Contractor or subbie
James
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:28pm
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Contractor or subbie
James
Sub contractor of another Sub contractor. My job was painting crash barriers Black, Amber, Black, White, Black . . . . .
Hi Sissythus
Others have already commented on the passport and status situation so that been well covered.
About the actual work: there are language schools in the local area - a few are more established and then there are many who open then close just as quickly - the market is well served shall we say.
Most teachers working in the language schools are employed ( initially anyway) on an autonomo basis and, if they are they are lucky, later on via a contract of employment. Contracts are rare in the best of times and now we are living with Covid, they are even thinner on the ground. Being autonomous brings with it heavy costs.
Language schools do not operate all year round. Most start in mid September or later and end their academic year towards the end of June.
Children attending language schools do so after school - usually from 4pm until 9pm, so you would need to be available for evening work. Some adults do take classes during the day and if you are in a school which caters for this you might have to be prepared to work from 8am onwards and though into the evening slot (possibly with a break of a couple of hours at 2pm ish).
The payscale varies according to whether you are employed as "professor" or "monitor". I know of some employers who only provide work as a monitor as the pay rates are considerably lower and redundancy is easier for the employer.
If you don't already have one you should aim to get a higher order TEFL qualification as most language schools insist on this.
You would need to be prepared to teach any age from children in pre early years to very mature students.
Most teachers working in language schools also have 2nd and 3rd jobs because their language school salaries are not sufficient to live on.
If you decide to set up on your own you should be aware that the legal and tax implications of doing so are complicated and getting things wrong is extremely costly.
My advice is to not even think about working "under the radar" for cash in hand; those days are long gone and to risk it, especially in current times would be foolhardy in the extreme.
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