Online English Phonics Teacher

Please login or register as jobseeker to apply for this job.

: TYPE OF WORK

Full Time

: SALARY

500-600

: HOURS PER WEEK

40

: DATE UPDATED

Oct 24, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

CurioKids teaches children aged 4 to 12 in Singapore and Malaysia to read and speak English through live, 1-to-1 online lessons. Every child starts with our Phonics Starter, learning to read sound by sound using the UK Letters and Sounds method, then moves on to our CEFR-aligned English course.

We launch on 2 November 2026 and are building our founding team of teachers. You will be trained directly by our Head of Curriculum, an experienced phonics teacher.

THE ROLE

Teach live 25-minute 1-to-1 phonics and English lessons to children aged 4 to 12.

Run free trial lessons, including a friendly introduction, a quick assessment of the child's phonics knowledge and a short summary for parents

Write brief notes after every lesson and help prepare progress updates for parents

Record a short "Meet the Teacher" video for our website, as parents choose their own teacher

Cover lessons for colleagues when needed

Follow our safeguarding rules in every lesson

Join weekly team meetings, training and lesson reviews

WORKING SCHEDULE

We are looking for teachers who are flexible and available to work evening shifts and weekends.

Full-time position, 40 working hours per week over 5 days

Working days will include weekdays and weekends, depending on the agreed schedule

Applicants must be willing to work evening shifts, including hours up to 9pm (Philippine time)

Weekend availability is required, either Saturday, Sunday or both, depending on the team's needs

Two rest days per week, based on the agreed working schedule

Working hours include teaching, lesson preparation, student feedback and team meetings

All working hours follow Philippine time (PHT), which is the same as Singapore and Malaysia.

Please apply only if you are comfortable working evening shifts and weekends.

PAY AND BENEFITS

Up to SGD 600 per month, fixed salary, paid on the 10th of each month for the previous month

13th-month payment in December

Paid training on the CurioKids method before your first lesson

Ready-made lesson materials, so no unpaid planning time

Regular pay reviews and opportunities to progress to Senior Teacher

Independent contractor agreement

REQUIREMENTS

TEFL or TESOL certificate (minimum 120 hours)

At least 1 year of experience teaching children aged 4 to 12, online or in a classroom

Clear, confident spoken English and a warm, patient manner with young children

Must be available to work evening shifts, Saturday AND Sunday

Valid NBI clearance (issued within the last 6 months)

Laptop or desktop, headset with noise-cancelling microphone and HD webcam

Stable internet connection of at least 25 Mbps, plus a backup connection

Quiet, well-lit teaching space with a plain background

NICE TO HAVE

Experience teaching phonics (Letters and Sounds, Jolly Phonics or similar)

Education degree or LET licence

Experience teaching children from Singapore or Malaysia

HOW TO APPLY

Please send:

Your CV

Your TEFL or TESOL certificate

A 1-minute video introducing yourself as if you were meeting a 5-year-old student

Start your application with the words "Phonics Teacher" so we know you have read this post.

Please also confirm your availability to work evening shifts and weekends.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a video interview. Before your interview, you will complete a short challenge:

Write a lesson plan showing how you would teach a 25-minute phonics lesson to a 5-year-old. Please include:

The sound you are teaching and what the child should be able to do by the end

A warm-up or review of sounds they already know

How you will introduce the new sound (show us you use pure sounds, for example "sss" not "suh")

A blending activity with simple words

A short game to keep the child engaged

A quick check to see what the child has learned

How long each part will take

Be ready to talk us through your plan in the interview.

Successful applicants will need to pass an NBI clearance check, sign an independent contractor agreement and join our paid training before starting their first lessons.

SKILL REQUIREMENT

Teaching

SHARE THIS POST

Job Post	Reporter	Rank	Reason	Date

BENCHMARKS

Loading Time: Base Classes	0.0009
Controller Execution Time ( Jobseekers / Job )	0.0131
Total Execution Time	0.0145

GET DATA

No GET data exists

MEMORY USAGE

1,506,784 bytes

POST DATA

No POST data exists

URI STRING

jobseekers/job/Online-English-Phonics-Teacher-1755546

CLASS/METHOD

jobseekers/job

DATABASE: onlinejobs (Jobseekers:$db) QUERIES: 13 (0.0067 seconds) (Hide)

0.0003	`SELECT * FROM exrates WHERE rate_name = 'USD-PHP'`
0.0003	SELECT * FROM `employer_jobs` WHERE `job_id` = 1755546 LIMIT 1
0.0004	SELECT * FROM `employers` WHERE `employer_id` = 974977 LIMIT 1
0.0007	SELECT COUNT(*) AS `numrows` FROM `t_thread` `t` LEFT JOIN `t_thread_misc` `misc` ON `t`.`id` = `misc`.`thread_id` WHERE `t`.`job_id` = 1755546 AND `misc`.`id` IS NULL
0.0005	SELECT e.business_name, e.logo, e.website, e.rebill_date, e.date_added member_date, hits, DATEDIFF('2026-10-27',ej.date_added) duration_days, DATEDIFF('2026-10-27',e.rebill_date) duration_rebill, ej.*, e.deactivate FROM employers e, employer_jobs ej WHERE e.employer_id = ej.employer_id AND ((e.user_level >= '500' AND ej.date_added <= e.rebill_date) OR e.employer_id = '' OR (ej.date_approved <> '2000-01-01' and DATEDIFF('2026-10-27',ej.date_added) <= 14 )) AND e.deactivate != 1 AND ej.deleted = 0 AND job_id = '1755546'
0.0003	SELECT * FROM `employer_jobs_skills` `ejs` LEFT JOIN `skills_categories` `sc` ON `ejs`.`skill_id` = `sc`.`id` WHERE `job_id` = 1755546
0.0006	`UPDATE employer_jobs SET hit_counts = '*Oct-24-2026=1318Oct-25-2026=24Oct-26-2026=5*Oct-27-2026=4' WHERE job_id= '1755546'`
0.0006	`UPDATE employer_jobs SET monthly_hits = '***Oct-2026=1350' WHERE job_id= '1755546'`
0.0010	`SELECT date_sent FROM jobseeker_sent_emails WHERE jobseeker_id = '' AND job_id = '1755546' AND status LIKE 'sent%' ORDER BY id DESC`
0.0002	SELECT * FROM `employer_jobs_skills` `ejs` LEFT JOIN `skills_categories` `sc` ON `ejs`.`skill_id` = `sc`.`id` WHERE `job_id` = 1755546
0.0013	SELECT COUNT(*) AS `numrows` FROM `employer_jobs` WHERE `employer_id` = '974977' AND `date_added` >= '2022-06-08'
0.0003	`select * from teasers`
0.0002	`SELECT * FROM skill_categories WHERE skill_cat_id=''`

HTTP HEADERS (Show)

SESSION DATA (Show)

__ci_last_regenerate	1793085177
last_page	https://v1.stage.onlinejobs.ph/jobseekers/job/Online-English-Phonics-Teacher-1755546
csrf-token	74ac8522720ef34abdd540863a9fc54e

CONFIG VARIABLES (Show)

base_url	https://v1.stage.onlinejobs.ph
log_threshold	2
enable_profiler
index_page
uri_protocol	PATH_INFO
url_suffix
language	english
charset	UTF-8
enable_hooks	1
subclass_prefix	MY_
composer_autoload	vendor/autoload.php
permitted_uri_chars	a-z 0-9~%.:_\=\-\+\@?\&
enable_query_strings
controller_trigger	c
function_trigger	m
directory_trigger	d
allow_get_array	1
log_path
log_file_extension
log_file_permissions	420
log_date_format	Y-m-d H:i:s
error_views_path
cache_path
cache_query_string
encryption_key	OdBUArjiWg9I7u7bvAwQ7Fu35VB1kzga
sess_driver	files
sess_cookie_name	ci_session
sess_expiration	2678400
sess_save_path
sess_match_ip
sess_time_to_update	300
sess_regenerate_destroy
cookie_prefix
cookie_domain
cookie_path	/
cookie_secure
cookie_httponly
standardize_newlines
global_xss_filtering	1
csrf_protection
csrf_token_name	csrf_test_name
csrf_cookie_name	csrf_cookie_name
csrf_expire	7200
csrf_regenerate	1
csrf_exclude_uris	Array ( )
compress_output
time_reference	local
rewrite_short_tags
proxy_ips
ojadmin	JpjZkQN5A8l@^L
salt	+UFjSAT49tPZLtmU2CIG2FYN7pRhgsWyLHgSyQa6k3I=
queue_enabled
twilio	Array ( [sid] => AC00c0594045c6eef9407e8fff01f3d467 [token] => f0bfc0b73444a077894a43f5f75e6d41 [length] => 6 [from] => +639221200200 [code_expiry_seconds] => 14400 )
maintenance	Array ( [admin] => Array ( [verification] => ) [announcement_bar] => Array ( [show_slow_issue_message] => ) )
trustpilot	Array ( [to_email] => onlinejobs.ph+3d844ebf71@invite.trustpilot.com )
services	Array ( [google_tag_manager] => Array ( [id] => GTM-T5CQMS6P ) [chatgpt] => Array ( [secret] => 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 ) [claude] => Array ( [secret] => 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 ) )
v2_url	https://v2.onlinejobs.ph
replacemyself_secret_key	Kk1WpgTMkc4wBQOqC5rqCssdLhACKrsJeTtO1ywUkT4=
app	Array ( [app] => Array ( [command] => Array ( [map] => Array ( [OnlineJobs\Mailer\Command\SendEmailCommand] => OnlineJobs\Mailer\Handler\SendEmailHandler [OnlineJobs\Mail\Command\SendEmailCommand] => OnlineJobs\Mail\Handler\SendEmailHandler [OnlineJobs\Mail\Command\QueueEmailPendingCommand] => OnlineJobs\Mail\Handler\QueueEmailPendingHandler [OnlineJobs\Mail\Command\QueueJobEmailPendingCommand] => OnlineJobs\Mail\Handler\QueueJobEmailPendingHandler [OnlineJobs\Mail\Command\QueueUnapprovedEmailCommand] => OnlineJobs\Mail\Handler\QueueUnapprovedEmailHandler [OnlineJobs\Mail\Command\ProcessEmailQueueCommand] => OnlineJobs\Mail\Handler\ProcessEmailQueueHandler [OnlineJobs\Mail\Command\PutJobseekerEmailOnHoldCommand] => OnlineJobs\Mail\Handler\PutJobseekerEmailOnHoldHandler [OnlineJobs\Purchase\Command\RealEstateVaCourseCommand] => OnlineJobs\Purchase\Handler\RealEstateVaCourseHandler [OnlineJobs\Test\Command\HelloCommand] => OnlineJobs\Test\Handler\HelloHandler ) [middleware] => Array ( ) ) [providers] => Array ( [0] => OnlineJobs\Bus\BusServiceProvider [1] => OnlineJobs\Database\DbServiceProvider [2] => OnlineJobs\Mailer\MailerServiceProvider [3] => OnlineJobs\Support\SupportServiceProvider [4] => OnlineJobs\Employer\ServiceProvider [5] => OnlineJobs\Jobseeker\ServiceProvider [6] => OnlineJobs\Mail\ServiceProvider [7] => OnlineJobs\Postal\ServiceProvider [8] => OnlineJobs\Queue\ServiceProvider [9] => OnlineJobs\Courier\ServiceProvider [10] => OnlineJobs\Job\ServiceProvider [11] => OnlineJobs\Purchase\ServiceProvider ) ) )
meta	Array ( [facebook] => Array ( [input] => 1 [connect] => 2 [timezone] => 3 [url] => 30 [id] => 31 [photo] => 32 [name] => 33 [email] => 34 [review] => 35 ) [trust] => Array ( [government_id] => 4 [utility_bill] => 5 [selfie_photo] => 6 [profile_picture] => 7 [phone_number] => 8 [facebook] => 9 ) [verify] => Array ( [profile_picture] => 10 [government_id] => 11 [selfie_photo] => 12 [utility_bill] => 13 [address] => 14 [name] => 15 [reviewed] => 16 [government_group] => 28 [address_group] => 29 [mobile] => 38 ) [address] => Array ( [complete] => 17 [room_unit_no] => 20 [house_no] => 21 [street] => 22 [subdivision] => 23 [barangay] => 24 [city] => 25 [province] => 26 [postcode] => 27 ) [reviewed] => Array ( [similar_names] => 1 ) [name] => 18 [phone] => 19 [sms_verification_code] => 36 [resend_verification_code] => 37 [address_read] => 39 [first_name] => 100 [middle_name] => 101 [last_name] => 102 [edit] => Array ( [government_id_group] => 40 [address_group] => 41 [mobile_group] => 42 ) [salary_re_entry] => 103 [id_proof_recalibrate] => 104 [email] => 44 [mobile_verification_type] => 45 )
honeypot	Array ( [name_field] => my_name [enabled] => 1 )

HTTP_ACCEPT	/
HTTP_USER_AGENT	Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
HTTP_CONNECTION	Upgrade
SERVER_PORT	80
SERVER_NAME	v1.stage.onlinejobs.ph
REMOTE_ADDR	127.0.0.1
SERVER_SOFTWARE	Apache/2.4.58 (Ubuntu)
HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE
SCRIPT_NAME	/index.php
REQUEST_METHOD	GET
HTTP_HOST
REMOTE_HOST
CONTENT_TYPE
SERVER_PROTOCOL	HTTP/1.1
QUERY_STRING
HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING	gzip, br, zstd, deflate
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR	216.73.216.43
HTTP_DNT

Online English Phonics Teacher

Please login or register as jobseeker to apply for this job.

TYPE OF WORK

SALARY

HOURS PER WEEK

DATE UPDATED

Why is this blurred?