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[one sky]

How can one look for work in private schools where the hours go from about 7 to 3? Is there a website to look at? How can one find these schools? I heard many of them may be hiring around this time. Does one have to go to the country to find them? Do they usually have health insurance?

[Ben Round de Bloc]

It's possible to find a job from a distance, but it's almost always easier if you're here in person.

As for working 7:00 - 3:00, I don't know of any schools with that type of schedule in the city where I live. Many regular schools run two shifts with a morning shift from about 7:00 - 1:00, but there probably wouldn't be enough English classes during that shift to give an EFL teacher a full 6 hours daily without doing some of them on the evening shift. Language schools cater to their clients' needs, which means classes early in the morning, in the evening (between 4:00 and 9:00,) and on Saturday morning from about 8:00 - 12:00. Universities in some parts of Mexico offer their EFL classes starting at 7:00/8:00 and ending in late afternoon around 3:00/4:00 but not in Merida.

Regarding insurance, if you work legally and stay with a school longer than a few months, the school is obligated to provide you with seguro social (or in rare cases private insurance.) However, if you stay only a year or less, don't count on the school providing insurance. Most schools provide it for their more permanent employees but often stall on the paperwork for short-term employees. At least that's how it is in this city.

[moonraven]

junior high schools (secundarias) and high schools (preparatorias) have the schedule you are talking about. Check out the American School Foundation. Other strategy is decide on where you want to live and turn up in July at the private schools to ask for a job. Some hire through Internet--Colegio Aleman in Torreon, Coahuila, and Colegio Madison--based in Monterrey. I have heard mixed reports. Everyone who works legally has the federal health insurance.

[Santiago]

Hello,
There are some language schools here in Mexico City that will employ you for these hours however finding full time employment is difficult. I work an eight hour shift from 12-9 with a lunch break. I am legal so I get seguro social. I found the job after I got here. If you need more advice or are looking for a job email me.
Cuidate,
James
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[Gringo Greg]

As a stab in the dark, another option is to approach a school directly that you might be interested in. It depends what age group you want to teach but you might be able to find a position in person that fits your time needs. For instance, if you want to teach kids, why not approach some regular schools directly.

Another option is to find a way to string together two part time jobs that cover the time frame, you might make even more money...for instance, corporate classes in the morning and maybe work at a PLI(Private Language Institute) in the late morning and early afternoon.

[richtx1]

At the risk of making another plug for a product, finding jobs for foreign teachers is one of my jobs here. The hours you're asking for could be availab.e, but you understand most foreign teachers are paid by the hour, and you aren't going to get rich doing this.

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