Spanish Teacher

Position: A54-215 Spanish Teacher, FSN-7

Opening date: March 7th, 2012.

Closing date: March 21st, 2012.

Work hours Full time: 40 hours/week

SALARY Ordinarily Resident: $221,877.50 pesos per year (starting FSN-7 salary)

Note: All ordinarily resident applicants must obtain the required work permit and/or must have the appropriate residency permit to be eligible for consideration.)

*Eligible Family Members and Members of Household must have at least one year remaining to their tour of duty to apply for this job.

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City is seeking an individual for the position of Spanish Teacher in the Human Resources Office (HRO)

Basic function of position

The employee teaches the Spanish language to employees and family members and prepares those on language probation for the FSI (Foreign Service Institute) Spanish exam. The employee also coordinates and organizes immersion and field trips.

Qualifications
Note: All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each criteria.

- A university degree in education, liberal arts or a related field is required.
- Four (4) years experience teaching Spanish as a foreign language to adults is required.
- Level III (good working knowledge) English and Level IV Spanish (fluent/native) are required. (Please see “To Apply” on pg 2 for test instructions).
- Computer skills in Microsoft applications are required.

Selection process
When equally qualified, US Citizen Eligible Family Members (AEFMs) and U.S. Veterans will be given preference. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate address these qualifications in the application.

NOTE: Consideration of EFMs will be based on funding availability. Please contact the EFM Coordinator at x4096 for more details.

All applicants must pass a rigorous security certification process

Additional selection criteria
- Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy.
- Currently employed U.S. Citizen EFMs who hold a FMA appointment are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar
days of their employment.
- Currently employed NORs hired under a Personal Services Agreement (PSA) are ineligible to apply for advertised positions
within the first 90 calendar days of their employment, unless currently hired into a position with a When Actually Employed (WAE) work
schedule.
- All Locally Employed Staff (LES) who have less than one year working in a position are not eligible to apply.
- In adherence to the recent guidance from the government of Mexican (GOM) to comply with the Mexican Nationality Law, all Mexican-American dual nationals need to be aware that they will be recognized as Mexican nationals by the GOM. Dual nationals are hereby advised that this may affect their application for employment as well as their application for a security certification. Until further guidance is received from the Legal Office of the State Department, EFMs will continue to be hired under the American Pay Plan; however, should the new policy be implemented, their appointment may change to the Local Compensation Plan.

To Apply:
Interested applicants for this position MUST submit the following or the application WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED:
- Universal Application for Employment (UAE ) form.
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/136408.pdf plus
- Other documentation (e.g., copies of High School diploma, school transcripts, certificates, awards, essays) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed in page 1.
- Non-Native Spanish speakers. For Spanish test, applicants should contact Amelia Bravo/Citlalli Millan at extensions 4175/4336 on M-W-F from 4:30 to 5:30. Non-EFMs, will be responsible for test fee.
- Test score of English language exam is required from the following institutions: (Cost is the applicant’s responsibility).
- TOEIC Standard Testing Services, Alpes #120-A, Esq. Prado Norte, Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, 11000 Mexico, D.F., tel. 5540-3555/5540 3959. (Valid for two (2) years) OR
- TOEFL (iBT/ITP/PBT). Information: http://www.iielatinamerica.org/cgi-bin/contenido.pl?p=centrositp or http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/bbf/bftoefl.htm (Valid for two (2) years)
- The scores for Level III (good working knowledge) are : (TOEFL iBT 76+ or TOEFL ITP/PBT 540+ or TOEIC PBT 650+)
- Copy of typing test score (test may be taken at typingtest.com).
- Applicants who have completed a University Degree in the United States or any other English speaking country will be exempt from taking the ENGLISH TEST.

Submit Application to:
Human Resources Office
American Embassy
Paseo de la Reforma #305 (PB)
Col. Cuauhtemoc
06500 Mexico, D.F. or
E-mail: MexicoCityHRHD@state.gov (Please refer to position number in subject line of e-mail.) i.e. A54-215 Spanish Teacher.

Please check the U.S. Embassy web site for future vacancy announcements: http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/sPersonnel.html