Volunteer and Teach with ILA Vietnam

  Vietnam

• All Other Areas in Vietnam: 
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Duration of Program: 1-2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 years
Dates: March 2008

Description: Volunteer and Teach at ILA Vietnam

Duration: Minimum 9 month contract (plus a 4 week training period)
Cost: $2000 usd (approximately £1000)

This package would suit passionate, dedicated individuals who are interested in sharing their time between paid English Language Teaching and volunteering in the community at a shelter, orphanage, or hospital in Vietnam.   

The Package

* CELTA course [with accommodation provided].
* Paid English Language Teaching
* Volunteering through the ILA Community Network (ILACN).

Furthermore, you will get to volunteer through ILACN one, two, or even three days a week in a variety of settings and locations.

CELTA
The Certification in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) is an intensive, full-time, four week programme at our largest training centre in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

The CELTA is the most widely recognised English Language Teaching qualification in the world. We offer full support in a fully functional, world-class learning organisation equipped with the very latest teaching resources.

Furthermore, during your month of CELTA training, accommodation will be arranged and paid for by ILA Vietnam.

Teaching
After successfully completing the CELTA course, you can choose a teaching contract that suits you, from a minimum of 9 months. The contract will have an average of 16 hours teaching time a week, in HCMC.

Teaching in Vietnam is a highly rewarding experience. Teachers in Vietnam are treated with the utmost respect by both students and parents. Students are enthusiastic, keen to learn, and relish the opportunity to take advantage of a fun, creative, and professional learning environment. Both adults and children are willing and cooperative participants in class, eager to make the most of their learning experience. ILA provides teachers with a highly competitive financial and benefits package.

Highlights of the Financial Package

- Highly competitive monthly salary
- Visa and work permits organised and paid for by ILA
- Paid national holidays (approximately 10 days per annum)
- Contract completion payment
- Contract re-signing allowance

Other Benefits
- World-class facilities and teaching resources
- Dedicated academic management team support and on-going professional development
- Option to take one of our Cambridge Teacher Training Courses; CELTYL (Certificate in Teaching English to Young Leraners) and DELTA (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults)
- Option to transfer between our training centres and to progress into senior positions
- Initial 4 weeks accommodation and airport pickup provided free of charge upon arrival
- Free Vietnamese language lessons
- Great social network including quarterly and annual social events, paid by the school
- Reference and portfolio upon completion of contract

Applications
To apply for the Volunteer and Teach placement at ILA Vietnam, please forward the following to the email link.

1)Full CV
2)Completed application form
3)Copy of passport with photograph

Highlights: Volunteering
Beyond teaching, you will be able to make a difference in the Vietnamese community by being involved with ILA's charitable wing, the ILA Community Network [ILACN]. Currently, ILACN is involved with three local organisations:

Green Bamboo Shelter
Green Bamboo helps children who have been living on the streets to learn the skills they need to become independent. You can help the children in a variety of ways, including giving free English lessons which will give them more opportunities in the future, doing projects with them, or helping to organise and take them on special outings.

Go Vap Orphanage
Go Vap provides food, housing, and education to approximately 200 orphaned children on the outskirts of HCMC. Many of the children, aged from newborns to eighteen years old, have mental or physical disabilities. You can help feed, change, and hold newborns, play with and help feed toddlers, or help with physical therapy activities and routines of special needs and older children

HCMC Ung Buou Cancer Hospital
Ung Buou Cancer Hospital is the only hospital in all of southern Vietnam which provides cancer treatment to both adults and children. You can volunteer your time in two ways; the first is by providing free English courses to the medical staff. Secondly, volunteers are needed to help with 'play days' in the paediatric ward when a variety of activities are offered including games, colouring, ceramics painting, and movies.

Vietnam
Vietnam is an amazing country to choose for travelling, living, and experiencing another culture. We are offering placement in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), which has an extensive expatriate community, is colourful, and has busy markets set alongside beautiful colonial buildings. Cheap, delicious local food is on every corner, while an extensive array of shopping plazas, cinemas, restaurants, and bars is truly amazing.

Furthermore, travel throughout Vietnam is cheap and easy from HCMC. Vietnam has an extensive coastline which means the beach is never far away and opportunities for diving, surfing and other beach activities are extensive. Vietnam is also home to two World heritage sights, the central highlands which are famous for a cool mountainous climate, numerous minority groups, and spectacular waterfalls.

Qualifications: Requirements

To apply for this package, applicants need the following:

"        University degree: This must be an undergraduate degree or higher
"        To be a native English speaker
"        To have successfully completed the CELTA course
"        A clear police background check

Cost in US$: 2000

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Volunteering Beyond teaching, you will be able to make a difference in the Vietnamese community by being involved with ILA's charitable wing, the ILA Community Network [ILACN]. Currently, ILACN is involved with three local organisations: Green Bamboo Shelter Green Bamboo helps children who have been living on the streets to learn the skills they need to become independent. You can help the children in a variety of ways, including giving free English lessons which will give them more opportunities in the future, doing projects with them, or helping to organise and take them on special outings. Go Vap Orphanage Go Vap provides food, housing, and education to approximately 200 orphaned children on the outskirts of HCMC. Many of the children, aged from newborns to eighteen years old, have mental or physical disabilities. You can help feed, change, and hold newborns, play with and help feed toddlers, or help with physical therapy activities and routines of special needs and older children HCMC Ung Buou Cancer Hospital Ung Buou Cancer Hospital is the only hospital in all of southern Vietnam which provides cancer treatment to both adults and children. You can volunteer your time in two ways; the first is by providing free English courses to the medical staff. Secondly, volunteers are needed to help with 'play days' in the paediatric ward when a variety of activities are offered including games, colouring, ceramics painting, and movies

Age Range: 21-60

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Vietnam Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 2-5

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

ILA Vietnam's Mission Statement: ILA Vietnam is a wholly foreign owned education and training company. We offer a broad range of high quality training programmes and services to individuals and organisations throughout Vietnam. We are part of Study Group, global leaders in international education and training, providing a complete range of educational opportunities for students from over 120 countries.

Year Founded: 2000