English Academy Varna is looking for English teachers and also a Head of Junior Academy to work at our school in Varna Bulgaria. Ideally, we are looking for people who have experience teaching young learners, with a passion for teaching in this age range. Full time positions are for an initial 1 year with an option to extend at the end of the period.

Position 1 - Young learner teacher from 1 January 2025

In this role, the teacher will teach mainly young learners aged 6-10 in our school in Varna. The contract will be initially Wednesday to Sunday, with young learner classes taking place during the day on the weekends and early evening on weekdays. During the summer (July-August) classes are Monday to Friday with weekends free.

Position 2 - Head of Junior Academy - from 15 September 2025.

Due to increasing demand to teach younger learners, from September next year we will reopen our Junior Academy for children aged 4-6 years old. As such, we are looking for a qualified teacher to help set up the new venture. The role will include course design, implementation and teaching the new courses. The role will include Managing Junior Academy teachers and dealing with parents.

This contract will come with a guaranteed 2 days off in a row (either Sunday and Monday or Monday and Tuesday) and also a guaranteed 20-24 hours a week. This position would be ideal for a teacher who could start as a young learner teacher in January and progress to the new role in September 2025.

Position 3

We are also looking for part time teachers to work at the school, who are flexible with hours and days. If you are interested in part time work, feel free to apply, along with your availability.

As our initial priority is for a teacher who can start in January 2025, preference for the Junior Academy position will be given if a suitable teacher can start January as initially a teacher, which would then develop into the Head of Junior Academy position.

Please note in your application which position you are applying for along with your availability.



English teaching positions start with a salary of 27 leva per teaching hour (approx 13.5 euro). The full time positions come with a guaranteed 20-24 teaching hours per week, teaching Wednesdays to Sundays, with Mondays and Tuesdays being days off.

The Junior Academy position in September has a starting salary of 30 leva per hour to account for the additional preparation time and responsibility involved with the position.

As our busiest days are weekends, both positions require work on Saturdays and Sundays. We currently have 35 young learner groups with children aged between 6-14, divided by both age and ability and 22 adult groups.

Class sizes are a maximum of 8 for the younger children and 12 for the older children and adults.
The school works on a 4 term basis (Jan-April, April-June, July-August and September to December) and teachers are allocated classes at the start of each term and are expected to teach the same group until the end of that term. Adult classes are in the evenings on weekdays and young learners during the day on weekends. This position comes with a guaranteed 2 days off in a row, but it is likely that you will work weekends. Additional hours can be offered during the week with individual and offsite clients.

Students are given a coursebook at the start of the course and this is used as a guide. However, teachers are expected to supplement the course with additional materials to make the lessons more interesting.
The school is well resourced with 2 large photocopiers, computers, cd's and TV's in most rooms and new modern furniture. We currently employ 10 native speakers and 5 local staff. We also currently have 400 students and offer over 50 different classes at all levels. The school is well located in the centre of Varna and is also only a 10 minute walk from the beach.

Accommodation
Upon arrival in Varna we will meet you at the airport and provide central hotel accommodation for your first 3 days. During this time, one of the school secretaries will arrange viewings of various apartments which meet your requirements and will accompany you to visit them. We also cooperate with a local ApartHotel which have options from 800 leva a month, 5 minutes walk fromt he school.

For more details on the school, please visit our website or facebook page. Please remember to include a cover letter in your application, addressed to the Director, Mark McTaggart, outlining why you are interested in the position. Interviews will be held via skype or face to face where possible.