Schools / Recruiters

International School Application

You are very welcome to apply for your school to become an actively listed school on the Search Associates website database. Please note that there is a US$1000 one-time-only Joining Fee. Thereafter, no annual fee is charged in any academic year during which your school attends any one or more of the Search Associates Recruitment Fairs, but if your school attends no such Fair there will be a fee of US$200 for website use during that year. Once your Recruiter Application has been reviewed, a Search representative will communicate with you and, if your school's application is accepted, an invoice for the US$1000 will be sent to your school. In those cases where a further US$200 invoice is eventually needed, it will be sent to your school in the July or August ending the northern-hemisphere academic year to which the invoice refers.
The Recruiter Application consists of four sections -- School Information, Password Selection, Agreement, and Terms of Agreement. [Once submitted, you will be able to make entries in a fifth section: List of Vacancies.] Please carefully follow the directions on each page. Note that ALL information must be entered personally by the school head, OR must be reviewed in detail and approved by the school head, as this form contains information with legal and contractual significance.

PART 1 OF 4

SCHOOL INFORMATION

School Information is seen below and requests information about your school including salary, benefits and hiring preferences. All 27 questions require answers. If any of these questions are unanswered you will receive an error message indicating which answer is missing and asking you to click on the back button of your browser to complete the answer. Please answer all questions as accurately as possible, and please note that ALL money figures must be given in U.S. Dollars, so please convert to US$ if necessary.

1.	Name of School
	Please indicate Region
2.	Name Of Person Completing this form
	LOCAL Mailing Address in HOST COUNTRY
	Address Line2
	City
	School located in (name of country)
	Email
	Phone (include country and city codes)
	Fax (include country and city codes)
	School Head's Private Email Address (Confidential)
	Email to which invoice is sent
	Web
Note: If school is owned by a business, please complete business name and address fields below.
	Name of Business
	Business Address
	Business Address2
	City
	Business located in (name of country)

3.	Which Fairs are you planning to attend?
	Sydney	Bangkok - January	Hong Kong Fair	London - January
	Toronto, Canada	Cambridge	San Francisco	Dubai, U.A.E.
	Bangkok - Spring	London - Spring	Bethesda

4. How do you view hiring the following in your school?
	a.	Married teaching couples without dependents
	b.	Married teaching couples with dependents
	c.	Single Teachers
	d.	Teaching Interns
	e.	Single teachers with dependent(s)
	f.	Married couples only one of whom teaches
Comments on above?
5. Date by which teachers must inform school of their intentions for following year.
6. Will you consider hiring young people with outstanding personal qualities and certification, but not having much experience?
7. Will you consider outstanding and experienced teachers, but without certification?

8. Do you have a teacher intern program

If not, would you be interested in one?

9a. Up to what age can teachers be employed and issued a work visa in your country:

9b. Other comments on your hiring policies or preferences: PLEASE SPECIFY CLEARLY ANY HOST-COUNTRY RESTRICTIONS OR REQUIREMENTS ON NATIONALITY, FAMILY STATUS, CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION,ETC.
(If no comments please enter NONE)

10. School accredited by:

CIS	Major USA Accrediting Association
Host-nation	Had formal UK, Canada or Aus/NZ inspection
Any of the above expected soon	None	Other
(If other, PLEASE SPECIFY )
11. School Location Please summarize (maximum 30 words) the school's location, including distance/direction from the center of your city/town and an idea of the school's surroundings (open countryside, green suburb, low-rise or high-rise residential, inner city, distance from the sea or a lake, etc.): words typed words left

12. Approx. enrollment breakdown:

K-5

6-8

9-12

Total

13.	Approx. % of North American Students	%	Approx. % of U.K. students	%
	Approx. % Host Country Students	%	Approx No. of Nationalities
14.	Total Teaching Staff
15.	Approx. % North Americans Teachers	%	Approx. % U.K. Teachers	%
	Approx. % Host country Teachers	%

16.	Please Mark if your school offers:	AP	IB DIP	MYP	PYP
		IGCSE	GCSE	A LEVELS	NONE

17.	For what period is initial contract?		Subsequent contract period?
	Approximate date school year ends
18.	What is the approximate reporting date for new teachers?		For returning teachers?
19.	Approximate salary in US dollars for BA +4 years?		MA +8 years
20.	Approximate % of salary deducted (total) for taxes and other reasons?	%
21.	Is salary paid in $US?		If not, in what currency?
	If local currency, is it easily converted?

22.

Please indicate the benefits given and list approximate US$ value. Please indicate either "cash" or "actual" value as appropriate. Please comment or clarify in the space provided, if necessary.

	Benefit	Appx. US$ Value	Cash or Actual	Comments
	Housing
	Housing Allowance
	Utilities
	Furniture
	Moving Allowance
	Storage Allowance
	Settling in Allowance
	Airfare
	Airfare Period		If other please specify

23.	Bereavement Leave
	Number of days sick leave?		Personal Leave

Approximate number of teacher contract days

Teacher-pupil contract days

Health Insurance?

Local?

Worldwide coverage

Major Medical?

Worldwide?

Emergency evacuation?

Life Insurance?
Dental insurance or reimbursement?
Long-term disability?

Retirement plan?

% Salary contributed by school?

Children's tuition?
Other benefits

24.	Can family of four "make do" on one salary?
25.	Are there local employment opportunites for non-teaching spouses?

26.

Indicate in U.S. Dollars your estimate of approximately how much money the following categories of people can "SAVE" yearly while still maintaining a comfortable standard of living, including some travel over Christmas, spring and summer holidays. Assume all have a BA and 8 years experience. (In the case of couples, indicate joint savings potential.) Do not consider out-of-country expenses, such as mortgages, college tuitions, etc.

	Single teacher
	Couple (both teaching) two children
	Teaching Intern
	Single teacher with one dependent

27.

For which academic year is the above information based upon?

PART 2 OF 4

USER NAME AND PASSWORD INSTRUCTIONS

FOR THE SCHOOL'S USERNAME AND PASSWORD, PLEASE USE THE FIRST AND LAST NAMES OF A LONG TERM LOCAL EMPLOYEE. (PREFERABLY A SENIOR SECRETARY). PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT TWO OR THREE OTHER LONG TERM LOCAL EMPLOYEES HAVE POSSESSION OF ---- AND MAKE A RECORD OF ---- THIS INFORMATION SO THAT SOMEONE IN THE SCHOOL WILL ALWAYS KNOW THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD.
PLEASE NOTE: FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP A CAREFUL RECORD OF YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COOPERATION

Select a Username and Password using the first and last names of a long term local employee.

1) Username Password
Verify Password

In order to help you retrieve your username and password in the event that you misplace it, please fill in the answers to the questions below:

2) What is the surname of the first attorney listed in your school's law firm, or the surname of your school's legal counsel?

3) What is the first surname listed in the accounting firm that does the school audit, or listed in the firm which does your school's accounting?

PART 3 OF 4

AGREEMENT BETWEEN SCHOOL AND SEARCH ASSOCIATES

Revised August 30, 2010

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. BOTH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ENTIRE APPLICATION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED PERSONALLY BY THE SCHOOL HEAD OR REVIEWED IN DETAIL AND APPROVED PERSONALLY BY THE SCHOOL HEAD, AS THEY CONTAIN INFORMATION WHICH HAS LEGAL AND CONTRACTUAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Please note the following non-discrimination clause that Search Associates requires ALL candidates to read and sign before they become a registered candidate with us. (IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT RECRUITERS READ THESE THREE PARAGRAPHS BELOW, AS THIS IS NOT THE USUAL APPROACH):

Search Associates does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or age. Candidates must understand, however, that schools located in some countries are bound by and subject to the laws (mandatory retirement age for example) and policies applicable to the country and/or political subdivision in which they are located.
Candidates must also understand that other cultures may have differing customs and views on matters such as race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, and/or age. Such matters may impact a candidate’s ability to obtain employment in a particular location or, for that matter, to enjoy living or working in a particular location, or even to freely enjoy a lifestyle of his or her choice in some locations.
While Search Associates can endeavor to provide candidates with some general information about particular cultures, countries, locations and/or schools, the responsibility for learning about such matters ultimately rests with each individual candidate. Candidates are, therefore, strongly encouraged to conduct appropriate due diligence before making contact with a school and certainly before accepting any offer of employment. If there is any doubt about a candidate's ability to fit comfortably into a new school or country, the candidate is urged to have candid discussions with the school recruiter and /or his or her associate BEFORE accepting an offer of employment.
The Search Associates web site allows recruiters to search the candidate database for suitable candidates and it also allows the candidates to visit the vacancy database and school information to search for suitable positions. All details of each candidate visit and recruiter visit to the website are recorded and automatically sent to the appropriate associate electronically, so that we are able to maintain permanent records of all candidate and school search activity on our site. In order to attend a recruitment fair or to gain access to our web database, all recruiters must agree to the following:

PART 4 OF 4

TERMS OF AGREEMENT

Whenever a candidate is appointed as a result of Search Associates' assistance (and/or clearly involving a Search Fair and/or the use of the Search Associates website database by either the school or the candidate) the school agrees to pay the appropriate placement fee as set forth below. Should a recruiter visit the web application of any candidate on the Search Associates web site, and should the school subsequently hire that candidate, the school agrees to pay the appropriate placement fee. Should a candidate visit your school vacancy page on the Search Associates website, or learn of an opening at your school through the email announcements of all newly posted openings which are sent out daily by Search Associates, and subsequently contact your school and be hired, the school will abide by all the terms of the payment agreement outlined in this paragraph. Search Associates placement fees vary to some extent according to the branch issuing the invoice but are always based on the US dollar fees. These are currently US$ 1500 for a teacher or intern and US$ 2500 for an administrator as of September 1, 2010.

Please also note the following variations:

Rob Graham (the Australia/New Zealand branch) invoices in the Australian dollar (AUD) equivalent
Ray Sparks and Bob Barlas invoice in the Canadian dollar (CAD) equivalent
Harry Deelman invoices in the pounds sterling (GBP) equivalent
David Cope (the British branch) invoices in the pounds sterling (GBP) equivalent (adding GBP 100 to reflect UK legal requirements which disallow charging fees to candidates)

If a recruiter interviews a candidate at more than one recruiting fair, the recruiter and school agree to pay the fee to the organization which sponsored the fair at which the candidate was first interviewed. (EXCEPTION--If the recruiter interviews the same candidate at a later fair for a different position, one for which the candidate was not interviewed at the earlier fair, then the fee will be paid to the organizer of the later fair. )

The recruiter and school agree to promptly notify the appropriate Associate (name and address as indicated at the top of page 1 of the candidate's application) of any verbal or written offer accepted verbally or in writing by the candidate, preferably no later than 10 days after such offer is accepted by the candidate.

The recruiter and school agree that all placement fees will be paid promptly, and in any case no later then 30 days after the date of hire and/or receipt of an invoice.

The recruiter and school agree that the school will pay the standard fee for any hired candidate's spouse or partner who is NOT hired at the same time his/her partner is hired, but who is subsequently hired by the school within 13 months of the reporting/starting date of the partner originally employed.

The recruiter and school agree to give all candidates sufficient time to consider a verbal or written offer of employment, and to refrain from exerting undue pressure such as requiring a decision in an unreasonably short period of time.

The recruiter and school agree to guard the confidentiality of all materials on the web and ESPECIALLY any printed references or CD's received by mail, fax or at a recruitment fair.

The recruiter and school agree that they will NOT give to other recruiters or organizations any of our web information, passwords, or hard copies of information about Search Associates candidates and will not in any way refer Search Associates candidates to other schools without permission from Search Associates.

The recruiter and school agree to give the school username and password to at least two other long term employees of the school, and acknowledge that loss of either username or password may necessitate completing the school application form all over again.

The recruiter and school agree to update the vacancy list promptly when a new position is available or when a position is filled. The recruiter and school acknowledge that if a vacancy posted on our web site is left unattended for 45 days, it is automatically deleted. (Please note that the web automatically and periodically generates reminders for each vacancy which you list.)

Search Associates does everything possible to prevent teachers from reneging on or resigning early from a contract. Please see excerpt from our candidate agreement that candidates MUST sign before we accept them.

I understand that Search Associates assures the schools which it serves that its candidates will act with integrity and will honor all their agreements. In view of this, I agree that I will carefully consider all offers, and will not accept one unless I fully intend to honor my commitment.
If I subsequently fail to honor a verbal or written agreement, letter of intent, or contract - noting that Search Associates and all international schools feel strongly that any verbal or written employment agreement must be honored - then I agree to pay the full placement fee to Search Associates or to the school. (Example: If a hired candidate were to renege on or "quit" before completion of a contract, or renege on or “quit” before arriving at the school, the penalty payment due from the candidate will be U.S. $1,500.00 for a teacher or U.S. $2,500.00 for an administrator.)
Should I renege on a contract BEFORE arriving at the school, I will pay the full penalty fee to Search Associates. If I resign before completing a contract, but AFTER having begun employment at the school, I will pay this penalty fee directly to the school before departure.
I also understand if I renege on my contract that I will also be responsible to reimburse the school for any expenses paid by the school on behalf of the candidate. For example these expenses may include – but may not be limited to – airfares, housing, relocation and/or shipping allowances etc.
Furthermore, I understand that if I renege on a contract or do not complete a full contract, Search Associates will no longer represent my candidacy, and will also notify other recruitment agencies of my actions. I understand also that Search Associates reserves the right to notify anyone who has submitted a reference for my candidate file that I have reneged on my verbal or written contractual agreement.

The school and recruiter agree that they will hold the teacher responsible for the full reimbursement of the placement fee and will accept responsibility for collecting it (prior to the departure of the candidate) in the event the candidate begins teaching at the school and then decides to resign prior to the end of contract. Should the candidate renege on a contract before he or she arrives at the school, Search Associates will reimburse the school for the full placement fee only. Any other expense that the school paid on behalf of the candidate should be collected from the candidate by the school.
Note: Search Associates recommends that schools include wording in their contracts with all professional employees indicating that they may be (will be) responsible for the reimbursement of any benefits paid by the school if they renege on or do not complete their contract.    For example these benefits may include – but may not be limited to – airfares, housing, relocation and/or shipping allowances etc.

The recruiter and school agree to abide by the joint code of ethics which was published and distributed in October of 2001 by the major recruiting associations. (Please go to the “News” link on our website for a copy or click www.searchassociates.com/associates/latest_news.cfm in particular, note that “a verbal offer and acceptance are considered binding on both parties” AND that “both schools and candidates are expected to honor offers made and accepted, whether written or verbal.” Search Associates takes any reneging, by either side, very seriously as you can see from our agreement with candidates... , Therefore, any school which reneges on a verbal or written offer and acceptance, or any important item/s within the details of that offer and acceptance, may be deemed by Search to owe financial compensation to the candidate, and may be taken off the Search register of schools and reported to all other major recruitment and regional school-membership organizations.

Search Associates reserves the right to cancel a school's password and access to this section of the web site at any time should any breach of ethics be committed by the school (as indicated above or in the school's treatment of teachers, interns or administrators in the school and as determined by Search Associates).

I hereby certify that these pages and all pages in Parts 1 through 4 will be printed and kept as a permanent record by the school, and that the information on this application has been completed by:

On

Name of person completing the application form (1-27) and this agreement        Date

Please verify the accuracy of your username and password below and please keep them for your permanent records.

Username Password

Please list the names of at least two other long term local employees who know and will be responsible for recording permanently the school's username and password.

By clicking on the "acceptance" button below, I certify:

That I have carefully reviewed and fully understand the school application form and certify that the information contained therein is correct.

That I have carefully reviewed and understand the terms of the above agreement and that both my school and all its representatives will comply with each one of them.

That I will ensure prompt payment by the school of the "Joining Fee" invoice for US$1000, and, in any year that the school attends no Search recruitment fair, prompt payment of the "Website Use" invoice for US$200.

That I have the authority to act on behalf of the school and to accept all terms and conditions outlined in the above agreement.

My Name is:

My Position or Title is:

Please note - before mailing the hard copy of Parts 1 through 4 to Search Associates, the person named in No. 18 must place his or her signature here _____________________, signifying acceptance of the above agreement.

BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT (BY CLICKING ON THE "ACCEPTANCE" BUTTON BELOW), PLEASE PRINT ALL PAGES OF PARTS 1 THROUGH 4 SO THAT YOU CAN:

A -- Sign one copy and mail to:
       Search Associates, P.O. Box 636, Dallas, PA 18612, U.S.A
B -- Keep one copy for your permanent records

Thank you.

Notice

Search Associates will not knowingly provide services to schools which discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, religion, gender, national origin or age. Candidates need to be aware, however, that schools located in certain countries outside the U.S. are bound by national laws or retirement policies which may prohibit foreigners from obtaining work permits after the age of fifty-five or some slightly greater age.