Salary / Contract

• An inpatient and outpatient plan per school year. There is a combined dental, health screening, optical and counselling claim in the flexi spending of S$700 per school year reimbursement. 

• Full tuition at CIS is provided for children of teachers on staff. Please note this is a taxable benefit in Singapore payable by the employee. In cases where there are a teaching couple with two children, for the purposes of taxes, one child will be allocated to one parent.  Tuition fee benefit in kind is offered to all academic staff who would like to have their children to study at CIS.  Students must meet the stated admissions criteria for acceptance, requested paperwork from their former school including a request for testing [Math, English, second language acquisition], learning support information, Singapore MOE permission where applicable etc  

In the case where the spouse of a teacher is also employed within Singapore, the school requests a letter from their Human Resources on the tuition fee benefit in kind given to the spouse in support of the child[ren] education.  For example, if the spouse received 100% tuition benefit in kind within their compensation package the spouse’s firm will need to pay for the child’s tuition fee in full. If the spouse receives a percentage of tuition fee support, as stated in their letter, such as 50% then the remaining 50% amount will be given to the teacher as part of their tuition fee benefit in kind. If there is no tuition fee benefit is given to the spouse the teacher will receive 100% of the tuition fee benefit in kind for the child[ren].  The tuition fee benefit in kind is a taxable benefit in Singapore and will be added to their overall remuneration for tax purposes.  

• The teacher contract provides for 14 days of paid sick leave during each year, 60 days hospitalization leave and 2 additional leave days can be requested through the Head of School for the purposes of tasks/activities they are unable to do after work hours such as collecting their passport. 

2. Length of the contract

The first contract is for 4 consecutive semesters, i.e. 2 years.  Extensions are for successive two-year terms. 

3. Are all teaching experience used for placement on the CIS salary grid?

Teaching experience gained after obtaining teacher qualifications recognized by a competent authority in a provincial or national jurisdiction (e.g. Ontario College of Teachers, Alberta Teacher Qualifications Board) will be recognized for salary grid placement purposes. 

For new academic staff, the highest placement is step 10 on the grid. Such experience must be in full academic years while in the employment of a recognized education authority.  Experience obtained through part-time or occasional teaching and which totals to a minimum of 180 days will be considered as one academic year if it is supported by a letter(s) from the employer(s).

For example, if a teacher worked in an ELL school for 4 years and then went back to university to obtain their teaching degree, their experience in the ELL school would be counted at 50% = 2 years. 

4. Special events, After School Activities and Coaching

All teachers will be required annually to lead two school-designated After School Activities (ASA) such as, sports, clubs, projects, and or events outside the instructional day for a period of time specified by the divisional principal.

All full time Physical Education teachers will be required to coach two sports to fulfill their After School Activities (ASA) commitment.  Part time PE teachers will be required to coach one sport.  The sport or sports will be assigned by the divisional principal in consultation with the Athletics and Activities Director.

All teachers are required to participate in up to two Special Events that may take place over a weekend throughout the year in addition to their After School Activities.  It will be the responsibility of the Head of School to designate those Special Event days.

5. Police Report  

Yes, CIS will require a police record from your current country of residence that should not be older than 6 months.  We also conduct additional global verification checks through companies such as  Avvanz.   There is some repetition to the documents given to CIS but that is the point in having an independent verification/audit system in place.  CIS will make arrangements for the verification company to contact the employee directly and will also pay for this global social media search. 

6. Other documentations require for teaching

A list of required copies of documents will be sent to you by CIS if you are hired.  All copies of documentation will be sent directly to CIS and the paperwork will be processed through the services at CIS. 

7. Extension of my contract

In October of your second year you will have an opportunity to make an application to extend for a third year.  The “Staff Renewal Application Form” must be submitted to Human Resources within the specified time frame. 

There are many opportunities to travel due to the celebration of a variety of religious observances and other national days.  These are indicated on the school calendar.  As well,

8. School year and school day

The school year will start on the second week of August and ends in the mid to late June. Teachers are expected to return a week early to prepare for the new school year.

There is a one-week holiday in October, three weeks in December, two days for Chinese New Year, and a one-week Mid -Term Break in March.  The summer break is 6 to 7 weeks.