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BetawiBlonde
25-03-10, 13:50
Question:
Are there more opportunities available in Jakarta for Elementary or High School teachers? My question is in regards to positions for expats in International/National Plus schools in particular. Which teaching areas have the highest demand at the moment?
Just something I am pondering over a cup of tea.. any input from you clever cookies would be warmly appreciated.
:tea:
Question:
Are there more opportunities available in Jakarta for Elementary or High School teachers? My question is in regards to positions for expats in International/National Plus schools in particular.
:tea:At the moment I know of a position with an International School. I've been asked to fill the position, but won't know until Monday what the teaching qualifications or financials are yet. They have not advised me on who will be hiring the teacher - SIB School of Language or them. I do know that it is for teaching English in classes (grades 7-11) five days a week. The school is in the South Jakarta area.
Sometime this month, I will be looking for native speaking English teachers (3) to teach extra-curricular, English Club Program, beginning in July.
If you're interested, please send your CV and photo to
[email protected] We're legit. Visit our website at sibschool.com. Mention the forum so I know where you came from. I have an early Monday morning meeting with the director and if your CV comes in time, I can present it then. Never hurts to apply.
Sometime this month, I will be looking for native speaking English teachers (3) to teach extra-curricular, English Club Program, beginning in July.
It has to be asked.
Is this legal work with work permit and visa supplied?
Yes. KITAS and visa. I wouldn't expose my school. Too much to lose for me and the poor person working illegal. Of course if you don't want that, we could talk about not so legal...KIDDING.
BetawiBlonde
04-04-10, 17:02
At the moment I know of a position with an International School. I've been asked to fill the position, but won't know until Monday what the teaching qualifications or financials are yet. They have not advised me on who will be hiring the teacher - SIB School of Language or them. I do know that it is for teaching English in classes (grades 7-11) five days a week. The school is in the South Jakarta area.
Sometime this month, I will be looking for native speaking English teachers (3) to teach extra-curricular, English Club Program, beginning in July.
If you're interested, please send your CV and photo to
[email protected] We're legit. Visit our website at sibschool.com. Mention the forum so I know where you came from. I have an early Monday morning meeting with the director and if your CV comes in time, I can present it then. Never hurts to apply.
Thanks for your help sibschool, but I am not able to apply at the moment. I won't be in Jakarta until next year, once I finish my post graduate studies. I was just curious as to whether it would be worthwhile to take my studies in a different direction..
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It has to be asked.
Is this legal work with work permit and visa supplied?
You always ask this. Are there really that many schools that don't provide a kitas?
BB,
It's all in the timing (and of course your experience and credentials) .. ! I'd suggest your write to all the schools, tell them of your availability .. and follow up closer to your arrival date to see if they have an opening :)
See http://www.expat.or.id/business/jobseekers.html for some further info :)
wm
You always ask this. Are there really that many schools that don't provide a kitas?
Yes. The work permit and KITAS are expansive and a lot of paperwork. A lot of schools try to get around this by using illegal workers.
It's very dangerous for anyone to work in Indonesia illegally as the penalties can be harsh. There have been many examples of schools looking for illegals workers on this forum.
Wow. Guess I got lucky because the first place I applied happened to be a nice school.
90DegreesEast
05-04-10, 19:04
Thanks for your help sibschool, but I am not able to apply at the moment. I won't be in Jakarta until next year, once I finish my post graduate studies. I was just curious as to whether it would be worthwhile to take my studies in a different direction..
:smile2:
Personally, i'd choose the direction I wanted to go in rather than gearing it towards which has the most openings. I think it's fair to say, with the right credentials, there's plenty of opportunities in either direction.
You always ask this. Are there really that many schools that don't provide a kitas?
I'd hesitate to call them schools but, yes. You will see a lot of adverts for short contracts and part-time work that rely on expats working illegally.
There are good jobs available at both primary and secondary level.
There are basically three school structures: Yayasan (foundation), PT. (corporation, company) and private (sole proprietor, PPh 21). All structures have approval from the Ministry of Education to teach whatever they applied for.
And some of them will try to sneak in a native speaker on a part time basis. It costs approximate $2000 per year to hire an expat and that's just the visa and KITAS, with a trip to Singapore to obtain the visa.
Your KITAS is tied to your sponsor. You can only do what they have stated to the Ministry of Labor. Nobody is going to spend that type of money for a temporary or part time job.
For example, if I sponsored you, you would not be allowed to work anywhere else outside my employment criteria.
What that means is NO part time work, NO private lessons, NO 'lending a hand'. That's not to say it's not done, however. Many people teach privately and many have a part time job to earn more. Is it illegal? Yes! Is there risk? Absolutely!
If you go out and work part time, you expose yourself to imprisonment or deportation - normally the latter. If a school does it, they risk fines, imprisonment and maybe even loss of license. Depends if the bribe is satisfactory enough.
Bottom line and best way to express it: This country does not allow part time work for expats! Period! (Full-stop for you UK types:smile2:)
Most times people are under the radar so far they get away with it. So, as said before - know the risks if you want to do it and be prepared for any consequences.
B
There are good jobs available at both primary and secondary level.
Where do these jobs get advertised? Do they get advertised? I'm looking for a Secondary school job, and I'm sending my CV out...but I don't see many vacancies.
'Fraid to say you've probably missed the boat for the coming academic year, PatOuk. Most vacancies would have been filled at least a month ago as the new academic year for most schools here begins in July/August. There is always the chance of last-minute vacancies when new appointees pull out at short notice and for these it is as well to send out your CV to schools you might fancy working at and hope for the best, but be prepared to move very quickly if an opportunity arises. For southern hemisphere schools like the Aussie or NZ international schools August/September might be a good time to apply.
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