Teaching Opportunities / Oportunidades de Ensenar
Job Description
International teachers teach grade-level classes from 1st to 7th grade. (There may also be an opportunity to work in the pre-school.) English is the language of instruction for all subjects except Spanish and social studies. Because of the range of English proficiency levels among students, teachers with ESL/EFL experience are encouraged to apply. Some knowledge of Spanish (or a willingness to learn) is helpful for communication with students, parents and fellow teachers.
Unlike the local public schools, AIC offers full-day instruction (from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM). The school is relatively well resourced, but obtaining teaching materials and services such as photocopying and Internet connectivity can be challenging. The AIC respects and follows curriculum guidelines for the Dominican Republic, but draws heavily from various state curricula in the United States. Teachers are encouraged to use creative instructional methods that meet curricular standards while integrating various core subjects in larger projects.
Descripcion
Los profesores extranjeros ensenan los niveles desde el 1er grado hasta 7mo.(también puede haber una oportunidad para trabajar el pre escolar). Ingles es el idioma de instrucción para todas las asignaturas, excepto Español, Ciencias Sociales y Cívicas. Debido a los diferentes niveles de Ingles dentro de los estudiantes, a los profesores con experiencia en ESL/EFL se les exhorta aplicarla. Conocimiento del idioma español (o interés en aprender) es de mucha ayuda para comunicarse con los estudiantes, padres y los demás profesores de habla hispana.
A diferencia de las escuelas públicas, AIC ofrece clases todo el dia (de 8:30am-3:30pm) La escuela está relativamente bien equipada, pero el obtener materiales didácticos, servicios como fotocopiadora, conexión al internet, etc, puede ser dificultoso.
Required Qualifications / Requisitos
• Education degree and/or teacher certification / certificacion o profesorado
• Creative and resourceful / creatividad e ingenio
• Enthusiastic / entusiasta
• Collegial / trabajo en equipo
Preferred qualifications / Calificaciones preferidas
• ESL/ESL teaching experience / Experiencia en ESL
• Montessori training (for pre-school and lower grade level teachers) Entrenamiento en Montessori (Pre Escolar y niveles de inicial)
• Bilingual (Spanish-English) / Bilingue (espanol-ingles)
• Experience living and working in a developing country / Experiencia en vivir y trabajar en un pais de subdesarrollo
Compensation
The AIC offers a good professional experience and a nice place to live for a year (or more), but is closer to a volunteer assignment or full-year internship. The school is entirely supported by private donors and student tuition, which is kept low to allow lower and middle-income residents of Cabrera to attend. Teachers and administrators are paid around $500/month – enough to live comfortably in Cabrera. The school’s Board is working to secure housing allowances for foreign teachers, but this is not yet an official part of the compensation package. Unfortunately, travel expenses to and from the DR cannot be covered.
Application Timeline and Process
The AIC typically begins looking to fill teaching positions in March or April for the following academic year. There are usually 2-4 openings per year. New teachers are offered positions in May or June, depending on enrollment. Interested teachers should send an expression of interest and CV/resume to aic[dot]teachers[at]yahoo[dot]com.