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High School English Teacher

All classes are taught in English. Resources for the teacher include student and teacher textbooks, curriculum guides, and teachers´ files for past years.

10thgrade English – two classes (world literature)
11thgrade English (American literature) – two classes
12thgrade AP English Literature (emphasis on British literature) – one class (The school is willing to provide training if necessary.)

The groups have a maximum of 25 students. The teaching load includes 5 teaching periods of 45 minutes, with three planning periods per day. (Full time staff members teach 30-35 classes per week.) The school day consists of 8 classes of 45 minutes, one recess of 15 minutes and one of 35 minutes. Teachers cover one yard duty during the second recess; most teachers have two duty periods per week. The school principal assigns this according to teachers’ schedules and preferences.

Posted: April 2019

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Location	Cancun, Mexico
Start Date	August 2019
Eligible Candidates	Licensed Teacher, University Graduate
Student Level	High School
Number of Vacancies	1

Job Benefits

Foreign living allowance of $14,000 pesos (approximately 700 USD yearly)
Relocation allowance - $9,000 pesos (one time fee - approximately 450 USD)
Food stipend of 800 pesos monthly – paid in the school´s cafeteria (usually enough for lunch)
Christmas bonus of five days (increases to two weeks the second year)
$500 USD bonus at the beginning of the second year
$1000 USD bonus at the beginning of the third year (if the contract is extended)
Medical expense plan
Mexican social security – once working papers have been processed.
Private insurance – covers death benefits and loss of limb
Health care program, which includes access to the main hospitals and doctors in Cancun
Transportation from and to the school (from central locations)

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates	Teaching Credential/License
Education Required	Bachelor
Work Visa Eligibility	United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Ireland
Major	English (not ESL)
Additional School Requirements
AP English literature training - if the teacher has not had the training, the school will see that the teacher receives it

About the School

The International American School of Cancun, Mexico, is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian, co-educational institution offering a bilingual, bicultural education for students from preschool through high school. Founded in 1990, the school is dedicated to an American style education, high academic standards and the caring environment a small school can offer. The International American School of Cancun is accredited by (Cognia) AdvancEd and SAIS in the United States, and in Mexico by the Ministry of Education (SEP) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Grades: Pre-school - 12 CEEB: 870070 Enrollment: 630 Student Population: 82% Mexican 7% U.S. 11% Other