Employer: Ba Zhou Education Bureau Tarim Petroleum Branch
Deadline: Mid-September, 2007
Positions: 2

Details:
This coming September we require one English teacher and one music teacher in Korla, Xinjiang, north-western China. There is ample opportunity to mix with many minority peoples and explore a truly multi-cultural part of China. The positions are to train Grade One to Grade Eight students oral English (aging from 7-15) and music/dance which involves instruments teaching. 12-16 working hours from Monday to Friday. Average class size is 35 students . The class periods are 40 minutes.

We Require:
-Healthy, confident, professional, enthusiastic and outgoing people;
-Be a Native Speaker of English, preferably from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand;
-Have a Bachelor degree or above;
-Have a recognized ESL/EFL/TEFOL/TESL certificate;
-Be willing to make at least 4-month contract,10-month or longer contract preferred;
- classroom experience of teaching: 1.5 years or more;
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We Offer:
- stable salaries: sliding pay structure from 3400 yuan RMB to 4200 yuan RMB for weekly class load ranging from 16 to 24 classes; This salary is high by local standards (higher than that of a doctor) and provide a comparatively high standard of living and the chance to save money;
-- Accommodation: a single fully furnished apartment with 5 minutes walk to school --- 68 square meters (one bedroom, one computer room, one living room, one kitchen , one bathroom and one balcony), with furniture, computer on broad band internet, telephone, TV set, refrigerator, air-conditioner, micro-waver, bed and bedding, hot shower, washing machine, desk, chairs, table, rice cooker, gas and other cooking utensils;
-Refund at twice one-way ticket fare to Korla for 10-month contract and one-way ticket
fare to Korla for 4-month contract£»
- The contract is renewable after the initial contract of one or two semesters;
-Cover the expenses of working visa, residence permit and foreign expert certificate;
-Paid public holidays, plus (for ten-month contract) 30 days paid vacation;
-Free Orientation which covers awareness and preparation for culture shock and possible problems;
-Free trips in Xinjiang;

Allowances:
Following allowances are given at the completion of ten-month contract. Half for four-month contract.
-Phone communication allowance: 600 RMB;
-Transportation allowance: 1200 RMB ;
-School buys local medical insurance ;

Additional Benefits:
-Full time 24 hour support;
-Official letter of invitation and sponsorship for visas and permits;
-Local sightseeing tour during vacations;
-Pick-up at Urumqi International Airport;

Special Bonus
-To encourage teachers to teach well and stay longer (one year or longer), we provide year-end bonus: 5000RMB or more;

Employer:
Ba Zhou Education Bureau Tarim Petroleum Branch is a state-owned organization and it runs Petroleum No.1 School which is a public one. The school practices a 12- year education system with primary, junior and senior school classes on one campus. There are150 teaching staff and 1596 students . Most students are children of employees of Tarim Oilfield Company. Having a long history of 14 years, the school is located within the residential compound which is known for clean and beautiful environment. It takes 10-minute walk from apartment door to downtown area.

Food:
There are some cafeterias outside the school which are not free for employees. They charge 3-8 RMB per meal per person. Your salary allotment takes this into account.
You will have a kitchen equipped with necessary cooking utensils in your apartment which will allow you to cook for yourself. You are likely to find that students and their parents or other teachers will often invite you to their own homes to eat.

Location, City:
Korla , located in southern Tian Shan Ranges, is a central hub of communication of Xinjiang. Small, fast-developing and safe , it is the capital city of Ba Zhou Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture which leads eight counties(some of them are originated from the small countries along the ancient Silk Road) and one city (Korla). There are Han, Mongol, Uyghur, Hui and other minority peoples in this area. The local people have little experience with foreigners. You will be treated in a most friendly manner. Due to the effort local people made to green this city, Korla has won the title of National Sanitary City. It would be an ideal place to explore fascination for the diverse cultures and see stunning natuarl beauty from the Tian Shan mountains to the grasslands to the wild Taklama Desert. It is a dynamic place to work and a comfortable environment in which to live. We hope that you will consider a year in exotic Ba Zhou, a land of desert, mountains and forests, plus a mixture of Mongol and Uyghur culture.
If you are interested in applying for the above vacancy, please email your CV/Resume, copies of passport and any educational / teaching qualifications to: rms033@163.com or lipingren8@yahoo.com

Address:
Room 303, Ba Zhou Education Bureau Petroleum Branch, Korla, Xinjiang, China 841000
Telephone: 086-996-2172504(from Mon.-Fri)
Fax: 086-996-2172504(from Mon.-Fri)