Computing Teacher/Network Manager - Ascension Island - to £40k - Closes 17/04/2015

elsiegee40 · March 27, 2015

https://www.tes.co.uk/jobs/vacancy/ict-and-computing-teacher-technician-network-manager-ascension-island-318336/

Package includes

- Accompanied or single food allowance (£5,762.00 or £2,882.00 respectively).

- Relocation expenses including shipment of car and household goods.

- One mid-contract return air fare to the country of recruitment/residence for the family.

- Rent free housing, with electricity and water allowances.

- Free schooling for dependent children up to 16.

- Free medical care, dental care and optician services.

- A terminal gratuity on satisfactory contract completion.

Location looks idyllic!

Love this bit (my bold) "advise the Senior Team and the Government about developments in IT, particularly web conferencing and e-learning"

Edited March 27, 2015 by elsiegee40

elsiegee40 · March 27, 2015

@garethedmondson fancy a move from the valleys?!

garethEds · March 28, 2015

@garethedmondson fancy a move from the valleys?!

I've actually just spoke to Mrs E about this. It is so tempting for a year or two.

GJE

elsiegee40 · March 28, 2015

I've actually just spoke to Mrs E about this. It is so tempting for a year or two.

GJE

Go for it!

mb2k01 · March 30, 2015

Geography isn't my strong point, but having never heard of it before, I'd love to be able to put on my best Bond villain accent and tell people I worked at "Ascension Island"!

E_G_R2 · March 30, 2015

If only I had skills from the 'Dark Side' would love something like this.

elsiegee40 · March 30, 2015

If only I had skills from the 'Dark Side' would love something like this.

Me too!

fiza · March 30, 2015

I know we shouldn't post on job adverts but I just wanted to say I have worked on Ascension Island and it is very idyllic but very remote. Its a refuelling stop for the Falklands. You've got Americans and British Forces personnel on the Island. The majority of workers come from St Helena afaik.

sonofsanta · March 31, 2015

Just had a serious conversation with the wife about this over breakfast - for two years, it is very tempting. Schools offer GCSE and daughter is only about to start hers, two boys aren't yet school age so minimal disruption for them. Hmmm...

fiza · March 31, 2015

Just had a serious conversation with the wife about this over breakfast - for two years, it is very tempting. Schools offer GCSE and daughter is only about to start hers, two boys aren't yet school age so minimal disruption for them. Hmmm...

All depends if you and the wife can be away from friends and family for 2 whole years. You only get 1 paid for trip back half way through your posting. It is one of those "once in a lifetime" things to do. What To See | Ascension Island

English Bay is amazing.

elsiegee40 · March 31, 2015

I know we shouldn't post on job adverts....

I have no intention of moderating discussion on this thread. Those considering it may need to discuss and pick your brain

sonofsanta · March 31, 2015

All depends if you and the wife can be away from friends and family for 2 whole years. You only get 1 paid for trip back half way through your posting. It is one of those "once in a lifetime" things to do. What To See | Ascension Island

English Bay is amazing.

Wouldn't get another chance like this, that's for sure, so I'm well up for it. I did a year's work in Switzerland before and it was fantastic - getting to really live somewhere for that length of time is an absolute privilege. The only problem is I'm not a qualified teacher but I can but try, dependent upon the opinion of our teenager daughter.

The bigger problem would be living away from easy Amazon deliveries for two years...

fiza · March 31, 2015

Wouldn't get another chance like this, that's for sure, so I'm well up for it. I did a year's work in Switzerland before and it was fantastic - getting to really live somewhere for that length of time is an absolute privilege. The only problem is I'm not a qualified teacher but I can but try, dependent upon the opinion of our teenager daughter.

The bigger problem would be living away from easy Amazon deliveries for two years...

There are/were weekly flights from RAF Brize Norton which can bring packages across as they deliver to BFPO addresses. I was a Civil Servant working for the MOD so my case was slightly different, I didn't work for the Ascension Island Govt.

sonofsanta · March 31, 2015

Reckon I'm dusting my CV off then:

Hey mum told me about asention i think that's how you spell it island and i would go so get your cv sorted and make it the best so it will beat everyone like a massive shoot out or lazer tag or paintballing go go go!!! Please win us it xxxxxxxx no pressure have a good day

fiza · March 31, 2015

Reckon I'm dusting my CV off then:

If your other half wants a job there is a Teaching Assistant job going aswell Working Here | Ascension Island

Lots of good info on there - including costs of flights.

Edited March 31, 2015 by fiza

sonofsanta · March 31, 2015

If your other half wants a job there is a Teaching Assistant job going aswell Working Here | Ascension Island

Lots of good info on there - including costs of flights.

You mean if my wife, who is a teaching assistant, wants a job as a teaching assistant? Yes please!

fiza · March 31, 2015

You mean if my wife, who is a teaching assistant, wants a job as a teaching assistant? Yes please!

Surely this is a sign from . Dust the cobwebs off that CV!

sonofsanta · March 31, 2015

Well I reckon I'll have plenty of competition; their site is broken with HTTP 509, Bandwidth Exceeded

E_G_R2 · April 23, 2015

Sonofsanta

good luck with the application, let us know how you get on!

HarryMonkey · April 23, 2015

What an opportunity, a friend of mine worked for the BBC out there many years ago and paints a wonderful picture of the place. Good luck @sonofsanta.

fiza · April 23, 2015

@sonofsanta - closing date was 17th April. Did you apply?

sonofsanta · April 23, 2015

I did, and my missus applied for the TA job (which had actually closed before the IT job went up, they just hadn't taken the advert down), and if I've not heard in 4 days then no such luck.

I still live in hope, though

EDIT: how rude of me to forget: thanks for all the good wishes!

sonofsanta · April 28, 2015

Well, interviews are this week and I should have heard by now in order to complete a written task ahead of said Skype interview... so no luck

I'm actually really disappointed, even though it's always been enormously unlikely. It would have been so much fun.

Best get on with the original plan of "best selling fantasy author" instead, then...

E_G_R2 · April 28, 2015

It did look to me that they wanted/needed a qualified teacher with tech skills rather than the other way around. You can always apply again in 2 years time

elsiegee40 · April 28, 2015

Hard luck sonofsanta. It's hard not to plan yourself into any role you apply for and this one was special.

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