Everything you need to start your job search for teaching positions in the Cayman Islands.
Teaching positions in private schools regularly come up and you will need to apply to them directly. If you visit the school’s websites you will find an employment page where you can see if anything is available and how to apply. Cayman Resident has a comprehensive list of Cayman Islands private preschools as well as private primary and high schools where you can start your research. Private schools also find many of their new staff through international recruitment companies, such as www.tes.com, that find superb teachers for specific positions worldwide.
Unless you are a teachers assistant, all private schools will expect you to have a PGCE. All private nursery schools will expect you to have an Early Childhood qualification and experience.
Teaching and education jobs in the Government schools, as well as positions within the Ministry of Education, are posted on www.careers.gov.ky. To apply for a position you must create a profile on the website and then it will let you apply for a specific position. The same job is also often posted on the Ministry of Education's Facebook page: @educationcayman. Teacher recruitment is typically done from January to August, with late resignations and support staff being recruited from late August to December. You can also email: careers@gov.ky with questions. Their HR services team will respond to your enquiry very quickly. Employment contracts for teachers are generally two years in length, include a range of benefits and are subject to an annual performance process. For a comprehensive list of Cayman Islands Government primary schools see here and for Cayman Islands Government high schools see here.
