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German Teacher Primary School (part-time maternity cover position – locals only)

Vienna International School

Austria

Job Details

Role Start Date

6 May 2025

Applications Close

15 February 2025

Min. Qualification

Bachelor Degree

Min. Experience

3 Years

Cover Letter

Required

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We are looking to recruit a successful teacher of German for the Primary School:

- 53,33% - part-time maternity cover position - length unknown - locals only
- starting date, 6th May 2025
- Primary Class Teacher qualification or German A Teacher certificate for Secondary Schools (‘Lehramt Deutsch’) required;
additional qualification/ experience with special focus on German as a Foreign Language an advantage
- Our ideal candidate has experience with the International Baccalaureate Programme (PYP).

- Please note that we are only able to consider local candidates.
- Candidates with an Austrian teaching certificate will receive preferential treatment.
- Applications in English language, please.

For more general info, please also have a look at our recruitment brochure for 24/25 here:
https://www.paperturn-view.com/?pid=MzE311394&v=3.1

Thank you!

Number of Contract Days

Inital contract length: usually three years; 177 days of teaching and 8 additional days of teaching-related activities per academic year.

Starting Salary Range

Euro 64.032 - Euro 94.794 paid in 14 instalments
(highest possible entry level salary Euro 84.540)
Positions of responsibility are paid an additional allowance 14 times a year
Allowance 2 - € 352
Allowance 3 - € 704
Allowance 4 - € 1,055
Allowance 5 - € 1,364

Taxes

Total deductions to cover income tax, social and health care cover and pension contributions equal approximately 45% of gross earnings.

Savings Potential

Depends very much on individual lifestyle

Single teacher - Euro 5,000
Working couple - Euro 10,000
Working couple with two children - Euro 2,000

Accommodation

All accommodation costs are covered by the employee.

Flights/Transport

One return flight to home of record in the first three year contract period.

Utilities

Employee cost

Furniture

Employee cost. The school works to help departing employees pass on furniture to new hires.

Moving Allowance

Moving allowance rate depends on the number of dependents and location employees are relocating from.
The rates for staff starting in 2018 are:

Initial housing allowance Euro 1,000

Installation allowance 1 (moving from Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic) Euro 1,500 plus Euro 1,000 for each dependent.
Installation allowance 2 (moving from the rest of Europe) Euro 2,700 plus Euro 1,000 for each dependent.
Installation allowance 3 (moving form outside of Europe) Euro 4,000 plus Euro 1,500 for each dependent.
Interest free loan (to be repaid in 10 instalments in year one) maximum Euro 4,400

Dependent Opportunities

Children of teachers are entitled to free tuition but this is considered by the authorities as a taxable benefit

Medical

Covered under the Austrian state medical system paid for in health care deductions.

Dental

Limited cover - most treatment paid for privately

Other

Contribution to German lessons
Laptop computer

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