Role: ESL Teacher - Summer 2025

Location: Pasadena, CA

Compensation: $20- $26 / hour - Based on experience

All applicants must be age 21 or older

Who we are:

EF is the world’s leading educational travel provider with over 55 years of experience. With our International Summer Schools, we offer young learners the opportunity to spend 2 - 4 weeks in North America, improving their English language skills in a robust program while participating in a full-activity program of sports, discos, parties, excursions, and lots more!

Who you are:

• Passionate about International Education.

• Enthusiastic, organized, and a natural leader.

• Highly responsible, approachable, and friendly.

• Have the ability to create a positive learning environment.

The Role:

In this role, you will plan, prepare, and deliver the EF academic program through structured and interactive lessons and ensure a high level of customer service and student satisfaction.

Your key tasks will consist of, but not be limited to:

• Teaching classes every weekday following the EF methodology.

• Lesson planning and preparation before each class.

• Classroom management.

• Facilitating testing during the course, including marking tests.

• Monitoring daily attendance and keeping up-to-date records and paperwork.

• Attending all teacher meetings.

• Monitoring student progress and personal goals to help them in their language improvement

• Ensuring the EF behavior code is always followed by students and informing management immediately if there are any issues or problems.

• Dealing with problems and emergency situations should they arise.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent experience.

• TEFL certificate or equivalent.

• Complete fluency in English.

• Experience in the field of education

• Attend training before your contract commences.

• Have the right to live and work in the country of employment.

• Applicants must be age 21 or older, due to the nature of the role working with minors.

Why you’ll love working here: Perks, Benefits, and more!

This is the most fun, high caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.

In addition, you can expect:

• Continuous professional development

• Work in a truly international environment

• Staff are encouraged to innovate, take ownership of their ideas and bring them to fruition.

• The potential for future career opportunities with EF.

About EF Language Abroad:

At EF Language Abroad, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we've helped millions of students discover new places, embrace diverse cultures, and gain fresh perspectives. We're dedicated to our mission of opening the world through education, harnessing the power of language learning to deepen the connection between people across the globe.

We offer immersive short-term and long-term language courses and programs across different languages in the countries where they’re spoken. Through blending classroom-based lessons with interactive exercises and real-world practice, our courses bring you to the heart of the language. Together, our global staff help students from around the world develop the language skills they need to achieve their dreams.

EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions are subject to a criminal background and and/or reference checks, as applicable.

At EF Education First, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, EF has helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves.