Spanish Teacher - Ottawa

Vamos Academy; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 20,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Vamos Academy is seeking Spanish teachers to work in person in Ottawa with adults, teens, and beginners. You will plan lessons for actual students, assess newcomers, and help them progress toward exams. This freelance role pays monthly, based on enrolment and hours, with terms discussed during selection.

Strong English helps explain grammar points to nervous beginners. Applicants should live in Ottawa, have a valid ELE qualification, and be available evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Spanish proficiency at C2 level.
• ELE qualification: master’s or teacher training course.
• Experience teaching adults.
• Comfort with mixed-ability classrooms.
• Right to live and work in Canada; able to invoice as self-employed.
• Live in Ottawa; in-person teaching only.
• Evenings and weekends availability.

Responsibilities

• Teach Spanish in person, in small groups and one-to-one.
• Plan lessons for the students in front of you.
• Assess new students and place them in the right group.
• Track progress and communicate results to students.
• Prepare candidates for recognised exams when that is what they want.

Skills

Spanish C2

Adult teaching

Mixed-ability classes

In-person teaching

Education

ELE qualification

Job description

We are looking for Spanish teachers to teach in person in Ottawa. Your students are local residents: adults learning for work or travel, teenagers preparing for exams, and beginners who have never studied a language before.

Ottawa has a large public-sector adult population studying languages for work, which means motivated students on tight schedules.

What you would actually do

• Teach Spanish in person, in small groups and one to one, from absolute beginner upwards.
• Plan lessons for the students in front of you rather than working through a book page by page.
• Assess new students properly and place them in the right group, which matters more than it sounds: a misplaced student usually just stops coming.
• Track progress and tell students the truth about it.
• Prepare candidates for recognised exams where that is what they want.

What we are looking for

• Spanish at C2 level.
• An ELE qualification: a master’s, a teacher training course, or the equivalent.
• Experience teaching adults, and comfort with mixed-ability rooms.
• The right to live and work in Canada, and the ability to invoice as a self‑employed professional.
• You live in Ottawa and can teach in person. This is not an online role.
• Availability for evenings and weekends, because that is when adults can come.

A real advantage: experience with teenagers or exam preparation, and English strong enough to explain a grammar point to a nervous beginner.

How the arrangement works

This is freelance work, paid monthly. You invoice your hours once a month and are paid monthly. Hours depend on enrolment in Ottawa and are agreed with you in advance, not sprung on you the day before. Concrete terms are discussed during the selection process.

About Vamos Academy

Vamos Academy has taught Spanish and English since 2010. We have our own campuses in Málaga and Buenos Aires and teach in other cities across Europe and the Americas, Ottawa among them. It means your students can carry on with us if they ever go and study in Spain or Argentina, and a few of them will.

Questions people ask

Is this employment?

No. It is a freelance arrangement: you invoice, and you are paid monthly. We say so plainly here rather than letting you find out on the first call.

How many hours are there?

It depends on the season and on enrolment in Ottawa. We will give you real numbers in the first conversation instead of a promise.

Do I need to be a native speaker?

No, and we would not ask. We ask for C2 level, which is a description of what you can do rather than where you were born.