Join our team of teachers

Reach the next level of your teaching career at Westhill Institute!

Our school mission is to inspire students to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners.  As a teacher at Westhill, you have the opportunity to help shape contributing leaders for the ever-changing globalized world.

At Westhill we take pride in administering a fair and equitable recruitment and selection process for all candidates.

Our approach includes careful review of:

  • Qualifications.
  • Experience.
  • Teaching credentials.
  • Confidential references are requested from all candidates who advance in the process.

We work on the premise that information-gathering on the parts of both the school and the candidate makes for informed decision-making on both behalves – and ultimately results in the best hire and the optimum outcome for all concerned. Selected candidates will be contacted for a department-specific interview, which will be conducted by our professional staff and administration – either by Skype or in person (depending on where you are in the world!). Subsequent interviews will follow with key members of our administration team. If selected for a position, an offer of employment will be presented, along with a request for permission to conduct a background check, coincident with reference checking. You will be apprised of timelines as you move through the selection process, and we you will be kept informed of outcomes.

Westhill Teachers must:

  • Be able to maintain a classroom environment that ensures effective learning• analyze and use data to best incorporate the needs of all students within their lessons and classroom environment.
  • Communicate with students in a manner that enhances student learning and understanding.
  • Incorporate IB skills and Common Core Standards when writing and implementing lesson plans.
  • Be able to work productively through collaborative interactions with colleagues, parents and community members.
  • Demonstrate willingness to examine and implement change as appropriate
  • Have experience teaching across a breadth of learning abilities, including ESL students.
  • Spanish is NOT REQUIRED.

 

Education and Certification Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree with state/province/national teaching certificate
  • If teacher preparation and degree are from Mexico: Licenciatura in education and/or pedagogy from a SEP/UNAM-appoved institution with certification (cédula profesional, CENEVAL).

 

Preferable for the positions:

  • Common Core Experience.

 

Qualification and previous experience required:

  • Two years of successful teaching experience.
  • Teacher Certification.
• Westhill offers a collaborative, stimulating, engaging working environment.

• Continuous professional development is provided for all facets of teaching, including International Baccalaureate face-to-face and online workshops.

• A special package of benefits that offer added value to your stay at school

• Reach the next level of your teaching career through the Master’s in Education scholarship program from the University of Alabama.

Please send your CV and cover letter to:

recruitment@uw.edu.mx