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looking for a teaching job in KRAKOW
You and ten million others. Just like Prague, Berlin and Barcelona, Krakow is full of "teachers" who are willing to work for beer money.
Apparently less adults are wanting English lessons these days, schools are losing students and concentrating on the kiddie market (I'm not good as a teacher of little kids). Does anyone else find this to be true?
Nope, still plenty of demand. My friend got off the plane two weeks ago and has a full schedule already - but she is a proven commodity. As for me, I've turned down plenty of work this summer - but again - I'm known here.
And....wages! Ha! Comically low. I have 3 years of experience, and when I finished my CELTA I was told unexperienced/newly qualified teachers could expect 45zl per hour. As someone with a CELTA and 3 years of experience, last year I was given 42 zl/hr (gross) at a reputable school.
I have a friend who owns a language school in Krakow who managed to get natives for as little as 25zl/hour last year. There's just far, far too many in Krakow seeking work in a city that isn't particularly wealthy by European terms. Just like Berlin, you're seeing that people will really work for nothing because they want to live there.
there are far too many 'native speakers' or chancers.
Plenty of them posting on here, too. Half of them can't even string a sentence together.
reputation means everything.
That's exactly it. If you've got a great reputation, you'll never be short of work. But if you're willing to work for 36zl an hour in a language school - well, that's not the way to get such a reputation.
Supply of teachers is outstripping demand from students.
Funny thing is, if you go to small (20-50k) towns - demand vastly outstrips supply. But hey, it's not Krakow, with the pretty Wawel and Rynek and those charming cafes and and... damnit.
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