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[parnett]

I teach at an international high school in Wuhan, and we are in need of high school teachers. The salary is great for Wuhan(13,000 rmb/month), plus free apartment near the school (small but nice), free meals, free utilities, flight ticket home at end of contract, bonus at end of contract (10,000 rmb), travel allowance at end of each semester (2200 rmb), and free health insurance. You will have free access to nearby tennis courts, a golf-driving range and a small lake with canoes and kayaks (all owned by the owner of the school).
You must have a B.A. and a TEFL/TESOL certificate. Two years TOEFL/SAT teaching experience is also a must. The school will take care of the residency visa.
We are looking for teachers between the ages of 25-58 with a preference for females.
You will teach no more than 20 hours per week.
This is my second year here. Most of the teachers who were here last year will return as it's a good job for Wuhan. There are a couple of drawbacks- the school is in the proverbial "middle of nowhere" and the administration does require the teachers to do some marketing work. The students are great and the administration is supportive for the most part.
If you are interested, please message me here at Dave's. I will then arrange the first in a series of interviews.

[parnett]

I forget to mention that Spring Festival and summer vacation are paid holidays.

[Old Surrender]

Is this an international school or an "international" school? I have a friend in Zhengzhou who works at an "international" school, meaning is it's owned and ran by the Chinese but they just slapped on the word "international" and all of the students are Chinese.

[coldcucumber]

Hhhh

[parnett]

You just don't slap the name "international school" on a high school.
The process to get the recognition from the provincial government was long and, of course, disorganized. There were interviews, teachers being observed by officials etc.(who also toured the school countless times).All of this culminated with a big ceremony attended by students, teachers, officials and the local elite in which our school was christened "Meiga International High School".
To answer your other question, it is indeed owned by a Taiwanese family. The school itself is 95% Chinese with several Pakistani students and a few American-born Koreans.

[Shroob]

[SH_Panda]

How many hours do you work per week?

Are there any office hours?

How many hours martketing must you do each week/month?

[Old Surrender]

[LarssonCrew]

The international thing is ridiculous.

I remember signing up for an 'international gym' and then having a problem when I couldn't read the Chinese characters saying not to leave lockers occupied overnight.

Someone pinched my expensive hairgel and shower gel I'd brought over from the UK and I asked the boss 'This says international but there is zero English.'

I think if something claims to be international they should have adequate English support.

Selling 'international' cuisine? Speak English.
It's an 'international exhibition center?' Where's the foreign companies? Where's the English speaking support?

[Janiny]

[parnett]

Any high school which sends all of its students to US universities should be labeled an international school. The students take all of their subjects in English with the exception of the Chinese and Chinese history classes. Everything is geared towards improving the students' TOEFL and SAT scores.
To answer your questions Panda, there are no office hours per say for the foreign teachers. However, the school encourages us to stick around for an extra hour or two a day. If you do this, you will get the full bonus (10,000 rmb) at the end of the school year. Teaching hours vary- two teachers had 17 hrs./week, the American math teacher had 12 hrs./week and I had 22 hrs./week but only because I volunteered to start a French class (I taught French at PSU for many years in the US). The marketing part of the job doesn't usually involve many extra hours. We had to have our photos taken outside the school a few times. When there are meetings with parents, officials from US universities ( we are affiliated with the U. of California and the U. of Wisconsin) etc., we are asked to attend. One time we had to go to area high schools to hand out brochures promoting the school. I would estimate that no more than 20 hours were spent for marketing during the entire school year.

[buravirgil]

[nomad-ish]

[Shroob]

[theoriginalprankster]

Problem is Wuhan is a complete stinking pile of poo city.