Full Time English Teacher (Primary and Secondary)

Love interacting with children? Passionate about learning and inspiring others to learn? Enjoy working in a creative and dynamic environment? You could be one of us!

As a Full-Time English Teacher at The Alternative Story (T.A.S.), you will be teaching 2-hour English tuition and Creative Writing classes to Primary/Secondary School students. You will be empowered to do what you love and love what you do. With your passion and drive, you will make learning effective yet enjoyable for your students!

You will work with vibrant people who value excellence and teamwork as much as you do. Here, your hard work will pay off and you will be given room to grow your skills and progress your career. Opportunities to progress as a mentor/trainer and/or to gain exposure in other key functions will be available to team members who are keen. Finally, you will have a unique opportunity to mould the next generation while enjoying flexibility of a hybrid working environment!

Required Qualifications

• Passionate about working with children
• Able to engage and effectively communicate with a group of children
• Driven to improve yourself and produce excellent work
• Collaborative and willing to go the extra mile for parents and students
• Energetic, passionate and having a youthful attitude
• Singaporeans holding a Bachelor’s degree (preferably in a related field)

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience teaching children in a classroom setting (MOE and/or special needs teaching background is a plus)
• Familiar with the Singapore Primary/Secondary School English syllabus and its challenges
• Graduate from a local university (NUS, NTU, SMU)

Other Details of the Role

• Attractive compensation and benefits package (Around $4,000 gross monthly salary, with opportunities to be rewarded with performance incentives and bonuses)
• Comprehensive theory and practical training will be given on an ongoing basis, helping to continuously build your skills in areas such as communication, mentoring and problem solving
• Flexibility to telecommute outside of class timing
• Opportunities to be exposed in other key functions such as developing materials and planning curriculum are available, if keen
• At least 10-12 classes a week (2 hours per class)
• Work schedule to include Friday evenings and at least 1 day of the weekend
• 2 days off a week (1 weekday and 1 weekend ideally)
• Must be able to work at Tampines Central, Marine Parade OR Ang Mo Kio and 1 other branch (if necessary).
• 1-year contract position with possibility of extension/conversion to permanent
• Commit to work till end of 2026*

*As the training period will take 1 to 1.5 months, new teachers will only start taking classes from July 2025 onwards. Classes will typically end in 1st week of Dec. We require teachers to see the students/classes through a full academic year as much as possible.

About The Alternative Story

We are an English and Creative Writing Tuition Centre for Primary School children. Since 2008, our passion has been to make learning come alive in our classrooms. We seek to inspire in our students a proficiency and appreciation for the English language that sets them up for success in academics and in life.