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Grade 5 Classroom Teacher

Westhill Institute

Mexico City, Mexico

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 degree
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License

Additional School Requirements:

Teaching certificate from the U.S., Canada, Ireland, or the UK
At least one year of full time classroom teaching experience.
Native or near-native English speaker
Proficient writing skills in English - ability to correctly use English grammar
Availability for August 2019
Available for minimum of two years contractual agreement

Job Benefits:

Base salary paid in Mexican pesos not US dollars
Food allowance
Teacher-matched savings fund
Housing allowance
International health insurance (major medical)
National health insurance (major and minor medical)
Paid holidays
Paid vacation periods
Onsite and online Master’s in Elementary or Seconday Education through the University of Alabama free for all Westhill teachers. 10 modules, 5 semesters to complete
Holiday bonus
Immigration documents paid by the school

Job Description:

Full time classroom teacher for grade 5 of elementary in an International American School following the CCSS, NGSS, and Massachusetts Social Studies Framework in our International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program.

Subjects taught: ELA (not ESL), Math, Social Studies, Science

This is a Direct to School Job

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.

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This is a Direct to School Job

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