Quickest and easiest way to find part time job in Hua Hin

[Big Boy]

What are your teaching qualifications?

[RoyVer]

Used to teach kids up to 16 years of age a few years back.

TEFL score: About 98%

Work experience from other industries. Just need a visa.

[Roel]

Just need a visa.

Word of advice: better not say that during a job interview.

There is no such thing as a work visa. You need a visa to STAY in Thailand legally and you need a work permit to WORK in Thailand legally. Visas are obtained abroad at a Thai embassy or consulate whereas work permits are issued by the Labour Department. This is in theory how it works:
1. You find a job.
2. Your future employer applies for a work permit at the Labour Department.
3. Your employer gives you a WP3 form (the application for the work permit) and a letter that he intends to employ you together with kilos of mysterious paperwork (every single page has to be signed by the employer; forget one and chances are you can start all over)
4. You go to a Thai consulate abroad and apply for a non-immigrant B (business) visa based on the paperwork.
5. You return to Thailand and now that you have the proper visa your employer can continue with the work permit procedure.
6. You will have to jump through several hoops (obtain official proof of your address, a medical examination is needed etc.).
7. You cannot start work legally before the work permit is issued although many employers (in their own interest) might tell otherwise.

Good luck. Keep us posted.

[Pleng]

If you just need a visa, how about learning Thai. One of the forum sponsors can fill you in on the details when he gets back. 2 classes of 2 hours per week. Fun, useful, and gets you a visa.

[RoyVer]

Which one is easier to get, work visa or ED visa?

[dtaai-maai]

Rather depends on whether you have a job or a course of studies lined up...

[Pleng]

Which one is easier to get, work visa or ED visa?

Well you're unlikely to find the kind of job you're looking for, so ED Visa for sure. The school take care of all the paperwork for you anyway.

[jingjoe]

Which one is easier to get, work visa or ED visa?

I have my ed visa through the learning centre,very easy to get,visit the school(address on sponsors list)
Its about 25000bht a year and 1900bht every 90 days at immigration,2 classes a week 2hours a day.
Very simple procedure and you get 180hours of lessons for your dosh

[RoyVer]

Is there an agency in town which brokers jobs for foreigners?

Somewhere with a physical location I can drop by some day to chat a bit about working in Thailand and Hua Hin in particular, preferably some entity with a local network within the industries.

[jingjoe]

what kind of job....as said before on this forum its illegal to do any job a thai person can do,pretty much restricted to teaching english,even the people who own bars,restaurants etc cant physically do any work in there establishments,they aren't even allowed to welcome guests into their businesses because this is seen as work

[RoyVer]

Ok. If teaching English is my only legal option, then I will consider teaching English : ) So, to get started, is there a place in Hua Hin I can go to? Should I approach a school directly or is there a middle man somewhere, perhaps an office which deals with these sorts of matters?

[VincentD]

Roy.
Google stickman english teaching. He has his own website on Thai nightlife among other things and was an English teacher for some years. He wrote a fairly lengthy article on the do's and don't's and the pitfalls.

[johnnyk]

Ok. If teaching English is my only legal option, then I will consider teaching English : ) So, to get started, is there a place in Hua Hin I can go to? Should I approach a school directly or is there a middle man somewhere, perhaps an office which deals with these sorts of matters?

eslcafe.com
the biggest english-teaching website around, sections on tons of countries around the world.

[RoyVer]

Ok.

I was hoping for a tip for something local rather than a website. Perhaps a local business with a well informed owner or manager.

Or a link directly to a Hua Hin based website with more local info.

[johnnyk]

Ok.

I was hoping for a tip for something local rather than a website. Perhaps a local business with a well informed owner or manager.

Or a link directly to a Hua Hin based website with more local info.

HH is a small place, I doubt very much such things exist. A falang employment agency wouldn't last more than two weeks. Best to come and walk around, you may have some luck.