Where do I look to find teaching jobs in Spain?

Question

Are any of you teachers in Spain? Where would a person look to find a job there? What qualifications might I need?

Answer 1

The unemployment in Spain is 21%. What you need is not qualifications, but a miracle.

Wow! Is it that bad there? - 00e657d4, Aug 15, 2011

My Spanish has improved just due to the number of Spaniards who want to practice English over Skype (to move to English speaking countries) since they can't get jobs in Spain - bafalck, Aug 15, 2011

Answer 2

EDIT: Does anyone know how I can quote the original poster to give them credit?

Lazarus is totally right but just in case you don't care, here is a previous post that I think gives good information:

"hee hee, you don't need to speak a word of Spanish to teach English here, but of course it helps you with living here .

All you need is a university degree in absolutely anything (Mine is in fine art, so you can imagine how irrelevant drawing and lithography are to teaching English) and a CELTA course or equivalent (it needs to last about 120 hours and include at least 7 hours of teaching practise, or they won't take it seriously, and it needs to be taken in real life, the online courses are only accepted in developing countries and poor parts of China.)

Most jobs in the big cities in Spain require at least 2 years of experience, and rent is so high that you'll just be breaking even, but in the smaller cities and the countryside they are less fussy, and the rent is very low, so you can live the goodlife and save a bit of money at the same time!

Also most teaching jobs in Spain involve teaching children, so it'll help if you like them!

This'll give you an idea of what the jobs are like, what they pay, and what they're looking for. http://www.tefl.com/jobs/search.html

Some of the best paying schools don't advertise, for example the British Institute and the Offical School (EOI) (Requires you to speak Spanish) and they pay almost twice as much!"