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Explore international teaching opportunities with more clarity, connection, and confidence.
ISS helps educators discover teaching, counseling, librarian, learning support, specialist, and school staff roles at international schools around the world.
Whether you are new to international education or ready for your next global move, ISS EDUrecruit® gives you a place to build your profile, explore schools, search current openings, and connect with recruiters through digital tools and recruitment events.
Teaching Opportunities Around the World
International schools hire educators across many grade levels, subject areas, and school functions. Use this section to help candidates understand that this page supports more than one type of classroom teaching role.
Opportunities may include:
- Early childhood, elementary, middle school, and secondary teaching roles
- Subject-area roles in English, math, science, social studies, world languages, arts, athletics, technology, and more
- Counseling, librarian, learning support, EAL, special education, and student support roles
- Teaching assistant, specialist, and school staff roles connected to student learning and school life
- Roles for experienced international educators and candidates preparing for their first international school move
View Teaching Job Postings
Explore teaching, counseling, librarian, learning support, early childhood, subject-area, specialist, and school staff roles from schools around the world.
Create a Candidate Profile
Showcase your experience, qualifications, curriculum background, professional interests, references, and career goals in one place, with a free ISS EDUrecruit® candidate profile.
Be Discoverable to Schools
A complete profile helps recruiters learn about you as they search for candidates who may fit current or future openings. You can also indicate if you are actively job-seeking.
Explore School Communities
Review school profiles, locations, curricula, benefits, community details, and open roles before deciding where to apply.
Attend a Job Fair
Meet recruiters, ask questions, share your story, and build connections through ISS virtual and in-person recruitment events.
Continue Growing Professionally
Use ISS EDUlearn® to build skills in teaching and learning, wellbeing, inclusion, AI, safeguarding, leadership, and more.
Ready to actively pursue your next opportunity? You can create a FREE ISS EDUrecruit® candidate account or upgrade to a Premium Membership | $75/year
When you’re actively searching, Premium Membership provides additional ways to pursue opportunities and engage with schools:
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Use Easy Apply to submit applications quickly to eligible positions. - Meet recruiters
Participate in virtual iFairs® and ISS in-person recruitment events.* - Stay informed
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Build a Profile That Helps Schools Understand You
A strong international school job search is not only about finding open roles. It is also about helping schools understand your experience, strengths, readiness, and fit for their community.
Use your ISS EDUrecruit® profile to share the information recruiters often need when considering candidates for international school roles.
Profile details may include:
- Current resume or CV
- Teaching credentials, certifications, transcripts, and degree information
- Curriculum experience, grade levels, subject areas, and specialties
- Professional references and recommendations when available
- Preferred regions, role types, start dates, and school interests
- Your professional story, teaching strengths, and reasons for pursuing international education
Prepare for a Stronger International School Search
International teaching searches move quickly, and the strongest candidates are often ready before recruitment season is at its busiest. ISS helps educators prepare early, stay visible, and make informed decisions throughout the process.
- Complete your ISS EDUrecruit® profile before recruitment season begins
- Keep your resume, credentials, certifications, references, and transcripts current
- Indicate if you are job seeking and your date of availability
- Research school profiles, locations, curricula, benefits, and community expectations
- Use job fairs to ask questions and build relationships beyond the application alone
- Continue professional learning in areas that matter to international schools, including inclusion, wellbeing, AI, safeguarding, and student support
Now you can select exactly what you need.
Explore practical guidance for finding international teaching jobs, preparing for recruitment events, strengthening your profile, and understanding what schools may look for in candidates.
International Teaching Job Search Tips
Learn how to approach your search, evaluate opportunities, and prepare for conversations with international school recruiters.
Read MorePreparing for Job Fairs
Get ready for virtual and in-person recruitment events with tips for researching schools, sharing your story, and following up.
Read MoreProfessional Learning for Educators
Explore courses and Passport options that help educators keep growing throughout the year.
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Questions Answered
Have questions about international teaching jobs, ISS EDUrecruit®, educator profiles, current openings, job fairs, or preparing for your next move? Start here for quick answers to help you move forward in your international school career.
CommonlyAskedQuestions
What types of jobs can I find through ISS?
Educators can explore teaching, counseling, librarian, learning support, early childhood, subject-area, specialist, and school staff roles at international schools around the world.
How do I view current teaching job openings?
Select View Teaching Job Postings to browse current international school openings. You can also sign in to ISS EDUrecruit® to search roles, review school profiles, and manage your job search.
Do I need an ISS EDUrecruit® profile?
Creating or updating your ISS EDUrecruit® profile helps schools understand your experience, credentials, curriculum background, references, interests, and career goals. A complete profile can also help recruiters discover you.
Can I attend a job fair if I am new to international schools?
Yes. ISS job fairs can help both experienced international educators and candidates entering the sector learn more about schools, meet recruiters, and better understand the international school hiring process.
Can ISS help me prepare for my job search?
ISS supports educators through job search tools, recruitment events, platform resources, and professional learning opportunities that can help candidates strengthen their profile and prepare for conversations with schools.
Can I find non-classroom school roles through ISS?
Yes. In addition to classroom teaching roles, schools may post counseling, librarian, learning support, specialist, teaching assistant, and other school staff opportunities.
Where should I go if I am looking for a school leadership job?
Candidates looking for Head of School, Director, Superintendent, Principal, Assistant Principal, or senior leadership roles should visit the Find a School Leadership Job page.
Next Steps
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