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Teaching Positions

Now hiring for elementary school, dual language, and world languages.

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Positions

Partner with us and play a meaningful role in cultivating global citizens who create a more peaceful world.

Ambassador Teachers with Participate Learning receive full-time, salaried positions. All positions include competitive health benefits and structured professional development opportunities. We recruit different subjects from each country, and we determine the fit based on educational background and experience.

 

Teachers must be able to communicate in English. We request that applicants have at least two years of teaching experience.

 

Areas of Instruction

Primary education

Guide a group of students for the entire school day. Elementary (primary) school in the USA is kindergarten through fifth grade (ages 5-11).

 

You will teach all core subjects, including math, science, social studies, and language arts. All subjects are taught in English.

Dual language (bilingual primary)

Similarly to elementary school teachers, dual language teachers also lead classes in all core subjects. However, teachers in dual language programs teach in Spanish or Mandarin with one of two models:

  • Full immersion: 90% in Spanish or Mandarin
  • 50/50: split between English and Spanish/Mandarin

World languages
(Spanish, French, and Mandarin)

In world language classrooms, native speakers of Spanish, French, and Mandarin provide authentic language instruction. These language teachers will have different groups of students with varying levels of proficiency.

 

Some elementary schools may offer world language classes each year, but most often world language classes are offered for older children.

English as a second language (ESL)

This program helps newcomers to the USA improve their English. It enables them to achieve academic success and become confident problem-solvers with a strong sense of belonging and connection to the world.

 

As an ESL teacher, you will have students of all ages with varying degrees of fluency in English. This position requires teachers with a higher level of English proficiency. Qualified applicants usually teach English in their home countries.

What subjects do you recruit from my country?

Below you will find a list of countries and subjects we recruit.

Argentina

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary – Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Australia

Elementary (primary)

Austria

Elementary (primary)

The Bahamas

Elementary (primary)

Barbados

Elementary (primary)

Belgium

Elementary (primary)

Belize

Elementary (primary in English), Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary – Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Bolivia

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Bulgaria

Elementary (primary)

Canada

Elementary (primary), Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary – French, Spanish, or Mandarin), World languages (French, Spanish, Mandarin, or other language)

Chile

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

China

Dual language immersion (Mandarin), World language (Mandarin)

Colombia

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Costa Rica

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Croatia

Elementary (primary)

Czech Republic

Elementary (primary)

Denmark

Elementary (primary)

Dominican Republic

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Ecuador

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

El Salvador

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Estonia

Elementary (primary)

Finland

Elementary (primary)

France

Dual language immersion (French), World language (French)

Germany

Elementary (primary), Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary – German or French), World language (German or French)

Greece

Elementary (primary)

Guadeloupe (France)

Dual language immersion (French), World language (French), Elementary (primary)

Guatemala

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Guyana

Elementary (primary)

Honduras

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Hungary

Elementary (primary)

Ireland

Elementary (primary)

Jamaica

Elementary (primary)

Kenya

Elementary (primary)

Latvia

Elementary (primary)

Lithuania

Elementary (primary)

Luxembourg

Elementary (primary)

Malaysia

Elementary (primary)

Mexico

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Moldova

Elementary (primary)

The Netherlands

Elementary (primary)

New Zealand

Elementary (primary)

Nicaragua

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Norway

Elementary (primary)

Panama

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Peru

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

The Philippines

Elementary (primary)

Poland

Elementary (primary)

Portugal

Elementary (primary)

Romania

Elementary (primary)

Serbia

Elementary (primary)

Singapore

Dual language immersion (Mandarin), World language (Mandarin), Elementary (primary)

Slovakia

Elementary (primary)

Slovenia

Elementary (primary)

South Africa

Elementary (primary)

Spain

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Sweden

Elementary (primary)

Switzerland

Elementary (primary)

Taiwan

Dual language immersion (Mandarin), World language (Mandarin), Elementary (primary)

Trinidad and Tobago

Elementary (primary)Elementary (primary)

Turks and Caicos

Elementary (primary)

United Kingdom

Elementary (primary)

Uruguay

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

Venezuela

Dual language immersion (bilingual elementary -Spanish), ESL, World language (Spanish or French), Science (English/Spanish), Social Studies (English/Spanish), Math (English/Spanish)

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