French teachers in New Brunswick searching for full-time jobs may be in luck as the state of Louisiana is looking to recruit from north of the border.
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Up to 35 teachers will be hired to teach French as a second language to elementary school students, and work visas for up to three years will be offered to successful candidates by the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL).
“They can stay one year or two years but they can only stay a maximum of three years,” said Peggy Feehan with Louisiana’s Department of Culture. “This is not permanent residency, this is not immigrating to the U.S., this is really an exchange of teachers.”
“I wish it did, I don’t think they play hockey in Louisiana,” she said laughing.
“I wish I was a few years younger and just starting out in my career,”
Typically the position will attract younger teachers looking to gain some experience in the classroom, Feehan said, as well as supply teachers looking for full-time work or teachers seeking the opportunity to work abroad.
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Feehan, a Kedwick, N.B. native, will be touring Moncton, Fredericton and Edmundston in mid-March to look for possible candidates.
She added most French teachers in the state come from France or Belgium and speak very little English, so bringing in New Brunswick teachers would be a benefit for parents as well.
“It’s hard on the parents of those students that they can’t communicate at all with the teacher, so that’s one thing that makes it much easier for New Brunswickers to communicate with the parents and with the principal,” Feehan said.
The base salary is $43,000 USD with a potential signing bonus of $6,000.
Anyone interested in working in Louisiana can send their resume to or contact Peggy Feehan at pfeehan@crt.la.gov.
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