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IB DP Global Politics Teacher

This position is part of the International Baccalaureate Dioloma Program subject area Group 3. It is a university level course in global political developments and strategies.

Students in grade 11 and 12 select this course as an elective in the Group 3 subject selections. As is the case with all IB Diploma Program subjects, students take an internationally moderated exam at the end of the second year of this course. 

Posted: March 2019
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LocationMexico , Mexico
Start DateAugust 2019
Contract Length2 Years
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher, University Graduate
Student LevelHigh School
Number of Vacancies1

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
MajorPolitical Science, History, Sociology
Additional School Requirements
  • Teacher certificate in high school social studies from a state in the United States, a province in Canada, or the PGCE from the UK, or Irish teaching certification (Please do not apply if your do not have a teaching license as descrinbed here)
  • Native or near-native English reading and speaking level
  • Excellent health 
  • Classroom teaching experience at the high school level 

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.