Qualifications for Establishing
a Professional File with ISS/Application Forms

The Candidates
Teachers, administrators and educational specialists are actively sought for positions in American and international schools abroad. The educational staffing department has placed over 15,000 qualified teachers in more than 300 schools around the world.

• A Bachelors degree in the subject area you want to teach.
• K-12 Certification
• Two years of current, successful full-time teaching in a K-12 school.

• A Master's degree for specialists, guidance counselors, administrators or department heads.
• Teaching teams (or teaching/administrative teams) are welcomed.
• Candidates should consider at least two large geographic areas (e.g. continents) for recruitment.
• Candidates with more than three non-teaching dependents may have limited opportunities.
• Profile preferences for administrative positions may include teaching experience, current administrative experience, graduate degree in curriculum and/or administration, and overseas experience.

If you are a recent graduate or are about to graduate with a degree in education, you can apply to become a candidate with International Schools Services. ISS will now screen candidates that hold a degree in education with certification that are looking to teach overseas.

Because you will be graduating, your file status will depend on ISS receiving the following documents:

1. Official copy of your transcripts from your university up until this semester (official copy of your transcript with degree awarded will be required upon graduation).
2. Letter of recommendation from your university advisor (on school letterhead).
3. Letter of recommendation from your mentor teacher/supervising teacher with whom you did your student teaching.

If you have not completed your student teaching/practicum as of yet, we will need a letter from your advisor stating that you will complete your student teaching/practicum this year. Once you have completed your student teaching/practicum, then we will need the letter of recommendation from your mentor teacher. We will need a copy of your teaching credential once you have completed the application with your state.

Please know that you must have a teaching credential from a state in the United States in order to qualify for a job overseas. The schools need this documentation to successfully obtain the appropriate visas. Even though we will not need it to make you an active candidate, this is a vital part of successfully obtaining a job overseas.

Your file will remain in INACTIVE status until we receive the letter from your university advisor as well as your transcripts. We need both documents to make you an ACTIVE candidate. Once you have become an ACTIVE candidate you will have access to our vacancy website and IRC registration forms.

If you will be completing your student teaching/practicum in the fall, and will have had actual classroom experience, we encourage you to attend our conferences in January and February. If you will be completing the student teaching/practicum in the spring, then we advise you to attend the summer conference where we find that newer teachers have more success.

Application Process

• Apply online @  www.iss.edu/edustaff/candidate/
  
  

• Review online: 

• List of international schools served by ISS

• Questions and Answers frequently asked about overseas recruitment

• International Recruitment Center details and registration procedures

• Documents to be submitted: 

• Official transcript confirming highest degree earned ONLY

• Copies of educational credentials

• Signed letters of reference from supervisors covering last seven years of education related employment

ISS Fee Schedule

Application/File Establishment Fee:   US $185  The NONREFUNDABLE application fee must accompany the completed application. This fee covers clerical processing and professional review of submitted documents. Applications not accepted by ISS will only incur a fee of US $50. Schools will have access to the established file when they are recruiting for a position.

File reactivation fee:   US $185 Candidates with previously established files need to submit updated forms to ISS. Fee must accompany the completed reactivation forms, which covers the clerical processing and professional review of submitted documents.

Please note:  Candidates who establish or reactivate files in the spring or summer of a recruiting year are eligible to maintain active status for the following recruiting year at a reduced fee.

IRC Registration Fee:   US $290 per candidate   Participation in an IRC is not mandatory but recommended. The IRC registration fee is a separate fee in addition to the file establishment fee of $185. Establishing your file with ISS does NOT register you for an IRC. Active candidates must complete and submit a separate registration form. The IRC registration link is sent via e-mail upon activation of your ISS file. Candidates who register for an IRC are eligible to attend additional IRC's during the same recruiting season at no additional registration fee. All late registrations submitted past the established deadline will incur a late fee of $130 per candidate.

**No Placement Fee**
No placement fees are charged to the candidates who are successfully placed through ISS.

Continue to next page for additional application information and access to the online application forms

For additional information contact Educational Staffing: e-mail edustaffing@iss.edu, phone 609-452-0990, fax 609-452-2690.

International Schools Services
15 Roszel Road, P.O. Box 5910
Princeton, NJ 08543 U.S.A.
Phone: 609-452-0990
Fax: 609-452-2690
E-mail: iss@iss.edu

International Recruitment Centers

Reactivating a Professional File