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[Rousseau Redhawk]

This ad for teachers in the UAE just appeared on Dave's. Can't find much web presence for the recruiters, Shamal Solutions.

The salary is a fantastic 22,000 AED a month, though.

Anyone ever heard of such a thing?

Thanks....
(Teachers Needed - Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Posted By: Shamal Solutions <dr_alan@live.com>
Date: Monday, 7 January 2013, at 1:15 p.m.

Local training company requires additional teachers to provide Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced English Language training to young adult learners in Al Ain, UAE. Our English language section continues to grow in numbers to provide instruction using American Headway, DynEd and Aviation English curriculum materials.
QUALIFICATION:
1. Bachelor’s or higher
2. Native American English speaker (Born in USA or Canada)
3. Holder of an internationally recognized qualification in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or equivalent (TEFL, CELTA) with 100+ hours in-class training.
4. Two years of work experience teaching English.
5. Mature and confident personality sensitive to cultural dynamics.

DUTIES:
A typical working week is comprised of 40 to 48 hours weekly. Daily schedule varies from either an 7 am to 2 pm instructional day or in the evening from 4 pm until 9 pm daily. Duties include but are not limited to: course preparation, PPP lesson plan required for each class, instructional prep per day and admin duties. A high use of English Language software and multimedia programs will be involved and therefore mastery of the computer is essential.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
Salary 22,000 AED monthly
Contract period: 2 years
Housing allotment provided
Travel: Incoming and out-going flight ticket to home of record.
Medical: Local medical insurance plus travel insurance.

HOW TO APPLY:
Send your resume to dr_alan@live.com (dr_alan @ live.com) and include the following information in the body of the email:
1. Name
2. Date of birth
3. Place of birth
4. Educational background
5. Any additional educational certificates
6. Length of educational work experience)

[Eisenhorn]

Shamal Solutions LLC is listed on linkedin...

http://www.linkedin.com/search?search=&currentCompany=C&company=Shamal+Solutions+LLC&sortCriteria=R&keepFacets=true


http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-la-delfa/17/664/116

It appears to handle military contracts... makes me think of CERT/SPECTRE... Maybe these are the people replacing SPECTRE. If you do a search on Linked in you get 4 pages of people who have them listed as their employers.

Mind you, remember... if they are offering that kind of money, I would seriously wonder what you'd be getting into for it.

[Rousseau Redhawk]

It is curious, isn't it? They do say you could expect up to a 48 hour work week, but that is a large salary, plus a housing allowance.

I've sent what they asked for in the ad; perhaps I'll know more and be able to report back soon.

Thanks for the check on Linked In....

[TT-Kira]

Their requirements are totally contrary to ICAO doc 9835 ...

Find it strange that they offer decent money but don't want the required qualifications

On their website there's a message saying that there aren't any positions at present ..

Anyone know anymore?

[Eisenhorn]

[Expat101]

Just did a google check on:
dr_alan @ live.com
Found this:
http://www.eslhitchhiker.com/job/australian-esl-instructor-needed-sunshine-coast-australia
So indeed it is SPECTRE Training and Evaluation under a different name using the same email.
If I recall correctly, there were many complaints about them. Anyone else care to add, clarify, defend or argue?

[Rousseau Redhawk]

The ad in the address you provided is almost identical to the Dave's ad, down to a high salary. I haven't heard from them, but if I do, I'll relay back what I've learned.

[selvatoronto]

In fact I wrote to Dr Alan because I found his 'demands' .

He says the candidate MUST be born in one of the western countries! I asked what if they person's parents were in the third world somewhere and had a child?
In the end he told me 'Get over it"... I found his ad discriminating, and him... well... unrealistic in this global world.

I won't be surprised if this ad is a hacker's work. I did have such an experience couple of years ago from Abu Dhabi. They asked for a copy of my passport and ONLY $50. When I said I would make the trip and come to Abu Dhabi they did not write back. I also contacted the Ministry of Education in Abu Dhabi at the time. They told me the company was not legitimate!

BEWARE