Join our team!

The Family Go Global staff is made up of a diverse group of educators from around the globe. We begin our hiring process by onboarding the best local bilingual educators in the countries we visit. We then offer two opportunities for visiting educators from the US 1) a paid summer teaching position for experienced educators and 2) an unpaid Cross-Cultural Teacher Practicum for new to mid-career teachers. Read on for more details.

Job Openings

We are currently hiring for the following paid positions. Applicants local to Tamarindo, Costa Rica will be considered first. To apply please email a cover letter and resume to info@familygo.global.

Dates of Employment: July 2024
Location: Costa Rica - Tamarindo, Arenal, San Mateo areas
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Pay: Prep Pay + Stipend
Additional benefits: Daily lunch provided
Requirements: Bilingual (Fluent) in Spanish and English, CPR and First Aid Certified
Job Description:
- Design engaging project and place based activities that share the beauty of Costa Rica
- Manage multiple children while facilitating program rules, regulations and safety expectations
- Facilitate fun, engaging and age appropriate camp activities and maintain positive energy and excitement among campers
- Ensure a group of assigned campers is supervised and safe during on-site activities and especially during off-site excursions
- Utilize appropriate behavior management techniques and model good behavior for campers as it relates to sportsmanship, manners, and respectfulness
- Interact with parents in a professional and polite manner
- Attend and engage in staff orientation sessions and meetings as required
- Maintain camp facilities as they relate to your classroom or activities
To apply please email a cover letter and resume detailing your experience to info@familygo.global, Attn: Hiring Manager.
Specialists and subject matter experts in the following categories will be considered:
- Sports (Group sports as well as Skateboarding, Yoga, Gymnastics, Parkour, etc)
- Visual Arts
- Performing Arts (Dance, Music)
- Culinary Arts
- Science
- Eco-sustainability
Dates of Employment: July 2024Location: Costa Rica - Tamarindo, Arenal, San Mateo areas
Working Hours: Flexible based on camp schedule (MWF between 10am - 2pm)
Pay: Hourly based on experience
Additional benefits: Daily lunch provided
Requirements: Bilingual (Fluent) in Spanish and English
Job Description:
- Prepare subject matter activities for a range of ages (4 - 13 years old)
- Manage multiple children while facilitating program rules, regulations and safety expectations
- Facilitate fun, engaging and age appropriate camp activities and maintain positive energy and excitement among campers
- Ensure a group of assigned campers is supervised and safe during on-site activities and especially during off-site excursions
- Utilize appropriate behavior management techniques and model good behavior for campers as it relates to sportsmanship, manners, and respectfulness
- Interact with parents in a professional and polite manner
- Attend and engage in staff orientation sessions and meetings as required
- Maintain camp facilities as they relate to your classroom or activities
To apply please email a cover letter and resume detailing your experience to info@familygo.global, Attn: Hiring Manager.

International Teaching Practicum

Are you a new or mid-career educator that would like to hone your project and place based learning skills? Join us for a summer experience that combines work and play in a most beautiful natural setting. Our Teaching Practicum participants are offered a 1 or 2 week stay in Tamarindo, Costa Rica that includes the following:

Training in Project & Place Based Learning
Hands-on experience designing and delivering engaging lessons to a group of diverse international students
Workshops on progressive education frameworks like liberatory education, culturally sustaining pedagogy, bilingual education, classroom management, collaborative curriculum building, etc.
Cross-cultural team-building with educators from the US and Costa Rica
School tours of neighboring progressive international schools
Evening and weekend adventure activities like sunset dinners, zip-lining, bird-watching, river rafting and more!

Teachers are invited to sign up individually, or bring a team from your school! You can offset the cost of tuition using Professional Development or Teacher Morale Improvement funds. This unique cross-cultural experience is sure to inspire new ideas and provide both new skills to be successful in the classroom and the confidence to implement them upon their return.

Our Travel Concierge can support with finding local home stays, booking hotel accommodations and providing airport transfers. For more information on tuition and travel costs please email us at info@familygo.global or fill out the form below and our team will get in touch.