Freelance Online English Teacher

Set up your home office from almost anywhere in South Africa and get ready to teach English online to adult learners from around the world With our flexible scheduling, you'll be able to teach group and private lessons at times that suit you best each week. Get trained on how to teach on our sophisticated, but easy-to-use online classroom and scheduling platform. Our academic team provides most lesson materials, so you can skip hours of lesson prep and focus your energy on connecting with the students you meet in the classroom. Though our peak hours are in the afternoon, lessons are scheduled 24/7, 360 plus days a year. EF's Online teaching opportunities fit work into your busy schedule, whether you're working multiple jobs, balancing family life or continuing your graduate studies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct 40- to 45-minute conversation-based group and private online lessons with adult learners.
• Provide after-class reports to all students, detailing their progress and ongoing recommendations for improvement.
• Keep up to date with all platform and classroom enhancements.
• Manage own teaching schedule.

Requirements

• South African Residency. You must live in South Africa and be in possession of a South African identity document.
• C2 level English speaker with a neutral accent.
• Completed Bachelor's degree (Compulsory).
• 120-hour TEFL teaching certificate (Compulsory).
• Highly computer literate.
• Professional, energetic, and excited about people.
• Previous teaching experience is a plus, but not required. Other work experience counts.

Must Have
CPU: Intel Processor:

• i5 or higher
• 10th generation or higher
• 4 or 6-digit identifier but should NOT contain the letter U

Or

CPU: AMD Ryzen Processors:

• AMD Ryzen 5 300 CPU or higher AND
• Nvidia 1050 GPU or higher
• 4 or 6-digit identifier but should NOT contain the letter U

Or

CPU: Mac (M chip)

• M1 or higher
• Generation Date or higher

Or

CPU: Mac (intel):

• i5 or higher
• 10th generation or higher
• Generation Date or higher
• 4 or 6-digit identifier but should NOT contain the letter U

As well as:

• Memory: 8 GB or higher
• HD: 30GB free capacity, SSD HD
• Screen resolution: 1366 *768 or higher
• Windows: Windows 10 or higher
• Browser: Chrome 102 or higher

Or

• Mac: Mac OS X10.13 or higher

Network
Uncapped internet:

• Download: 20 Mbps (minimum)
• Upload: 20 Mbps (minimum)

Peripherals

• Webcam: 1080P webcam is needed (Logitech C920 recommended)
• Green screen
• Ring light
• Noise cancelling headphones.

Must have at home infrastructure:

• Backup power source, i.e. UPS or Generator in case of power outages or load shedding which charges both the laptop and your router for a minimum of 4-hours.
• Surge protector plug (minimum required 230V - 50Hz).

Compensation
Payment is based on hourly rates: from R60.00 up to R87.00 per hour, based on performance.

All completed hours must be invoiced, and payment excludes any Tax deductions.

About EF Education First
At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.

Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more