Job description
English and Co-Homeroom Teacher
Watpratoomtayakaram School
Sichon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

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Overview

  • Location: Sichon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
  • Student age range: 7 to 9 years
  • Contract duration: minimum two semesters
  • Start date: 1st November 2025
  • Net salary: 33,000 THB per month

Job

School

  • Watpratoomtayakaram School, Facebook page
  • Moo 1, Talad Sichon sub-district, Sichon district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand

Responsibilities

  • Co-homeroom at a primary school with a Thai teacher, teaching the English language, focusing on conversation
  • Administering tests throughout the semester / academic year and providing feedback on the students' scores
  • Joining school activities and doing chores such as gate duty, sports day, student / teacher training, open house, English camp

By the numbers

  • Student ages range from 7 to 9 years and classes comprise approximately 20 to 35 students
  • Working hours are from Monday to Friday between 7 .45 am and 4.00 pm
  • Weekly teaching volume is 16 to 20 periods

Support system

  • Thai teacher standing by to support you
  • School will be providing books and a course outline for you if needed, but if you prefer to come
  • up with a (suitable) lesson plan yourself, you’re free to do so
  • The school already employs two American teachers placed by ETC Educations as well as five more foreign teachers

Contract

Employment

  • You’ll be officially employed by our partner, ETC Educations, not the school
  • ETC will support you with any job-related issues, paperwork and questions as well as anything regarding life in Thailand

Duration and dates

  • Minimum contract duration is two semesters
  • Semester 2, academic year 2025: 1 November 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • Semester 1, academic year 2026: 1 May 2026 to 10 October 2026
  • Contract can be extended beyond the initial two semesters

School holidays

  • Full cover and pay during the school holidays in October
  • No contract or pay during the school holidays in April

Salary

  • 33,000 THB per month net salary (i.e., paid into your account)
  • ETC will take care of all tax and social security payments on your behalf

Benefits

School

  • Up to three days off per semester in addition to the many Thai national holidays
  • Free lunch at the school
  • Free teaching materials

Agency (ETC Educations)

  • All visa, work permit and tax ID issues taken care of including the fees payable
  • Full support with all the necessary paperwork – even before you enter Thailand
  • Assistance with visa runs if necessary
  • Assistance with opening a Thai bank account
  • Accident insurance
  • Transportation from meeting point (e.g., airport or train station) to job placement location
  • Assistance with finding and negotiating accommodation and vehicle rentals
  • Possibility to relocate within our partner’s network of schools(Krabi, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pran Buri, Satun, Songkhla, Samut Songkhram, Ratchaburi and Chon Buri) provided availability
  • Free ETC Educations t-shirt or polo shirt

Requirements

  • Native English speaker from AU, CA, IE, NZ, UK, US or ZA with excellent command of the English language
  • Up-to-date résumé with photo
  • Self-introduction video(30 to 60 seconds)
  • Transcript of your degree(Bachelor’s or higher)
  • English translation of your transcript if necessary
  • Copy of your passport photo page
  • At least five blank pages in your passport
  • Clean criminal background check (no older than six months)
  • TESOL / TEFL certificate if you have one

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Please note the following:

  1. Our partners are looking for native English speakers only from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.
  2. Your intro video should be between 30 and 90 seconds long. Please introduce yourself (name, age, nationality), and briefly talk about your reason for applying.
  3. Please include your education and your age in your CV. Many Thai schools only hire degree holders within a specific age range.