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Elementary Classroom Teacher

Elementary classroom teacher for grades 3, 4, and 5 (Three positions)

  • Four subject responsibility: English, science, math, social studies
  • Two groups per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon (one lesson plan)
  • 7:30 AM to 3:15 PM, 5 days per week
  • IB Primary Years Program curriculum framework 
Posted: March 2019
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LocationMexico , Mexico
Start DateAugust 2019
Contract Length2 Years
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher, University Graduate
Student LevelElementary
Number of Vacancies3

Job Benefits

  • Base salary (taxable)
  • Food allowance (non-taxable)
  • Savings fund (non-taxable)
  • Housing allowance (non-taxable)
  • Master’s degree from University of Alabama (no cost to the teacher)
  • International health insurance 
  • Paid vacation and holidays 
  • Extensive professional development 
  • Mexican social security (health insurance)
  • Immigration documents paid by the school

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates
Teaching Credential/License
Education RequiredBachelor
MajorElementary Education
Additional School Requirements
  • Teaching certificate for elementary education from a state in the United States, a province in Canada, the PGCE from the UK, teaching credential from Ireland (Please do not apply if you do not have a teaching license from one of the countries listed above)
  • At least one year of classroom teaching experience in elementary education 
  • Ability and willingness to teach English, math, science, and social studies
  • Native or near-native level of written and spoken English 

About the School

Our mission Westhill Institute inspires students to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners by developing ethical values and by transferring their knowledge in an inclusive learning environment to responsibly impact their community. Vision Our vision is to inspire students to be contributing leaders in a rapidly changing, globalized world by developing intercultural understanding. Internationally Minded Westhill students develop intercultural understanding through a transdisciplinary concept-based curriculum. As an IB World School, students broaden their intercultural understanding and respect through the Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP), and Diploma Program (DP). Developing Lifelong Learners Westhill inspires students to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners who responsibly impact their community. Through a broad and balanced curriculum students learn how to learn by developing transferable skills, attitudes, knowledge and concepts. Inclusive Learning Environment Westhill caters for students from all academic levels, cultural backgrounds, and educational needs. Teaching and learning are differentiated for individual learners’ needs.