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Grade 2 Classroom Teacher

Gimnasio Los Almendros

Cucuta, Colombia, South America

Starting at: 1,000 USD monthly

Start date: January 2019

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Elementary

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 1 year of teaching experience
Major: Education
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License

Additional School Requirements:

A minimum of 1-2 years teaching experience is necessary
Work experiences with children outside of school is also helpful as is having lived outside their country either working or travelling
We would love a person who is organized, team oriented, creative, and is good at forming relationships with students, parents and colleagues
A knowlege of Spanish would be helpful but not necessary

Job Benefits:

Furnished apartment not to be shared --- teacher pays electric, water, gas, cable tv, phone
$3,000 US bonus first year; $4,000 US bonus the 2nd year; $5,000 US bonus the third
All visa costs
1 round trip airfare each year to point of origin in US or Canada
Health insurance
All travel expenses to the school each day by taxi
Access to the tennis club three days a month for pool, tennis or golf (teacher needs to pay food costs)

Job Description:

The candidate will be required to teach Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

The teacher will have a full time teaching assistant who is also a certified Colombian teacher. One must have a degree in Education and appropriate certification from the US or Canada.

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

Gimnasio Los Almendros is located just outside Cucuta Colombia. It is a progressive, non-profit school with a global perspective offering both Colombian and U.S. diplomas. Our educational community consists of approximately 270 students, representing 2 nations, 25 teachers, 9 of whom are fully bilingual. We are committed to a high quality, international education U.S. curriculum and philosophy. We envision our graduates as socially responsible, adaptable, life-long learners and leaders capable of passionately pursuing their dreams. We are a small school which at the moment has grades 1-5 fully bilingual. Grades 6-11 have the traditional Colombian Education. Each year a new grade level becomes bilingual. Class size is no more than 25 students. Grades 1-3 have teaching assistants who have teaching degrees as well. Students come from a bilingual Kindergarten where English is taught by immersion.

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This is a Direct to School Job

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