Volunteering in public schools = is this even possible?

[Dave Hounddriver]

My friend retired from teaching (high school in Los Angeles) at age 55 and was offered a position at a private school here in Philippines.  They would take care of all the work visas and he could pretty much set his own schedule.  He did not take it because he decided to remain retired but the opportunity is there.  Teaching at the higher levels in an International School is a job that most locals cannot do.  You can probably even get part time work.

Now that I have your hopes up, if you are 60 or over they cannot hire you :-(

Edit:  The International School he discussed this with is in Cebu.

Edited September 3, 2017 by Dave Hounddriver

[OnMyWay]

9 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

My friend retired from teaching (high school in Los Angeles) at age 55 and was offered a position at a private school here in Philippines.  They would take care of all the work visas and he could pretty much set his own schedule.  He did not take it because he decided to remain retired but the opportunity is there.  Teaching at the higher levels in an International School is a job that most locals cannot do.  You can probably even get part time work.

Now that I have your hopes up, if you are 60 or over they cannot hire you :-(

Edit:  The International School he discussed this with is in Cebu.

Yes, there are teaching jobs available at International schools.  Brent school here in SBFZ hires foreigners but I have no idea what the foreigner % of teachers is.  I met an American couple who had their car for sale because they were moving on to Taiwan.  I think he was a teacher and she was in an administrative role.

[Old55]

14 hours ago, obda said:

So, even with a private school, this would be a problem? That's okay. I was just trying to figure out how things worked. I just wanted to keep my brain sharp and give a little bit back..

 

I think now I will just start a ping pong or backgammon club

Badminton or Shuttlecock is very popular in Philippines, I would guess a ping-pong club team would also be popular. As JP said be cautious with Backgammon or any other game that could be considered gambling there is a small chance that could become an issue.

How do you like the air quality and weather this weekend obda? The weather is hotter than Philippines this weekend and our nose and throats are sore from all the smoke in the air from the forest fires. 

[obda]

It's very hazy in the PNW. My water bill is going to be high, with this hot dry summer. I'm just thinking about retirement and having some sort of small business on the side to keep me busy. Ping pong clubs are very popular in Korea too, so possible to capture the Hanguk market as well. 

[AlwaysRt]

On 9/3/2017 at 9:55 AM, roddavis said:

Yes it is possible. In my case, I went to the private school my son was attending here in Cebu. The school was only 3 miles from the house so was very convenient. I noticed they had an IT department but would appear not taken care of very well. I went to the principles office and talked with her about volunteering time there assisting with there issues. She was very pleased given my experience with computers and networks and welcomed my help. She immediately put me in touch of who was in charge of the IT dept( another teacher). I assisted with some software builds and repair many desktops. I was able to set my times and what projects to be involved in. They welcome any assistance that I could provide them! 

Some friendly advice on this, I would not let people know as it is not legal to work, including volunteering, without the correct Visa (not a visitor visa for sure). The school needed your input and took advantage of your knowledge and good will but BI could hammer you (including being deported) for it. I understand on the work side and not allowing volunteers sounds silly, but I didn't write Philippine law, their country, their rules.

I didn't believe it when I 1st heard the no volunteering without correct Visa rule. Spent a couple days researching it so it it true. Was a year and a half ago so I don't have any links to the law handy or I would share them.