Hey Karen,
Sound advice on this thread, but it shouldn’t be impossible for you to get a job by any stretch – the language school I work for employ local teachers, Australians, Americans, Indians, Canadians and Brits.
I would definitely do the CELTA – you may not ‘need’ it in order to get a job, but it’s invaluable in terms of equipping you with the skills to teach. I’m really glad I did mine – worth every penny!
Would also thoroughly recommend jacking in your job and moving to Chengdu – I LOVE it so far!
PM me if you ever need anything – I’d be happy to help 🙂
L x