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Great Opportunity to VOLUNTEER in EUROPE! Free Flight, Housing & Meals

Posted: 07/14/2010

Country: Georgia

Location: various cities

Organization: Footprints Recruiting Inc.

Description:
REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY
*1* You Must have Native English Fluency
*2* Clear Criminal Background (a private background check from a company such as BackCheck is now accepted)
*3* Scan of 2 Reference Letters
*4* Passport
*5* No Health Issues (medical check done at your own expense either in your home country or in Georgia)
*6* Minimum of 2 years of College/University
*7* Individual Picture
*8* Current Resume
*9* Cover Letter (expressing why you want to volunteer in Georgia)

Have you ever wanted to get paid to live in Europe? Would you like to spend 6 months or a year gaining valuable teaching experience in a public school while living in a country steeped in history and blessed with a Mediterranean climate? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of families and school children living in an emerging democracy? If so then this is the volunteer opportunity for you!

Footprints Recruiting has embarked on a groundbreaking project with the government of Georgia to place 500 teachers in public schools across this European country by the beginning of September 2010. This is the ONLY opportunity Footprints represents where all fluent English speaking teachers are welcome to apply regardless of education or nationality.

Apply today for this unique opportunity to get off the beaten path and make a different in the lives of others!

DETAILS
Job ID #: 1562
Location: Georgia (The majority of new arrivals will be placed in the seaside city of Batumi)
Type of School: Public schools across Georgia (Elementary-High School)
Positions Available: 100+ each month
Start Date: July 30, 2010 and ongoing until Jan 2010 (intake is scattered)
Contract Length: 6 Months or 1 Year
Number of Students/Class: 15 students/class
Teaching Hours: 21-25 hours/week
Office Hours/Prep Time: 5-10/week
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Volunteer Stipend in Local Currency: 500 Georgia Lari/month tax-free
Volunteer Stipend in USD: $300 USD/month stipend tax-free
Health Insurance: Local Medical Insurance Provided
Room & Board: Free Homestay and Meals (Homestays are within walking distance to schools and most of them offer internet connection. Homestays have been screened by the Georgian government)
Airfare: Pre-Paid Return Airfare
Vacation: 2 weeks paid vacation for one year contracts. 1 week paid vacation for 6 month contracts. There is also up to 4 weeks unpaid vacation during December – January.
Bonus Information: Teachers who have signed one year contract are given a free flight home from Dec 20th and flown back on Jan 20th by the Georgian government.

HOW DOES ONE APPLY?
APPLY ONLINE @ http://www.footprintsrecruiting.com
Click on "apply now" & put ID # 1562 in the job code box

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