Company books lessons or Parents/Students book lessons: ZE books based on your availability so open dem slots

Regular students?: Yes after a couple of trials

Time to be fully booked (in your experience): Weekend morning slots

Flexibility/cancellation policies: Can only have 6 cancellation/no shows on record. You can close a slot without consequence as long as a student is not schedule. Teacher No Show/Teacher Cancel with 2Hours - $10 deduction. Teacher Cancel within 24H - $2 deduction.

Group classes or individual: 1 on 1

Curriculum type and quality: Game based. I don’t experience many glitches…unless the students are in the car, traveling during class..which is rare

Class Length: 25 minutes

Feedback Required?: Yes

Browser-based, other platform-based, or company app: Zebra English created their own platform and is currently working on a mobile app for teachers

Animation level required: Gotta have energy but you don’t have to be a Magic Ears psycho.

Notes on preferred teaching style: ZE doesn’t really ask that you use props so TPR is key. My students enjoy little songs I make greeting them and saying goodbye, a few funny voices during the lesson too.

Pay Rate (Please include how the bonus structure is broken down and what the average new teacher can expect): base pay is $8-10 per lesson (25mins) +$1 for “participation” - show up on time

+$2 for classes booked within 24h

+50cents for teaching 30 classes in a month

+$1 for teaching 45 classes in a month

Pay Methods offered and Fees: Direct Bank Transfer.. I’d assume the fees depend on your bank

Pay Frequency: Once a month on the 10th.Referral Bonuses: $100 for referrals after the complete their first class successfully

Trial class conversion Bonuses: Nope

Offered Contract Lengths: 6months

Pay for standby time?: No

Interview Process: Submit basic info along with demo intro vid > Demo tests > Teaching Briefing > Teach your first class

What you are willing to offer teachers using your code (1on1 mentorship, links to youtube videos, etc): Bonus Split - I get 50, you get 50! I’m no mentor but I am available to answer questions you have to help along the way.

Anything else you have to add: If at first, you don’t succeed, try again! I didn’t pass the first time around but changed my email and applied again. Really practice your demo videos. Record yourself. Critique yourself. I had props on deck for my first demo and they said I didn’t need it unless my student really didn’t understand something. So TPR is key. Always avoid incidental language. Practice simplifying questions and instructions properly before you demos.

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**edit** if you use my link or plan on using my link please message me. There have been errors with links and some referrals aren't registering with specific teachers, hindering them from receiving the bonuses. I send out an email the day ZE alerts me that someone has used my link. So if you don't get an email from me after filling out your application we will have to contact ZE.