Another guide (really definitely the last) to finding teaching work in Mendoza
Hi Alex I read a post on the forums and you said that you were happy to give info on Mendoza, so I thought I'd give it a go! Do you have any idea of the demand for English teachers at the moment? And also, more generally for Chile, is there really no work between December and March, because that could convince me to go to Madrid. Thanks a lot for any info, much appreciated, Dominic
I’ve cobbled this post together out of the many, many emails I’ve sent to people asking about Mendoza over the past few months. Hope it helps!
There are plenty of institutes in Mendoza, so it’s always possible to find work if you go there with your CV. They don’t seem to mind whether you’ve got a TEFL (or indeed a work visa), they just want you to be a native speaker. How much work you’ll actually get though depends on luck, persistence and also on how long you’re planning on staying for.
Although there are fewer institutes in Mendoza than in BA, there's much less competition too, so I think you'd be a lot more likely to find something. Plus, Mendoza is much smaller, so you'll be able to walk to all your classes, rather than always having to get the bus, train or Subte, like in BA. That way you'll save both time and money.
Mendoza's pretty similar to BA in that you'll have to piece various gigs together in order to get by. I've never heard of anyone employed by just one institute. The pay tends to be between 10 and 12 pesos an hour. If you want more, you should put up adverts in shop windows for private classes. I found this to be pretty successful, although I did get a large number of time-wasters who said they’d call back, then didn’t. I was charging 13 pesos an hour for private classes, though some teachers go as high as 15.
The institutes are closed between December and March – probably in Chile as well – so for your income during those months you’ll have to rely on your private classes.
As for accommodation, you could try the notice boards in the universities. Also there’s the institute Intercultural. Beware – the owner is, er, not the most pleasant lady you could meet, and they have a terrible record for paying you on time. However, people sometimes advertise accommodation with them, and if you’re a teacher there they won’t make you pay a hefty commission, so it’s probably worth getting a job with them if you can. That’s what I did and I ended up sharing a flat with a Mendocina teacher – great for practising Spanish! Rent tends to be 250-400 pesos a month. Some of my friends rented their own places.
Mendoza’s very nice and everyone I’ve met who’s been to Santiago says it’s much much better! You would get paid more in Santiago though:-)
I’ve cobbled this post together out of the many, many emails I’ve sent to people asking about Mendoza over the past few months. Hope it helps!
There are plenty of institutes in Mendoza, so it’s always possible to find work if you go there with your CV. They don’t seem to mind whether you’ve got a TEFL (or indeed a work visa), they just want you to be a native speaker. How much work you’ll actually get though depends on luck, persistence and also on how long you’re planning on staying for.
Although there are fewer institutes in Mendoza than in BA, there's much less competition too, so I think you'd be a lot more likely to find something. Plus, Mendoza is much smaller, so you'll be able to walk to all your classes, rather than always having to get the bus, train or Subte, like in BA. That way you'll save both time and money.
Mendoza's pretty similar to BA in that you'll have to piece various gigs together in order to get by. I've never heard of anyone employed by just one institute. The pay tends to be between 10 and 12 pesos an hour. If you want more, you should put up adverts in shop windows for private classes. I found this to be pretty successful, although I did get a large number of time-wasters who said they’d call back, then didn’t. I was charging 13 pesos an hour for private classes, though some teachers go as high as 15.
The institutes are closed between December and March – probably in Chile as well – so for your income during those months you’ll have to rely on your private classes.
As for accommodation, you could try the notice boards in the universities. Also there’s the institute Intercultural. Beware – the owner is, er, not the most pleasant lady you could meet, and they have a terrible record for paying you on time. However, people sometimes advertise accommodation with them, and if you’re a teacher there they won’t make you pay a hefty commission, so it’s probably worth getting a job with them if you can. That’s what I did and I ended up sharing a flat with a Mendocina teacher – great for practising Spanish! Rent tends to be 250-400 pesos a month. Some of my friends rented their own places.
Mendoza’s very nice and everyone I’ve met who’s been to Santiago says it’s much much better! You would get paid more in Santiago though:-)
posted by The Alex | Monday, October 09, 2006
1 Comments:
Alex you are a star, I will be in Mendoza in 10 days so this is much appreciated. I particularly like the idea of walking to classes..
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