Teaching English in Russia

ABC-International
Our Company needs part-time English native teachers to teach people at the offices of our corporate clients in Moscow and Saint Petersburg (Russia).

American Academy of Foreign Languages
English institute in Moscow which employs TEFL-qualified teachers to work mainly teaching business English.

Contact: Bolshaya Cheremushkinskaya ul., 17A, Moscow 117447, Russia; 011-7-499-724 22 02; info@aafl.ru; www.aafl.ru. Sister office in Ukraine (Dmitreva St 16, Office 16, Kiev 03150; 011-380-44-230 26 08; academy@carrier.kiev.ua).

Benedict School
50+ teachers to stay at least 3 months in St. Petersburg or other cities. TEFL qualification preferred though Benedict School offers its own training courses. Teachers are paid $500-$1,000 per month. Visa support given.

BKC-IH
Teaching Positions in Moscow
BKC-IH is looking for teachers of English with one of the following qualifications in teaching English as a foreign language: CELTA, Trinity College TESOL or an equivalent degree in TESOL.

Contact: BKC International House Moscow, Starovagankovsky Pereulok 15, Office 3, 121019 Moscow, Russia; 011-7-495-737 5225;recruit@bkc.ru; bkcih-moscow.com/jobs/.

British-American Language Centre
50 teachers for centers in Samara and Togliatti.

Contact: Novo-Sadovaya 106-526, 443068 Samara, Russia; tel./fax. 011-7-846-270-3700; volgacentre@mail.ru; www.the-world.ru.

Language Link
Work-Study Programme
The Work-Study programme is for those who wish to study Russian, and at the same time gain international work experience and earn some money in Russia by teaching English as a Foreign Language. For those without prior qualification, the programme can also provide a means of earning an in-house TEFL qualification.

Contact: jobs@languagelink.ru, www.jobs.languagelink.ru/jobs/work-study/

English School Sunny Plus
Hires university-educated Americans with some teaching experience.

Contact: 1-Aeroportoskaya St, Bldg. 1/3, P.O. Box 23, 125057 Moscow, Russia; Tel./fax 011-7-095-129 7303; www.sunnyplus.ru/job.

Petro-Teach Program
The Petroteach Project has nothing to do with the petroleum industry. This teaching internship program based in St. Petersburg places college graduates in public or private secondary schools in St. Petersburg for an academic year. Fee-paying participants must apply by June 1 for a September starting date or by December 1 for the spring program. Accommodations are with Russian host families who charge $200 a month rent. The administrative costs of placement are $470.

Contact: petroteach@petroteach.com, www.petroteach.com

Serendipity Russia
English teaching program in Vladimir, Russia (120 miles northeast of Moscow) from mid-August to end of April with probable 2-month extension. Participants live with a Russian family, study Russian, take an online TESOL course ($250) and receive visa support.

Soros Professional English Language Teaching Program (SPELT). TESL specialists hired for positions in universities and teacher training institutes in Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and former Yugoslavia. Master's degree required in most cases.

Sunny Plus English School
Hires university-educated Americans with some teaching experience.

Contact: 1-Aeroportovskaya St, Bldg. 1/3, School 152, P.O. Box 23, 125057 Moscow, Russia; tel./fax. 011-7-495-151-2500; office@sunnyplus.ru, www.sunnyplus.ru/job.

Svezhy Veter Travel Agency
Runs a number of programs in the seldom-visited city of Izhevsk between Moscow and the Urals. Native speakers can be placed at a local secondary school to teach mornings plus an evening course, in exchange for homestay accommodation, meals and visa support. The agency also offers placement of English-speakers on summer camps, as au pairs and in work experience positions. The agency fee is 100-150 Euros.