Footprints Recruiting

What about discrimination issues?

We espouse the values of diversity and equality. These qualities are good for learning, and it's important for students learning English to be exposed to the fullest spectrum of English cultures, and this is essential for building healthy communication around the world.

Discrimination in some of the countries we work in is an issue we deal with every day. The governing policies and the cultural awareness is very different than many Western countries. This is a very frustrating fact. We want to make sure that all teachers we represent are fully aware of all these factors before accepting a position and going to a country and situations that they might feel uncomfortable. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other factor. We represent teachers from all walks of life and we will endeavour all means to find employment for all teachers accepted by our Recruiting Department.

Frankly, to succeed abroad, non-Caucasian teachers have to be tougher, smarter, more accepting, more tolerant of ignorance, kinder, more patient, more confident, comfortable with being perceived as different by many, and possess a greater deal of wisdom than those around them. It's not fair, but it is real.

As compassionate recruiters we follow these mandates:

It's good for a school to have as diverse a staff as possible. All good educational institutions need to consider the fight against ignorance a top priority. Discrimination because of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, or religion is wrong. English is spoken by people of many different races and cultures. English is much bigger than that; with only teachers from this limited group, students are only exposed to a limited perspective and capacity of English. We have a responsibility to all of our teachers to provide them with a comfortable, supportive, work environment that is free from bias or hate. Asian countries are largely ignorant of non-Caucasian cultures and their people. Negative stereotypes abound in all mass media; from newspapers to western movies. The bottom line is that if a teacher meets our criterion, we will do our best to try to get that person a job. We are non-discriminatory. We are simply looking for individuals that are eager to explore another country and culture, that are sincere about the opportunity to teach, and that they have energy and enthusiasm that will allow them to be the most successful teacher possible.