The KAUST School
School Details
Accreditation
Council of International Schools (CIS)
Curriculum
IB MYP, IB PYP, IB DP
Instructional Language
English
Total student numbers
1591
Teacher numbers
206
About the School
Purpose-built secure community built around a recently established University campus located 80km north of Jeddah on the Red Sea coast. The community contains a golf course, marina, restaurants, basic retail, modern supermarket, cinema, fitness center, beaches and parks.
Couples must be married
Background checks conducted on all successful applicants
Maximum age limit for candidates is 58 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-a-wLgWrBE
Benefits
Number of Contract Days
180
Taxes
No taxes applied to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(Faculty is advised to check their individual eligibility with their home country authorities)
Savings Potential
Savings Plan with matched employer contribution up to 10% of base salary.
Over Base Allowance, up to 50% of base pay paid monthly to each single teacher, or to highest-paid member of teaching couple
Accommodation
Housing in the KAUST community for which rent will be charged according to a schedule established by KAUST.
- Complimentary broad-band internet.
- No charge for utilities (if within benchmark limit)
- Subsidized annual rent to be paid by the employee, deducted from the salary (subject to change) are attached
- Rent will not exceed 25% of base salary of the house teachers are eligible for.
- If a teacher choose to upgrade to bigger house, then full rent applies.
Flights/Transport
Reimbursement for one economy class return ticket provided for dependent child(ren) enrolled as a full time student in an undergraduate college or university program, to visit parents at KAUST twice per school year (subject to capped amount, determined by country).
Utilities
Utilities, furnishings, major appliances are included.
Furniture
Utilities, furnishings, major appliances are included.
Moving Allowance
15% of annual base salary, a fixed one-time payment per family
(in case of a teaching couple, this is calculated using the base salary of the highest earner),
This is to cover cost of visa application, medical examination, degree attestation, storage cost...etc.
Medical
Full local coverage for employee and dependents (Global Plan available upon enrollment with subsidized rates)
Disability
Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance provided. Additional optional coverage available for employees, spouses and dependents at reasonable rates.
Other
Pension: 10% of base salary (3 full years of vesting rule applies)
Positions available at The KAUST School
Individuals & Societies Teacher (with IB MYP and DP Economics/Business)
Middle School Integrated Humanities Teacher (Language & Literature, Individuals)
Full access
To career opportunities across the globe
- Ability to create a unique educator profile that holds your references and important documents, such as teaching qualifications, all in one location.
- Access to our entire database of 400+ international schools representing 100+ countries.
- 5,000+ teaching vacancies every recruitment season.
- Unlimited number of job applications.
- Custom alerts so you’re the first to hear when your preferred roles are posted.
- Access to virtual and in-person recruitment events with school leaders and recruiters.
Limited access
To career opportunities across the globe
- Ability to create a unique educator profile that holds your references and important documents, such as teaching qualifications, all in one location.
- Access to our entire database of schools to discover your next teaching role.
- Submission of three job applications.
We've relied on Schrole exclusively for two years now and have been very pleased with the Schrole Team's responsiveness, the overall quality of the candidates on Schrole, and the main tabs related to assessing candidate fit.
Paul Fradale Head of Hikarigaoka Campus
Aoba-Japan International School