Native English Teachers Required for Brunie

Job Overview

Qualifications
1) Hold a degree from a university in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, USA
2) Hold Qualified Teacher Status/teacher accreditation (PGCE, Bed, DipT etc.) A TEFL cert with degree is not sufficient
3) Have a minimum 3 years relevant classroom teaching experience post qualification with experience of teaching Key Stage 1 and/or Key Stage 2
4) Be under 55 years old at the time of arrival in Brunei Darussalam

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package for this role:

• A competitive tax free salary  3400$ to 3800$  ( after teaching 3 years can reach 4800$
• Contract Completion Bonus of 1/6th of salary
• Low cost of living
• Generously-sized living accommodation
• Heavily subsidised support for up to 2 dependants’ education at an international school
• Genuine opportunities for continued professional development

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About Brunei

Brunei is a small but very rich country on the island of Borneo, which it shares with its neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia. A former colony of the UK, from which it gained independence in 1984, the economic growth of Brunei has been quite astounding. Under the stable leadership of Parliament and the Monarchy, headed by the Sultan of Brunei, the country has become a favourite destination of teachers wishing to teach abroad in a friendly and relaxed environment.

Teaching is a very well respected profession in Brunei, and teachers here will find that the high esteem in which they are held makes life in Brunei quite pleasant. Teachers can work in international schools, or as English teachers in the many state schools through well-established government programmes. Bruneians are friendly and accommodating, and eager to share their culture with others and most teachers who go to Brunei make the choice to renew their contracts again and again.

The culture of Brunei is mainly Malay, and the state religion is Islam though the freedom to practice one’s own religion is a right. 67% of inhabitants are Muslim, 13% Buddhist and 10% are Christian. Brunei is one of the few countries to have a split weekend – Friday and Sunday are weekend days, and Saturday is usually a shortened day, but international schools may revert to a Saturday/Sunday weekend. The sale of alcohol is banned, but non-Muslims are allowed to bring in alcohol for private consumption.

Brunei has something for almost everyone – inexpensive restaurants for eating out, cheap western style housing, beautiful secluded beaches, animal sanctuaries and inexpensive travel to nearby Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and more. Brunei has some of the most intact primary rainforests in all of Borneo, home to orang-utans, gibbons, hornbills and butterflies yet its cities boast all the desired western amenities.

A practical guide to the way of life in Brunei
As a calm “darussalam” (Arabic for “abode of peace”), Brunei offers expats the rare advantage of a quiet and serene lifestyle. Remarkably though, it also features all the conveniences of a modern lifestyle. Read on to find out more about healthcare, education and transportation in Brunei.

Beautiful Nature:
Brunei is a country with a lot of natural beauty. IThere are beaches, rain forest, waterfalls, beautiful animals such as hornbills, monitor lizards and proboscis monkeys. Where we live, there are macaque monkeys and Silver leaf monkeys in the garden. You can go diving too if you like that. People are friendly. English is widely spoken. The air quality is very good, unless there are forest fires in the jungle, which varies per year, is usually only in the morning and around one month a year at worst.

Quiet Place:
There are not that many people living in this small country, so you’ll have the beautiful nature to yourself, and commutes are short compared to most countries. It is a quiet country in general, unless you try and find a parking space near a Bandar mall on the weekend. This quietude may take some getting used to, but has many benefits, such as time for family and hobbies.

Good for Family Life
Brunei life is about family time. As you will hear many people say- Brunei is great for kids. Personally I find that a bit too limited, because if it is great for kids it benefits the whole family. Great for kids means e.g. good schools and opportunities for outdoor sports and play. And Jerudong Park is every young kid’s dream. Most expat (and local) families also have a Filipino helper (amah), which is a blessing with young children. For older children (12 and up) there is less to do though, especially when you live in the Kuala Belait/Seria area.

Fantastic Travel Opportunities
Brunei is strategically situated in South East Asia, so there are plenty of opportunities for travel. Royal Brunei is a great airline flying from Bandar Seri Begawan to places like Melbourne (7 hours) and Bangkok, Singapore or Ho Chi Minh City (2,5 hours). Air Asia also flies from Bandar. Just across the border in Miri, Malaysia, you can take cheap flights to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore with Malaysian Airlines or Air Asia.

It has most things
It has ok, affordable health care, decent (though expensive) supermarkets, a good high way, petrol is super cheap and whenever I need a product, I can find it. It is not like there is a huge selection, but once you start looking you’ll usually find what you need.

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