Spanish Teacher (ELE) - Buenos Aires

We are hiring Spanish teachers for our Buenos Aires campus. Our students arrive from Europe, North America and Brazil, and many of them have chosen Argentina specifically - they want this Spanish, with its voseo, its intonation and its slang, not a neutral textbook version.

That is an advantage for a teacher here. You are not apologising for regional Spanish. You are teaching it on purpose.

What you would actually do

• Teach group classes from beginner to C1, plus one-to-one lessons.
• Place new students at the right level and move them when they are ready.
• Teach rioplatense Spanish honestly - voseo, local vocabulary, how people actually speak in Buenos Aires - while making sure students can be understood anywhere in the Spanish-speaking world.
• Prepare students for DELE, SIELE or CELU where relevant.
• Take part in the cultural programme: tango, football, asados, neighbourhood walks.

What we are looking for

• Native or near-native Spanish.
• An ELE qualification, or an equivalent recognised certificate in teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
• Classroom experience with adult learners.
• English at B1 or above is useful with beginner groups.
• The right to work in Argentina.

Where you would work

Our Buenos Aires campus at Maipú 464, C1084 Buenos Aires, in the centre of the city.

About Vamos Academy

Vamos Academy is a Spanish and English language school with two campuses: one in Málaga , on Spain’s Costa del Sol, and one in Buenos Aires , Argentina. Students come to us from all over the world - some for a fortnight, some for a whole academic year, many through university exchange and Erasmus programmes.

We are a small enough school that you will know your students’ names and they will know yours. That is the point of us. It also means the person we hire has real influence over how the place runs.

Questions people ask before applying

Do I need to be Argentinian?

No. You need native or near-native Spanish and the right to work in Argentina. Being comfortable teaching rioplatense forms matters more than where you were born.

Is there part-time work?

Yes. Tell us on the form what you are looking for.

What levels would I teach?

It depends on your experience and on the cohort. Most teachers here cover a range rather than a single level.

#J-18808-Ljbffr