It's a nice feeling to have a job setup and ready to walk into before you even arrive to a country. A phone interview helps only a
little in understanding exactly what you are walking into.
Finding a job before arriving means both the applicant and agent / school takes on a certain degree of risk:
- The job is not what you expected and you leave to find work elsewhere leaving the agent / school at a loss.
- The agent / school that prehires you, doesn't like you from the start and will terminate your contract leaving you at a loss.
Feel free to edit a contract prior to signing it to suit your conditions. Something along the lines of:
If the position doesn't fulfil the description as outlines by the employer, then the teacher can terminate the contract with 7 days notice.
Am sure the school will no doubt have some clause to protect itself, so why not have a similar clause to protect yourself??
Cancelling a contract at the very beginning of your teaching career wont really tarnish your record. There are many school out there, and many do not talk to each other discussing things as teachers and business.
Hope this post has helped.