Native english Speaker wanting work in Warsaw

I am a native english speaker looking for a job as an English Tutor for children or adults. Born and raised in Australia I have been living in Canada for the last 6 years and been working teaching and caring for children for the past 10 years.
I can provide excellent oral and written skills in a relaxed friendly manner. If you need a tutor to help with your childrens english or are looking to prepare for an english exam or just want practice speaking english, I would love to hear from you as I am now currently living in warsaw.

Sincerely
Susan

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Experienced nanny looking for work in warsaw

I have 10 years experience as a Nanny working in Australia, Canada, France and UK. I am currently in Warsaw and looking to obtain a position with a family who can benefit from having a native english speaker for their children. I have excellent reference and have experience with all age groups. I enjoy teaching, nuturing and devoping new skills in children in fun and exciting ways.

Sincerely
Susan

Hi Susan. Are you stuck to Warsaw? I am looking for a native speaker for my new nursery/primary school opening in September in Milanówek, which is 30 km from Warsaw. Accommodation in a self-contained flat is included, so you would not need Warsaw accommodation.

I already have long established afternoon classes of older kids. The nursery classes will have up 12 kids and will of course have an assistant as well. The kids will be aged 4 and 5, which is nursery in Poland but Primary in the UK.

If this is of interest, please email me at foster.kids@sezam.pl

Regards,
Ewa

Hello Susan,
would you be interested in teaching business English to a group of Finnish students here in Warsaw in September and October?
Best Regards,
Tuuli

Hi Tuuli
Sorry for late reply. But am interested if its still available
Regards
Susan

Susan
If you are still available for more classes, please let me know.
I've got an offer - lessons with adults in companies, good pay.

Regards

Wow!! if it's so easy to get working teaching English (simply because you are a native), then what would you offer a CELTA trained native English speaker????

It depends more importantly on your ascent; the definition of native English Teacher is used rather loosely by schools that I have known. Many for example they will not employ Australians or people from African counties because their ascent is too strong.
What is the point of employing someone where the student’s do not understand them, I saw this once in a business school in UMCS in Lublin and the girl was from Birmingham with a very strong accent and the poor students couldn’t understand her at all and unfortunately in the end she was dismissed because the grades were falling.

don't generalise about the Australian accent (you spelt it incorrectly) - there is NO ONE accent in Australia - educated Aussies speak perfectly clear and understandable English, unlike many UK regional accents which are very difficult to pick up/understand.

Hehe Sorry, I see from your profile that you are Australian and this is not personal, it's just what I have been told after 7 years of being here; wow you are sensitive!!! Hmmm, and it’s a bit petty over the typo isn't it?

not really....thought you might appreciate the correction. Anyway, the point is that just because you're a native speaker (of any language) that doesn't mean you can TEACH the language. You need a lot of skills and training to be any good at it.

Why are you signing in as a guest now?

You're too kind :O)

Native speakers can also motivate and encourage students to learn and don't have to be experts in English grammar to do so. Many, with little or no formal training, go on to become excellent teachers. It's even the case that those with more formal education sometimes find it more difficult to communicate with the students.

True, and experience.

P.s. As I said, this really wasn’t personal and was never meant as such, and I am sorry if you were offended in anyway; I was just reporting what Directors of schools have said to me over seven years of working here :O)

not sure why the system wouldn't recognise me - but yes, it's metta who responded....I think you'll find the best English Language teachers are properly trained and experienced and Grammar knowledge is essential actually!! If you want to learn English and get results, you should go to a school that employs qualified teachers and not holiday/travellers who can merely speak the lanugage - in Australia you would never get a job teaching English without proper qualifications - the same applies in most countries in the EU and elsewhere (except those like Japan and poorer countries who'll just about take anyone)!!!!

Of course, all schools would love to have highly qualified and well motivated native speakers. This, however, is not the reality of the situation in the TEFL industry. Schools have to deal in reality and employ candidates based upon availibility. Programmes are then adapted so as the natives speaker, if unexperienced, functioned as a support teachers to the Polish staff running the programmes. Students then have the opportunity to experience both the language in a natural way, through contact with the native speaker, and through a grammatically structure manner with the Polish teacher.

Of course, all schools would love to have highly qualified and well motivated native speakers. This, however, is not the reality of the situation in the TEFL industry. Schools have to deal in reality and employ candidates based upon availibility. Programmes are then adapted so as the natives speaker, if unexperienced, functioned as a support teachers to the Polish staff running the programmes. Students then have the opportunity to experience both the language in a natural way, through contact with the native speaker, and through a grammatically structure manner with the Polish teacher.

I would also agree that this is pretty much the case in Poland

Australians need to be kept in the bush and not in the classroom

So you really think your CELTA gives you "quote" a lot of skills and training? I think anyone who has been on this course will know that it is just the basic qualification for teaching English, and any fool can obtain this. In Australia, you would never get a job teaching English with a CELTA so stop quoting this as if it is a golden ticket or something. People like you are so stuck up themselves and should never be allowed to teach, because you have no real feeling or understanding how to teach. To teach you not only need to have the knowledge but also the ability to communicate on many levels and you clearly do not have this. In addition, I'm not going to waste my time any more with someone who clearly has no experience and knowledge in the matter and who unlike myself has a degree in Education and seven years of teaching in Poland.
I am finished with you and I hope to dear god that you never have the opportunity to express your narrow-minded views in Poland

the fact is you can - as long as you have a Degree. How would you know anything about Australia - you most likely have never been here.....as a matter of fact, I have 20 years of teaching experience, so I know what it means to be a good teacher. Not only have I taught in Education, but Business, Marketing, Personal Growth, Music, Performance and now English language - so don't jump to such egotistical conclusions....I hope never to set foot in Poland if I am to encounter such negative and derogatory people such as you....fortunately, your are in a minority and so, I pay no attention to your self-centred views and will go ahead with my plans, keeping in mind that there will always be simple minded, childish people like yourself in the world. never mind, little one, mummy will kiss it better - go hug your teddy bear......

Thanks to your words of wisedom UKPOLSKA he has decided for the best.

Firstly, CELTA is not a degree, it is a certification to teach and is the basic level of qualification to teach; a degree on the other hand takes up to four years to obtain not like a CELTA, which can be done in six weeks. So is this really true that you can take a CELTA and then teach in a state school in Australia, because I find this incredible.
I am sorry Mettaa but it really miffs me when someone comes on here and starts ranting on about how things should be in Poland, when they have little or no experience of Poland and how things work here. Perhaps I was over the top when I responded to your comments, but I did apologise and stated that this was not personal, but still you carry on as though it is. Maybe we are at cross hairs here as well, because I am talking about private schools not state schools, although some state schools still employ native English teachers for conversational lessons in which they are supported by national degree levelled Polish teachers.
I am sure that your accent is wonderful and any school would be blessed with your “20-years” experience. However, just a little word of advice Mettaa, please don’t come to Poland with an ego thinking “I’m better than other teachers here”, because they work hard and are very dedicated to what they do, and I have seen many natives without qualifications who make far better teachers than ones who have. :O)

And james123, if I do know you from my past, which you claim!! Please refrain from changing people's posts into what you want to see, I don't need someone to champion my corner.

That's not what you said when we were dating all those years ago!

Errrrmm, what??? lol

It's a bit late to be acting like a father to James now!

You'll be saying a lot more than that when you get the bill for child support!

no, that's not what I said.......in Australia you need a Degree (any major) plus CELTA to apply for teaching posts in most privately run English Language schools (for adults) or University based language schools. You CANNOT teach in state schools - for that you must have a Bachelor of Educ. or Grad Dip in Education....but that's a different market altogether. Thanks for acknowledging your possibly over the top response in the first instance. It's the other guy "johan123" you seemed to want to stir the pot. As for me, I would never presume to be better than anyone in PL or anywhere else. Maybe, I seemed to come on a bit strong, but this medium can often mispresent one's intentions....all the best to you.

Hello Susan,

This is an old forum i googled out looking for a native english babysitter to work in Warsaw. If by a chance you read this and/or would be interested, pls reply to mail mindpl@o2.pl.
Thanks !
Kris

Hi

I am interested in working in warsaw. is there astill any availablility?

Thanks

Dear Madam,
I am writing with regards to your advertisement on the net,
regarding English lesson in Warsaw.
I have learned English for few months in London and I took FCE as well.
I am looking for conversation lesson to expand my vocabulary and to set my grammar knowledge, for example
twice per week.
I would be grateful if you could send me an information about possibilities, your experience and price.

yours faithfully

Karolina Nowicka
+485050174563