Employment

We have clear Child Protection, Safeguarding and Safe Environment Protocols in place. Our Child Protection Plan further supplements our security check procedures. We always conduct confidential reference checks before offering a position, following a designated protocol that links to the position in question as well as our definition of learning, centered around conceptual learning (knowing), competency learning (doing) and character learning (being).

All openings are posted with WORC (Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman). All teaching and educational leadership positions are also posted with ISS (International Schools Services) and on occasion with Schrole. We may post operations and education openings on other Cayman Islands based organizations, as well as a platform called ModernHire.in addition to WORC.

Cayman International School recruits highly qualified staff who believe in CIS philosophies, fit with the school culture and ethos, work well within a team setting and model our Community Principles. Employment preference is given to candidates with Caymanian status.

Our team recognizes that school years for children of all ages are periods of tremendous growth, curiosity and transition in the lives of students and parents. We also recognize that students of different ages have different needs. Through good teaching practice and modeling we facilitate the students’ intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth through school and beyond. Indeed, students’ well being is at the center of our teaching practice and as such, teachers must be committed to working collegially, collaboratively, energetically and enthusiastically to enhance the learning environment for students, staff and community. Our school and its community value staff who demonstrate excellence, collaborate, communicate in an effective and timely fashion, have a sense of humor, are flexible, celebrate diversity, appreciate and engage in Caymanian culture, accommodate different learning styles and sponsor after school activities.

• Using the WORC platform from the Cayman Islands Government or
• Via a fully completed online profile (for applicants using ISS EduRecruit)

• Please include the position you are apply to in the subject line
• Cover letter
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)

After initial screening of applications we conduct multiple interviews with long-listed candidates. We undertake a significant amount of the initial interview process via online platforms and video conferencing.

Three confidential written references from supervisors will be required online if you are short-listed.

Depending on the role, there may be rare times that finalist candidates may be invited for a final round of in-person interviews – and possibly presentations – at the school. In such cases, reasonable travel and accommodation expenses will be covered. Finalist candidates currently on island may be requested to do onsite presentations, teaching and role-based tasks.

For successful candidates, offers of employment follow, once all security checks have been completed.

At CIS, we are aware that in international schools it is not uncommon for couples to apply for posted positions at the same school.

At CIS, our practice and policy is to hire the best match for our school and community.

Considering this, we have a mix of single teachers, teaching couples and families with children.

Employment opportunities for non-teaching partners living in the Cayman Islands tend to depend on the career of the partner. Some partners of our international staff serve in the fields of education, health, finance, technology, law and hospitality. Working in the Cayman Islands requires a work permit for non-Caymanians.

Cayman International School offers Caymanians who desire to be educators in the future an opportunity to train as a student teacher and learn the curricula and systems of CIS. CIS encourages Caymanians who are enrolled in a teacher education program at an accredited university to complete their student teaching/practicum experience at Cayman International School. Student teachers at CIS benefit from supervision and training from a highly-qualified educator, as well as excellent professional development opportunities that support them in their growth and learning.  

Cayman International School offers Caymanians who are currently qualified teachers an opportunity to train in the role of a substitute teacher and learn the curricula and systems of CIS. CIS encourages Caymanians who have a teaching certification to be employed as an occasional substitute teacher. This employed position provides an opportunity for substitute teachers to experience CIS classrooms when called upon. Caymanian substitute teachers also benefit by having an opportunity to engage in CIS professional development sessions to further their educational growth. A teaching license is required by the Ministry of Education in order to be eligible for employment in this position.

CIS encourages Caymanians who have a teaching certification to be employed as a permanent substitute teacher at Cayman International School. This employed position provides an opportunity for substitute teachers to experience CIS classrooms on a regular basis and begin to understand the approaches and systems that make CIS unique. Caymanian substitute teachers also benefit by having an opportunity to engage in CIS professional development sessions to further their educational growth. Permanent Substitutes at CIS are also mentored by a CIS staff member if they are seeking to grow and advance into a faculty role at the school. A teaching license is required by the Ministry of Education in order to be eligible for employment in this position.