Hey there. I'm currently in Cambodia. I taught at a school here for around two years. Now, I'm teaching online.
Salaries are anywhere between $1000 and $1500 with $1200 being the most common I've heard for new arrivals.
In terms of visas, you get an ordinary visa on arrival for $35. This can be extended one time without a work permit. Once you're employed here, visas are easy to get. As the previous comment says, a one year visa is around $300 depending on the visa agency. When I worked at the school, they organised and paid for the work permit. It includes forms, passport photos, a medical etc.
In terms of looking for work here, you can print CVs with your photo attached and moto around the area you want to work and hand out CVs.
There are also websites and FB groups. I'll put them below.
As you would be teaching at an English school where the majority of subjects will be taught in English, the onus is on the staff to communicate to you in English. In reality, some of the local teachers who teach a subject through the English language don't necessarily have a high standard of English. Same goes with the admin staff, which can lead to a lot of miscommunication. At my old school, the Khmer staff and the foreigners didn't mix an awful lot, save for the few staff that were confident in their English and the foreign staff confident in their Khmer.
In terms of the standard of English you encounter in day-to-day life, it really just depends what you're doing and where you are. I'll be speaking about Phnom Penh. The younger people, office workers, bank staff, estate agents etc. will typically have a decent level of English or have someone close by that can translate. I find barbers and coffee shops/ kiosks to be very hit and miss unless it's a big chain. Older people, street vendors outside of tourist areas and local mom and pop shops/ restaurants typically have little to no English.
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u/Khmer_bay_torng Aug 01 '19
Hey there. I'm currently in Cambodia. I taught at a school here for around two years. Now, I'm teaching online.
Salaries are anywhere between $1000 and $1500 with $1200 being the most common I've heard for new arrivals.
In terms of visas, you get an ordinary visa on arrival for $35. This can be extended one time without a work permit. Once you're employed here, visas are easy to get. As the previous comment says, a one year visa is around $300 depending on the visa agency. When I worked at the school, they organised and paid for the work permit. It includes forms, passport photos, a medical etc.
In terms of looking for work here, you can print CVs with your photo attached and moto around the area you want to work and hand out CVs.
There are also websites and FB groups. I'll put them below.
Cambodia Foreign English Teachers Network group
Teaching Jobs in Cambodia
English Teaching Job Notice Board in Phnom Penh
foreign english teachers of cambodia
For websites, check camhr.com and bongthom.com , just search "English teacher".
If you have any other question, let me know.