Home - Why Kid Castle? - Salary & Benefits

Kid Castle teachers are paid a monthly salary. The salary is competitive and especially progressive in that our teachers are compensated for their preparation/office time. The amount of salary depends on experience, qualifications and on the individual branch. A list of the current vacancies and the salary can be found on our Vacancies section.

Many programs pay teachers only for the time they spend teaching in the classroom. Therefore, if a teacher has to prepare lessons, grade homework, do telephone tests, etc., they will have to do so on their own time. This is not the case at Kid Castle. We recognize the importance of preparing for lessons and this is reflected in how we compensate our teachers.

Some other benefits include:

Time Friendly Scheduling - At Kid Castle, our teachers teach have at least one day off a week, (five days per week in Taiwan) and not in split shifts. This means you will only teach morning and afternoon shifts or afternoon and evening, but not morning and evening. We feel that in order to experience life in Taiwan or China outside the classroom, teachers should not have to spend all their time inside the classroom. Having said that, if a teacher wants to supplement his or her income, they can add extra hours to their base schedule and be paid hourly for the extra work done.

National Health Insurance (NHI) (Taiwan) - Kid Castle teachers are enrolled in Taiwan's excellent, comprehensive NHI program. For a flat fee (of around NT$150), you can see a doctor, dentist or specialist, receive consultation and medicine. There is a nominal monthly charge (of about NT$300) that is deducted directly from your salary.

Health insurance (China) As yet there is no national health insurance in China, so FTs and the schools share the cost 40/60 for a year's coverage through Manulife-Sinochem, a Canadian-Chinese joint venture. This works out to be approximately RMB400 for the FT per year.

Alien Resident Certificate (Taiwan) / Foreign Expert Certificate (China) - This ID card is what is affectionately known as the ARC in Taiwan and the FEC in China. At Kid Castle, we sponsor our teachers for work permits, resident visas, and ARC/FECs. All you have to do is cover the application costs; we will take care of the rest. In case you were wondering, the certificate is the brass ring. It permits a foreigner to legally work and travel, as well as buy a motorcycle (in Taiwan) and open a bank account. They can be viewed as one's foreign ID. It documents your employer information (your employer represents a local, or native sponsor, i.e. your branch director), your passport information, your local address and a photo. Once you have this ID, you no longer need to carry around your passport. This is perhaps the most important identification you can wield in any confrontation with authority. Without it, there can be no discussion of your rights, as officially you cannot work, ride or get paid without it. In an instance where one is caught illegally working or riding etc., the penalties can be expensive, short of outright deportation.

Paying taxes - Whoa! Hold on a second. How can paying taxes be a benefit? Well, in part it means that you are a qualified employee and a legal, temporary alien resident of Taiwan or China. You will not experience any of the hassles that accompany illegal employment: dodgy schools that grant student visas, expensive flights to Hong Kong once every month or two, the foreign affairs police, etc.

Curriculum - Kid Castle is constantly developing exciting new curricula for its different teaching programs. The Way to Go, Big Steps, Happy Chat, Kids Talk and Kids Speak series are not only eye-catching and fun, they provide useful English for the young EFL learner. Teaching guides, props, and CDs help teachers make the most of each lesson.

Variety of employment options - Kid Castle is an established franchise system with over 200 branches throughout Taiwan and China. We do our best to match teachers to whatever area or work environment they prefer be it a small school in a rural locale or a large branch in an urban center.

Housing Assistance - We help our teachers find accommodation close to where they teach and provide a temporary place to stay in the interim.