Where can I go as an English Language Assistant?

Language requirement: B1 in the country's main language

Placement length: four or eight months

Approximate salary: €1,250 net per month

Start and end dates: four month placements run from either early October 2020 to mid-late February 2021 or from early-mid February 2021 to late May 2021.

Eight month placements run from 1 October 2020 to 31 May 2021

Hours per week: 13

Type of institution: you will usually be placed in two schools, both secondary and vocational schools. 

There are further details on placements in the Austria country page.

Language requirement: B1 in the country's main language

Placement length: eight months

Approximate salary: €870 net per month

Start date and end date: 1 October 2020 - 31 May 2021

Hours per week: 12 hours

Type of institution: posts in both secondary schools and higher education institutions are available.

There are further details on placements in the Belgium country page.

Language requirement: B1 in the country's main language

Placement length: nine months

Approximate salary: CAD $1,700

Start date and end date: 1 September 2020 - 31 May 2021

Hours per week: 18 hours

Type of institution: posts are available in primary and secondary schools. A small number of posts are also available in adult education centres.

There are further details on placements in the Canada country page.

Language requirement: no language requirement

Placement length: 10 months

Approximate salary: 5,000 RMB - 9,000 RMB (13,000 RMB in Shanghai) net per month

Start date and end date: mid August 2020 - late June 2021

Hours per week: 16-25 hours

Type of institution: posts are available in primary and secondary schools.

There are further details on placements in the China country page.

Language requirement: B1 in the country's main language

Placement length: seven months

Approximate salary: €964.88 per month gross

Start date and end date: 1 October 2020 - 30 April 2021

Hours per week: 12-18 hours

Type of institution: posts are available in primary and secondary schools.

There are further details on placements in the France country page.

Language requirement: B1 in the country's main language

Placement length: nine months or five months

Approximate salary: €800 per month net

Start date and end date: nine month placements: 1 September 2020 - 31 May 2021. Five month placements: 1 September 2020 - 28 February 2021

Hours per week: 12 hours

Type of institution: posts in Germany are in secondary schools, with a very small number of postings in the primary and adult sectors.

There are further details on placements in the Germany country page.

Language requirement: B1 in the country's main language

Placement length: eight months

Approximate salary: €850 net per month

Start date and end date: 1 October 2020 - 31 May 2021

Hours per week: 12 hours

Type of institution: the majority of posts are in secondary schools. A small number are available in primary schools.

There are further details on placements in the Italy country page.

Language requirement: no language requirement

Placement length: between eight and nine months

Approximate salary: between €700 and €1000 net per month

Start date and end date: 1 October 2020 - 31 May 2021 or 30 June 2021

Hours per week: 12-16 hours

Type of institution: there are posts available in Spanish secondary schools, primary schools and state language schools (for adult learners).

There are further details on placements in the Spain country page.

Language requirement: B1 in the country's main language

Placement length: 10 months

Approximate salary: CHF 3,200 gross per month

Start date and end date: mid-August 2020 or early September 2020 - end of June 2021 or early July 2021

Hours per week: 12 hours

Type of institution: positions are available in upper-secondary schools (you may work in one or two schools).

There are further details on placements in the Switzerland country page.

Language requirement: B1 in the country's main language

Argentina

Placement length: six months

Approximate salary: please note that Argentina experiences high levels of inflation (approximately 40%) so the monthly allowance changes considerably each year. As a result, the monthly allowance will be confirmed nearer the time of appointment.

Start date and end date: mid-March 2021 - Mid-September 2021

Hours per week: 12-18 hours

Type of institution: the main institution where you are based will be a university or teacher training college where the students are training to become English teachers.

There are further details on placements in the Argentina country page.

Chile

Placement length: 11 months

Approximate salary: CLP 430,000 gross per month

Start date and end date: late July 2020 or late August 2020 - late June 2021 or late July 2021

Hours per week: 18 hours

Type of institution: all language assistants in Chile will be working in universities, often within the English departments.

There are further details on placements in the Chile country page.

Colombia

Placement length: 11 months

Approximate salary: COP $2,484,000 per month

Start date and end date: July 2020 - May 2021 

Hours per week: 12-18 hours

Type of institution: the majority of posts in Colombia are at university level.

There are further details on placements in the Colombia country page.

Ecuador

Placement length: between nine and 10 months

Approximate salary: USD $450 per month

Start date and end date: mid-August 2020 - end of May 2021

Hours per week: 15-18 hours

Type of institution: the three assistants will be working for the same university – the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Ambato.

There are further details on placements in the Ecuador country page.

Mexico

Placement length: 10 months

Approximate salary: MXN $8,000 per month

Start date and end date: early September 2020 - late June 2021 

Hours per week: 14 hours

Type of institution: teaching opportunities are available at universities and upper secondary schools.

There are further details on placements in the Mexico country page.