**Lead English Teacher for Upper Elementary**
**Colegio IMI (Instituto México Inglés) | Zapopan, Jalisco**
**Location**: Two blocks from Plaza Patria, near Bosque Los Colomos
**Schedule**: Monday to Friday, **7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.**
Essential Requirements:
We are looking for a teacher with **strong pedagogical training, advanced English proficiency, real classroom experience in elementary school, and solid knowledge of teaching and learning strategies.**
**Bachelor’s degree completed** in one of the following areas:
- Elementary Education
- Pedagogy
- Educational Sciences
- Educational Intervention
- Educational Innovation
**Professional degree and valid teaching license are mandatory**:
- (Título y cédula profesional obligatorios in Mexico)._
- **Advanced English proficiency**, with the ability to conduct classes, give instructions, explain content, and communicate with students in English.
- **Minimum 1 year of classroom experience in elementary school**.
- Upper elementary experience is preferred.
- English certification is desirable**:TOEFL, Cambridge, TKT, Teacher Training, or equivalent**.
**Strong command of teaching and learning strategies for elementary students, including**:
- Classroom management and positive classroom climate;
- Lesson planning with clear learning objectives;
- Activation of prior knowledge;
- Modeling, guided practice, and independent practice;
- Differentiation according to students’ learning styles and pace;
- Formative assessment with evidence;
- Development of critical, creative, and self-regulated thinking.
**Main Responsibilities**:
The Lead English Teacher will be responsible for creating structured, meaningful, and bilingual learning experiences for upper elementary students.
Key responsibilities include:




- Design and implement English lesson plans considering students’ age, level, and learning styles.
- Conduct classes in English, promoting listening comprehension, oral expression, reading, writing, academic vocabulary, and critical thinking.
- Create a safe, organized, and motivating classroom environment where students feel accepted and clearly understand what they are expected to learn.
- Work with a **CLIL/CLIC approach** (**Content and Language Integrated Learning / Aprendizaje Integrado de Contenidos y Lengua Extranjera**), using English as a means to learn content and develop communication skills.
- Design learning experiences aligned with **Challenge Based Learning** within the **Knotion** method.
- Promote thinking processes such as comparison, classification, analysis, inference, problem-solving, decision-making, and research.
- Assess student progress through rubrics, evidence, portfolios, and individual follow-up.
- Foster critical, creative, and self-regulated thinking habits: clarity, precision, perseverance, open-mindedness, planning, and positive response to feedback.
- Prepare students for English evaluation and certification processes.
- Collaborate with academic coordination, school leadership, and the teaching team.
- Participate in classroom observations, professional feedback, and continuous training.
- Maintain a safe, respectful, organized, and bullying-free classroom environment.




**Who We Are at IMI**
At **Colegio IMI**, we are a bilingual school with an international academic approach. We work with **Knotion Premium**, an ecosystem that promotes transdisciplinary learning, language immersion, and the development of integral competencies.
Our English program goes beyond vocabulary and grammar. We aim for students to use English to **think, communicate, investigate, solve problems, and express ideas**.
We are a bilingual school with **COGNIA international accreditation**, recognized by Tecnológico de Monterrey with the **“High Academic Performance”** badge for our graduates and distinguished by **Global ETS** as an **“Institution of Excellence”** for outstanding TOEFL certification results. Additionally, in **Jalisco Avanza 2025**, we achieved outstanding results, and in the **Global Education Test 2025** assessment, our results exceeded the averages of leading OECD countries, positioning us in the **global Top 10**.
What IMI Offers
- An academic team that supports and empowers you**:structure + guidance + real growth**.
- A collaborative, respectful, and motivating work environment.
- **Ongoing training in educational innovation**.
- Continuous feedback and professional support.
- A bilingual educational project with an international approach.
- Stability and belonging to a community that values excellence.
Application
Send your **updated CV in PDF format**.
- Your English level.
- Certifications.
- Classroom experience in elementary school.
- Grades you have taught.
- A brief example of a strategy you use to support different learning styles in the classroom.
Sueldo: A partir de $12,000.00 al mes
Lugar de trabajo: Empleo presencial

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