Start your online teaching job as part of the dynamic Babbel Live team!
If you teach English, Spanish, French, German, or Italian, you will benefit from countless advantages for online teaching. Babbel Live offers a host of benefits designed to support language educators like you in their remote teaching jobs.
Whether you are an experienced teacher or just starting out, our platform provides the resources and support you need to excel in teaching languages online. Join our team today and take advantage of the opportunities available to you!
You have
- Fluency in your teaching language: You have an outstanding command of the language you wish to teach. If Italian is not your native language, an official C2 CEFR certificate is required. You also speak and write well in English for communication with the Teacher Relations Team.
- Teaching certificate: you hold a ITALS (or related) teaching certificate from a recognised educational institution. A degree in a language-related field is a plus.
- Teaching experience as a second language teacher. Online experience teaching groups is a plus.
- Technical equipment: high speed internet connection, headset with microphone, laptop/desktop with a camera.
- Technical skills: you are very familiar with Zoom.us. You enjoy discovering new features and incorporating them in the virtual classroom.
- Adaptability: you handle unexpected technical problems as well as challenging teaching situations confidently and professionally.
- Communication and connectivity: you are able to bridge the virtual gap by keeping students engaged and motivated. You are dynamic and able to combine didactic excellence with friendliness and openness. You communicate easily with the Teacher Relations Team when necessary.
- Energetic and passionate teaching style, and you are eager to learn from your students as well as your peers and to adapt to a developing field.
- You hold proof of freelance status: you are responsible for handling your invoices and taxes.
Some perks of becoming a Babbel Live Teacher:
Create your own schedule for your remote teaching job. You decide what time, which days, and how regularly you want to teach online.
Earn more for top performance. A transparent payment scale starts out on a base rate, which is scaled up according to your performance.
Use prepared teaching materials. All materials for your online teaching job are provided and ready to use for each class, tailor-made for each learning level.
Get all the support you need. The Online Teaching Team will help you with all your requests, from scheduling to invoicing, setting up your Zoom account and anything else you'll need to teach online.
Further your teaching career. You'll receive training to continue developing your professional skills as well as 1:1 feedback, workshops, and access to training materials to teach English online successfully.
Meet international students. Engage with students from all over the world and discuss diverse and relevant topics with this remote teaching job
Check out what Babbel Live teachers have to say about their experience so far.
Join the Babbel Live team to be part of one of the fastest-growing education technology companies and work as a pioneer in online language classes!
FAQ:
- Do I have to speak the language I want to teach at a native level?
If you want to teach any language (English, Spanish, French, German, or Italian) at Babbel Live but are not a native speaker, you need a certificate for level C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
- Can I choose my teaching hours?
Yes! Firstly, let the Online Teaching Team know when you want to teach. Everything else is organized for you, from booking classes to setting up Zoom links and class materials.
- What teaching materials will I use?
To get started teaching online with Babbel right away, you'll be provided with complete materials created by Babbel Live’s in-house Curriculum Management Team.
- What format do the classes take place in?
Babbel Live offers three types of classes:
- Group Lessons: 55-minute sessions with up to 6 learners
- Private Classes: One-on-one sessions tailored to individual students.
- Placement Classes: 45-minute sessions to assess and recommend the appropriate learning level for new students.
All classes are conducted online using the Zoom video conferencing service, and you will teach a variety of levels, from entry-level to advanced learners.
- Why do I need to submit a video application?
We want our teachers to be good at communicating as well. This is especially important on an online platform. Therefore we want to see how you communicate on camera.
