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Level 3 Kindergarten Teacher

American School of Durango

Durango, Mexico

US 1600 a month

Start August 2019

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 Years

Number of Vacancies: 2

Student Level:

Early Childhood

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 1 year of teaching experience

Additional School Requirements:

Candidates must:

Be native speakers of English
Have an academic degree in the subject/level in which they will be teaching

Although, much experience is not required, enthusiasm, commitment and passion are

Job Benefits:

Full time, 2 year contract
Average Gross Salary (before taxes) & Benefits, paid in Mexican pesos:
- 1st Year August 2019 to June 30th 2020 Average Gross Total = $388,798.00 MXN
- 2nd Year July 2020 to June 30th 2021Average Gross Total = $435,260.00 MXN
Basic furniture*
Settling in allowance*
Airfare*
Working visa cost*
Health insurance*
Support finding accommodation in the city
Tuition benefits
Excellent working environment and professional development opportunities

*All these benefits have a cap described in the contract

Job Description:

Seeking a Kindergarten Teacher (Reception) Level 3 (age 5-6)

Job description

25 contact hours per week and an average of 18 to 24 students in each class. ASD program is aligned with Common Core Standards and SEP (Mexican Ministry of Education) Preschool Program.

A typical day for Kindergarten Faculty:
The day for teachers will begin at 7:30am, with students arriving to school between 7:40am and 9am. Formal arriving hour is at 8:45; we commence classes at 9am and continue until 1:45 pm. Content taught includes Language Arts, Science, and Math. Language Arts and Math are covered on a daily basis, while Science is covered once a week. Every homeroom teacher has an assistant teacher who is with students all day, supporting them and helping the teacher prepare and teach his/her classes.

Lunch: (between 10:00 to 10:20)
Students have lunch at the cafeteria, as soon as students finish, they may go to recess for another 20 minutes. Teachers should be with students at all times.
During the week, every class has several 45 minutes long special classes that are taught by other faculty. Faculty responsible for core content have breaks during these periods: PE and Tech classes twice a week, Yoga and Music classes once a week each. The assistant teacher accompanies students to these classes or if the homeroom teacher prefers, he/she may go to these classes with the students while the assistant teacher stays in the classroom preparing material for the school day.

Dismissal is at 1:45pm, faculty is responsible for students up until 2:15 and then, return to their classrooms until 3:00. Faculty is dismissed at 3:00. School provides transportation to take teachers down town.

Support for Teachers:

ASD has a separate Science Lab Coordinator to run science labs, as planned and scheduled by the teacher and lab coordinator. Typically, core content faculty or teacher assistants are present during the lab period, but are not responsible for preparing the lab or materials.

ASD has a support team to help at risk students in the areas of English, Math, and Spanish. Support program teachers help both in the classroom and through a series of planned pull-out sessions.

Duties: include observation of recess, play areas, lunch period, and dismissal time
Materials/Programs in Use: Prime Mathematics program and textbook and Learning A to Z
External Exams: CPAA from NWEA

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About the School:

The American School of Durango (ASD) is a private, non-profit, K-12 school located in Durango, Mexico. Established in 1954, since its inception, ASD has been accredited by the Secretary of Public Education (SEP) and obtained additional accreditation from AdvanceED, a division of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (from 1997 to present) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) (from 1998 to present), therefore upon graduation, our students receive a double diploma. ASD has 500+ students, of which approximately 60% are enrolled in early childhood and elementary, and 40% enrolled in middle and high school college preparatory programs. Over 95% of our students are latinos. Facilities inlcude a science lab, a computer laboratory, and a library/media center in every area. The average class size is 20. The teaching faculty at ASD includes teachers from the United States, Australia, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Taiwan, UK and Mexico.

ASD is focused on providing a rigorous learning environment that encourages high expectations of all, with an eye towards preparing our students to study successfully around the world. ASD strives to provide ethical, life-long learning leaders with the tools they need to overcome challenges in an ever-changing, globalized world. ASD attracts students from families representing a large variety of Mexican professionals who seek bilingual English-Spanish education for their children. Many of our current families have been part of ASD since its beginning. As a result, the school has a proud sense of tradition, commitment, and ownership.

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