Jakarta International School

New Zealand and International Curriculum
Minimum 2 years teaching experience,
post qualification for regular teaching posts.
NOR 200 (70 in the secondary school. AS Level Classes average 3-4 students and IGCSE Classes average 7-15 students) aged 3-19 years old



Vacancies Kindergarten Teacher – January 2010

They would prefer someone with the New Zealand Te Whaariki Early Childhood training. They would also prefer someone who has a least three years experience of teaching Kindergarten. (Children aged 3-5)

Even though it is a Muslim country, Indonesia is relaxed about marital status. As they are a small school, they would prefer single applicants with no dependents, or teaching couples, but others should still apply.

This is a small, dynamic International School located in Kemang, one of the most popular expatriate residential areas of south Jakarta. They pride themselves on offering quality international education in a caring environment. Their teachers are all fully trained and qualified native English-speaking teachers, and they are a Cambridge International Examination Centre offering IGCSE's and A Levels. The school is a great place to work, with a friendly and supportive staff. Most of the staff are Australian and New Zealanders and there are a few American and UK teachers as well. Staff turnover is very low, which is indicative of the working environment.

Benefits include: Salary between US$2376 for someone with 0-2 years experience and US$2808 for someone with 12+ years experience. Salary is paid in US dollars. The school will be responsible for payment on all income tax payable on school salary. (For real salary rate add 50%). To date the exchange rate is approximately 10,000 Indonesian Rupiah to US$1.To give you some idea of cost of living, at the supermarket a loaf of good bread costs Rp18,000, a can of Coke Rp3700 and a large bottle of Bintang beer, Rp13,000. On the other hand beef, lamb and dairy products are expensive; a litre of milk costs Rp20,000. Your eating habits will probably change to some extent. Furnished accommodation is provided free-of-charge for all expatriate-hire teachers. Furnishing varies depending on the landlord’s taste. Of course it will always include the normal white goods. The only necessities that you will need to provide are your own towels and some cutlery/kitchen utensils. All the normal house-hold items (linen, towels, utensils etc) can be purchased more cheaply here than in your home countries. Accommodations are one-bedroomed for a single, two bedroomed or three bedroomed for a family (teaching couple). Singles sometimes prefer to take the alternative Rp5,000,000 housing allowance and find cheaper accommodation thus enabling them to economise further. Annual return flights for teachers to one of the following ports of destination if it is in your country of birth or semi-permanent domicile: – Perth, Darwin, Adelaide, Hobart, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London, West Coast USA. The school does not normally pay transport for a non- teaching spouse or dependants of a couple which includes a non-teaching spouse. 100% fees subsidy for children of overseas hires. US$250 per teacher, payable within the first week of arrival. US$350 per teacher payable within the first three weeks of arrival. Teachers are covered by the InterGlobal Medical Insurance for inpatient expenses. The school will reimburse half of doctor’s expenses for illness and accident which are not covered under the terms of the medical insurance. More details available upon request. Each teacher is required to take one 60 minute club a week, on a school day, excluding Fridays, and to attend one school camp per year as require