Spanish Teacher - Birmingham

Vamos Academy; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Vamos Academy in Birmingham is seeking qualified Spanish teachers to work in person with adult learners, teens preparing for exams, and beginners.

You will teach in small groups and one-to-one, plan lessons tailored to the class, assess students, and guide them toward exam readiness when needed.

This freelance arrangement pays monthly. Hours depend on enrolment in Birmingham and are agreed with you in advance during the selection process.

Qualifications

• C2 level Spanish proficiency.
• ELE qualification or equivalent.
• Experience teaching adults in mixed-ability settings.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

C2 Spanish proficiency

Experience teaching adults

In-person teaching

UK work rights

Self-employment invoicing

Based in Birmingham

Education

ELE qualification (Master's / teacher training or equivalent)

Job description

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

Birmingham has strong demand from schools and from adults retraining, and a teacher who can handle both is worth far more here.

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 UK, and the ability to invoice as a self-employed professional.
• You live in Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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, Birmingham 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 Birmingham. 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.