Job Detail

Location: : Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Oaxaca, Mexico
Company: : Universidad de la Sierra Sur
Type: : Full Time
Shift: : First Shift (Day)
Career Level: : Native English Speaker ( with Degree / with TESOL / TEFL Certificate)
Positions: : 3
Experience: : 1 Year
Gender: : No Preference
Degree: : Bachelors
Apply Before: : Feb 02, 2024

Job Description

About us

Our school, la Universidad de la Sierra Sur (https://www.unsis.edu.mx/) is a Mexican public university in the state of Oaxaca. We serve 2450 students, many of which come from indigenous, low-income backgrounds. Our work with students has a social impact. Although most students will not be traveling abroad, their careers could involve work with English speakers in Mexico - as doctors, dentists, nurses, nutritionists, IT specialists, entrepreneurs, and administrators.

We are looking for applicants who are enthusiastic about teaching, aren't afraid of being in a small town, and have positive approach to learning about and living in different cultures.

 

Responsibilities

  • Be culturally sensitive and committed to students' success

  • Teach 5-6 classroom hours (depending on the semester's needs)

  • Be on campus from 9am-2pm and 4pm-7pm (sometimes scheduling requires 8am-1pm and 4pm-7pm)

  • Keep grade and attendance records

  • Supervise exams

  • Contribute to departmental projects: creating materials, teaching seasonal workshops, teaching children's classes in the summer

 

Benefits

  • Salary of 17,000 MXN monthly (25,000 before tax deductions)

  • Christmas bonus (approx. 18,000 after a full year of employment)

  • Summer bonus (approx. 42,000 after a full year)

  • Tenure, if approved after 12 months

  • Health insurance (IMSS)

  • Housing fund for purchasing property (INFONAVIT)

  • Paid sabbatical after 6 years of employment

  • Pension

  • 5 weeks of paid vacation yearly

    • 2 weeks in December

    • 1 week in March or April (Holy Week)

    • 2 weeks in July

(Note: We teach classes during the summer term)

 

Qualifications

  • Professional attitude

  • Open to peer collaboration and evaluation to improve their teaching

  • Experience abroad in Mexico or Latin America (preferred)

  • Minimum 1 year of experience as a teacher

  • Basic Spanish language skills

  • Bachelor's in a relevant field

  • Master's in a relevant field (preferred)

  • Teaching certificate (TEFL, TESOL, CELTA)

  • Apostilles of degree(s) and teaching certification before final approval of hiring

  • Birth certificate

  • Valid passport

 

How to apply

Please send your CV and cover letter in English and Spanish (Google Translate is sufficient!)

to the head of the language department:  cenid.unsis@gmail.com

Benefits

Competitive salary for Latin America, legal residence and work permit (cost is 5,108 pesos per year), tenure after one year, permanent residency after four years, a paid sabbatical after six years.

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