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Teaching jobs in Granada Spain

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#1 ·
Hi everyone, I am new to this. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any teaching jobs in Granada. We will be coming next year as we are currently working in Menorca and teaching jobs are very hard to come by here due to Catalan. Any info that anyone has would be great. Muchas gracias, J
 
#2 ·
I presume you mean English Language teaching jobs as opposed to school teaching?
If it is schools then you will be looking at private colleges that use an English curriculum and there will only be a small number of those. You would need
the same graduate degree as required to teach in UK for these jobs.
If it English language EFL jobs there will be dozens of small private academies in Granada and surrounding areas. Google them and phone is the best way to try and get jobs. You obviously will need to have residency and work permission if from UK ( so I would get a TIE). Also experience, degree and relevant teaching certificate is normally required. Competition is pretty tough so wages are low which means you need to be prepared to work long days ( morning/ evenings) to get a reasonable liveable salary. Expect an absurdly unrealistic level of teaching skills ( pre-school children right up to advanced level adult exam preparation classes) very few teachers have the experience and ability to cover all these area especially if having only taught for a few years but hey no one actually really cares as owners look only at bums on seats as opposed to quality of teaching. Anyway I imagine Granada has a fairly healthy market especially for young unversity graduates who increasingly need English for most professional jobs.
 
#3 ·
Thank you for replying. I am a modern languages teacher and moved to Menorca over two years ago so I have the residency etc. I was just wondering if there were any International schools or concertado schools over there and if it’s competitive In that field (as I don’t have the oposiciones) but I guess you already answered that. I am also a French teacher, is this something people would want to study over there? Its popular in Menorca.
 
#14 ·
Yeah the pay is too low now to live in Spain. If you have a full time job you barely earn enough to pay bills etc. No fun anymore. I'm going back to UK where at the least you can teach online with private students without needing to pay the ridiculous automino rates.
 
#15 ·
I feel I work harder here for less. At least back home the salary compensated for my hard work. My teaching job has been held opened until Aug So I might be heading back too if things don’t improve here. I have heard it’s better in the Balearics than on mainland regards work etc.... I was considering the state exam but think you need Spanish nationality now since brexit. Have you tried or applied for the oposiciones or have any info on that?
 
#16 ·
I was under the impression that opociciones was only for nationals but I think that has changed and foreigners can do it. Having said that the opociciones for teaching is extremely popular as basically everyone wants to be a teacher because it guarantees security for your working life- so for young graduates ( where unemployment is so high) it s really sought after. It would only be worth doing if you felt committed to living in Spain I feel. If you simply wish to teach then there lots of opportunities of over the world where you can actually earn money as opposed to security.
 
#17 ·
...except that the vast majority of state school teachers are on temprorary conracts, & the education department can & will, expect teachers to move to any school within that department's area, almost every year.

Some teachers at my daughters' schools, when they were at school, either drove hours every day, or rented a flat near the school & stayed in it Monday to Friday, going home just for the weekend.

Fine for a younger single person who can move every year if they're happy to, but I know of at least two who were married & moving wasn't practical. One had children & did the long drive every day, one didn't & only saw her husband at weekends.

If you turn down a position that you are 'offered', you might find yourself without any job at all.
 
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my roommate is number 32000 something in the catalunya school district and still only gets sub positions or half day positions. Graduates from last year are number 110000 plus so have little chance unless it is in a bad area where no one else wants to teach. Not fun being a teacher these days.

I had one client who did teaching english online to mostly chinese youngsters but that may have been ended by the chinese government. Have to ask him.
 
#21 ·
OP will you have to have a defined salary or could you become an autonomo?
Last night Channel 5 had a Brits Abroad evening including Bargain Loving Brits in Spain. One woman wanted a change of direction and set up a class for Brits already there to learn Spanish. Her group was small, maybe 8?, and they didn't say how much she was charging but I suspect it was considerably more than €2,00 an hour. (€11÷8 and then rounded up). She and the group were also not only engaged with the lesson but having fun as their learning matter was topic based. Having started teaching in a cafe during siesta? she was swiftly offered a proper meeting room in a social centre for free.
With 3 languages to work with you should easily be able to increase your earnings from your current level and work fewer hours.
Personally I would not push the French aspect too much as the mainland Spanish I have spoken too seem to think there is little to recommend it over German which many tourists speak. There are also a considerable number of native French speakers who are resident to learn from.
Indeed for me it is one of the joys of being in Spain to pop into town, do my shopping in Spanish then go to a particular cafe and chat in French with my French friends and then meet up with my Austrian friends with whom I speak English. 3 languages in an hour suits me very well.