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Elementary 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:

Elementary

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

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

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:

Job Description:

20 contact hours per week/2 sections with an average of 15 to 18 students in each class/section
Students are grouped in two sections using a variety of screening standards, including social interaction, gender balance, past performance and MAP averages

A typical day for Elementary faculty at ASD:

The Morning Group:
The day for teachers will begin at 7:30am, with student arriving to school between 7:40 and 7:50am. Morning section classes commence at 8am and continue until 10:15am. Content includes Language Arts, Science, and Math.
Language Arts is covered on a daily basis, while Math and Science are covered two to three times per week.

Lunch: (10:15 to 11:00)
During the lunch break, the teacher may also get a break and use this time to prepare afternoon lessons, or may choose to meet with students during their recess time to tutor them through difficult concepts. Every other week, teachers are asked to perform monitoring duties during lunch. All teachers and students go to the cafeteria together, so such duties are easily managed because many are present to help. After eating, duty teachers are asked to monitor students during their playtime, on the sports fields or in the play area.

The Afternoon Group:
A typical afternoon section will begin at 11:00am until 2:30pm. The afternoon schedule is longer because Art, PE, Dance, and Technology classes are also scheduled at this time, and taught by other faculty. Faculty responsible for core content have breaks during these periods. Like the morning section, content again includes Language Arts, Science, and Math, but may be taught at a slightly higher or lower level depending on the proficiency and productivity of the group.

Dismissal is at 2:30: Faculty attend students from their class until 2:50 and then return to their classrooms or planned meetings until 3:30. In those instances when faculty do not have meetings, and are already well planned for the next day, faculty may leave at 3:10.

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 “assist” 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. These are scheduled bi-weekly.
Materials/Programs in Use: Science-Text-Shake Up Science; English-On Our Way to English; Learning A to Z; Achieve 3000 & Prime Math.
External Exams: MAP- Language Usage; Reading; and Math

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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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