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ELS Educational Services Reviews
Updated Nov 15, 2023
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Pros
- "Many of the students and some of the people that work there are really great people to be around." (in 24 reviews)
Cons
- "Teaching isn’t where they make money so they don’t care about the teachers; pay is low" (in 41 reviews)
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- 5.0Aug 14, 2023TeacherCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearBoston, MA
Pros
Supportive environment. Great management. No micromanaging.
Cons
Wanted more hours. Now, school is closed after Covid. So sad.
- 1.0Aug 29, 2023English TeacherFormer Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
The students are, for the most part, charming and sincere in their interest in learning English.
Cons
No such thing as full-time work. Hours can vary quite a lot from "session" to "session" and a session is very short so you can find yourself with significantly fewer hours from one month to the next...It also puts significant pressure on teachers to work hard and fast, with no pay for hours spent outside the classroom developing lesson plans/materials and assessments, or for time doing assessments of student work and calculating grades. Apparently, local management can vary tremendously, based on what I have read here, but the management at my site was eccentric, to say the least and regarding the regional manager who came to our site from time to time, It quickly became clear that she was just visiting to spout the corporate line and hold things down. Bottom line? Don't work here if you need a regular, reliable income and respect from owners.
- 1.0Nov 15, 2023TeacherCurrent EmployeeCleveland, OH
Pros
The students are really awesome.
Cons
Crazy workload. It is too much.
- 3.0Aug 31, 2023InstructorFormer Employee, more than 1 yearMyrtle Beach, SC
Pros
I enjoyed my time here. Co-workers were congenial and supervisors gave us feedback to continue growing.
Cons
Some policies and materials were outdated. The parent company had a somewhat traditional approach to language teaching. There was more focus on proficiency and correctness than communicative skills, which does not align with modern SLA approaches.
- 5.0Aug 23, 2023Instructor non-exemptFormer Employee, more than 1 yearHouston, TX
Pros
Super fun work environment, excellent support from staff and management, amazing students
Cons
Only paid for teaching hours, lots of marking outside of hours, not a lot of room for upward mobility
- 3.0Aug 7, 2023InstructorFormer Employee, less than 1 yearColumbus, OH
Pros
Student population was lovely, got to teach new classes every session.
Cons
Hours were a bit intense, no pay for planning/grading, no benefits
- 4.0Aug 17, 2023RegistrarFormer Employee, more than 1 yearFort Wayne, IN
Pros
Great environment to get exposure to multiple cultures
Cons
No cons really, it was a great experience.
- 3.0May 27, 2023ESL TeacherFormer Employee
Pros
You get to teach young adults from all over the world.
Cons
This company is struggling and it shows. This company only cares about the bottom line and does not really look out for teachers or students. Favorites are played constantly instead of implementing a just system of power.
2 - 5.0Jun 27, 2023TeacherFormer EmployeeBoston, MA
Pros
Good training! Got a lot of good experience!
Cons
Part-time. I would have loved to work full time
- 3.0May 31, 2023ESL InstructorFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Wonderful students, good hours, and holiday parties.
Cons
ELS paid for teaching hours but not prep time. Teachers spend a lit of time prepping and grading papers! I found a school that does pay for prep time.
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ELS Educational Services has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 394 reviews left anonymously by employees. 42% of employees would recommend working at ELS Educational Services to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.
42% of ELS Educational Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated ELS Educational Services 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at ELS Educational Services to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management.
