Freelance: Work from Home English Teacher

We are sorry to inform you that we are currently not recruiting for Freelance: Work from Home English Teacher positions in South Africa. Feel free to complete our application form so we can get in touch when recruitment will commence again.

Set up your home office from almost anywhere in South Africa and get ready to teach English online to adult learners from around the world! With our flexible scheduling, you’ll be able to teach group and private lessons at times that suit you best each week. Get trained on how to teach on our sophisticated, but easy-to-use online classroom and scheduling platform. Our academic team provides most lesson materials, so you can skip hours of lesson prep and focus your energy on connecting with the students you meet in the classroom. Though our peak hours are in the afternoon, lessons are scheduled 24/7, 360 plus days a year. EF’s Online teaching opportunities fit work into your busy schedule, whether you’re working multiple jobs, balancing family life or continuing your graduate studies.

• Conduct 40 to 45-minute conversation based group and private lessons with adult learners.
• Provide after class reports to all students, detailing their progress and on-going recommendations for improvement.
• Keep up to date with all platform and classroom enhancements.
• Manage own teaching schedule.

• South African Residency. You must live in South Africa and be in possession of a South African identity document.
• C2 level English speaker with a neutral accent.
• Completed Bachelor’s degree (compulsory).
• 120-hour TEFL certificate (compulsory). If you do not have a TEFL qualification, you can do your certification during the application process but it must be completed prior to teaching.
• Computer literacy is a must.
• Professional, energetic, and excited about people.
• Previous teaching experience is a plus, but not required. Other work experience counts.

CPU : Intel Processor:

• i5 or higher
• 10th generation or higher
• 4 or 6-digit identifier but should NOT contain the letter U

OR

CPU: AMD Ryzen Processors:

• AMD Ryzen 5 3000 CPU or higher AND
• Nvidia 1050 GPU or higher
• 4 or 6-digit identifier but should NOT contain the letter U

OR

CPU :Mac (M Chip):

• M1 or higher
• Generation Date - 2020 or higher

OR

CPU :Mac (intel):

• i5 or higher
• 10th generation or higher
• Generation Date - 2020 or higher
• 4 or 6-digit identifier but should NOT contain the letter U

As well as:

• Memory: 8 GB or higher
• HD: 30GB free capacity, SSD HD
• Browser: Chrome 102 or higher
• Screen resolution: 1366 * 768 or higher
• Windows: Windows 10 or higher

or

• Mac: Mac OS X 10.13 or higher

Network:

• Uncapped internet
• Download: 20 Mbps (minimum)
• Upload: 20 Mbps (minimum)

Peripherals:

• Webcam: 1080P webcam is needed (Logitech C920 recommended)
• Green screen
• Ring light
• Noise cancelling headphones
• Backup power source, i.e. UPS or Generator in case of power outages or load shedding

At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities. 

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, parental status, identity, experience, and everything else that makes you unique.