Wonderful Kids - Spanish Teacher IES Language Foundation Employee Review

You are given all the tools that you need to be successful. You do not have to create your own materials and there is paid training in how to best teach children with all manners of learning styles the language acquisition process. The staff is small and it feels like a family. The teachers that are with you for training some times work at the same school with a different class so there's a bond between fellow IES teachers. As many IES classes are after school you can teach without a teaching credential. Even if you have not achieved fluency in your target language you can become a teacher if you're dedicated to doing a good job. I got sick for a long time almost two weeks and with a Dr.'s note they worked with me without any threats of letting me go. I was able to return to work and my students from all my classes told me how much they missed me. Some teacher have been with IES since their inception which speaks to how great the organization treats you. They have real faith in you doing a good job and that makes you want to give your best. If a parent puts down your teaching or misrepresents you in any way they are not quick to jump to the conclusion that it's your fault that you've done something wrong. They match you to the ages that are best for you. You really fall in love with the kids you work with and there's so much satisfaction seeing their language skills take off. If you love language and children it's an amazing job!

Most of the cons have nothing to do with the organization itself. It's really the downs of being a teacher period. Some times parents can be difficult. Some times a student can have behavioral challenges that are really difficult to manage and you have to work around them. I really can't think of or say ANYTHING negative about the organization itself.

3 day weekend The curriculum is already given to the teacher A way to get your foot in the door for a career in languages/education As a teacher you are encouraged to make classes fun The schools are all over the SF Bay Area, so they will find something near you if you ask them to do so. The salary is $35/hour after school and $30/hour if you teach during school hours. If in curriculum, then it can be 7 hours/day The chance to teach brilliant students

No benefits Holidays are not paid No travel reimbursement Part-time work for after-school (1 hour/day) If it's an after-school class, you only teach at one school once a week. Sometimes your students forget what they learned the next week. Breaks are not paid Materials expenses are not reimbursed Not paid for lesson planning/grading in In curriculum