| |
What
is Footprints?
Footprints Recruiting is an international teacher placement agency that is
owned and operated by experienced ESL teachers. All of our employees have
traveled the world and can provide your graduates with all the information
required to live and teach English overseas. |
|
What
does Footprints Do?
Footprints Recruiting Incorporated introduces reputable employers to exceptional
teaching candidates. Footprints
has cultivated relationships with ONLY the BEST employers. Employers are
put through an extensive screening process that identifies excellent employers
and wherever possible, a Footprints representative has visited the school
in-person to ensure that they are reputable. Our qualifications are high
because our reputation is our business. |
|
How
do your grads benefit?
Footprints carefully screens each of the schools that we work with to ensure
that your grad does not have to learn many of the tough lessons that many
new ESL teachers learn when working for the first time in a foreign country.
One of our representatives will work personally with your grad to:
- explain their employment contract to them in detail
- teach them some important things about the culture that they are about to
immerse themselves in before they get there
- walk them through some initial teaching information that will help them
to get started
- translate any initial foreign language correspondence
- help them to attain their working visa, which is often a tedious and frustrating
process. |
|
Why
is Footprints more than a third-party recruiter?
Footprints is a third-party recruiter but in a nontraditional sense. As
a recruiting agency with teaching experience all over the world we utilize
our skills to maximize your graduates' rewards. There are many potential
problems that could easily be overlooked by someone without specific experience:
1. no syllabi or curricula in place
2. student populations don't sustain salary
3. medical benefits are not what they were made out to be
4. teacher may be expected to teach external assignments
5. contracts may not be legally recognized agreements
6. employers may not pay on time
7. employers may try to deduct too much tax
8. employers may try to charge too much for rent
9. many employers try to cheat their teachers out of severance bonuses,
holidays, sick days and overtime.
Footprints
is available for ongoing problems and support for the duration of your graduates
contract. Your graduates NEED Footprints to screen these employer for their
security. |
|
Where
are the positions?
Footprints has established contacts with reputable employers in the following
countries: South Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Italy, Turkey, Greece, France, Ghana, Kenya
and Russia. We are currently expanding our operations in Europe, Asia and
Latin America. |
|
Is
Footprints an employer?
At this point, Footprints does not operate independent schools. The teaching
opportunities we represent are for employers we have thoroughly screened.
From time to time, administrative positions become available within our
organization. This positions are normally offered to teachers who have completed
their teaching contracts oversees.
We do not offer
positions abroad in fields other than education. |
|
What
is the hiring process?
1) Applicant
submits resume with references.
2) After contacting their references, and reviewing the resume, we will
contact the applicant to request a letter of intent and a sample lesson
plan. This is for us to ascertain the applicant's level of commitment, creativity
and resourcefulness.
3) If these are acceptable, the applicant will be contacted and a phone
interview will be scheduled.
3) Upon successful completion of the preceding steps, the applicant will
be added to our system.
4) Applicant will be contacted to ascertain their intentions and will be
presented a choice of places to go and teach. |
|
What
are the costs?
Our services are provided to your graduates completely free of charge. |
|
Is
Footprints an equal opportunity employer?
Absolutely. |
|
What
are the minimum requirements?
The minimum requirements to qualify as a candidate are:
1. You must be a native English speaker.
2. Post-secondary education - please note that a majority of the positions
we offer require a minimum 4-year degree.
3. Passport - there must be a minimum of 6 months validity remaining before
expiry.
Your graduates
do not have to have prior teaching experience. |
|
