Working at ISL

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We are fortunate to employ outstanding teachers, support staff and administrators, and to have a very low staff turnover. With over 290 outstanding teachers, support staff and administrators coming from more than 25 different countries, our staff cultivates an international learning environment that prepares students to make their contribution in an increasingly global society.

Our salary scale is competitive with similar international schools and includes fixed automatic step increases, as well as government mandated regular cost of living increases. All staff benefits packages include subsidised lunch, the possibility to join a supplementary pension plan, and access to professional development opportunities. Faculty staff are granted tuition reduction (up to a 100% reduction if employed full time) for up to two dependent children.

Overseas-hired staff benefits packages include relocation and transportation allowances, paid flights to Luxembourg, along with professional help and individualised assistance upon arrival. Some of the above listed benefits are considered to be taxable under Luxembourg employment laws.

Learning Support Teacher pointing to a white board and helping Lower School student

Could this be the place for you?

We seek professionals with the following qualities:

Commitment to excellence in education
Dedication to students
Ongoing interest in personal and professional growth
A sense of social responsibility and global citizenship

We require:

Current teaching certification or equivalent
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (most teachers have Master's Degrees)
Fluency in English (equivalent to mother tongue) and preferably at least one other language
Familiarity with technology supported learning
At least two years of teaching experience

Our expectations are as high for our staff as they are for our students. In return we offer leadership, inspiration and support from a caring, involved group of administrators and colleagues.

We employ both EU and non-EU personnel. We support and follow all applications for work permits, residency visas and other official paperwork necessary to enable non-EU citizens to live and work in Luxembourg. We strongly prefer candidates who have previous international experience. To secure such staff members we rely heavily upon the support of several international placement organisations. A representative from the school usually attends the recruitment fairs organised by these services in both North America and Europe.

For information about these particular opportunities, please contact:

Salary and Benefits

The school's salary scales and the regulations concerning staff placement within the salary scales are set within the Collective Bargaining Agreement (a document negotiated every 2-3 years by the Employee Delegates and the ISL Board of Governors) and are automatically adjusted for movement of the official cost-of-living index consistent with the applicable laws in Luxembourg.

Upon completion of each year of successful service, a staff member shall be moved up one step on the salary schedule, until he or she has reached the top of the schedule. The steps on the salary schedule refer to years of full-time teaching or other professional experience.

Additional Remuneration

Supplementary pension scheme

The school offers a defined contribution supplementary pension plan through the company, Swiss Life. The school contributes 5% gross for each staff member. Employee contributions are optional, though limited in amount (up to €100 per month) due to Luxembourg insurance regulations. All staff members who have completed 12 months of service at the school are eligible to be enrolled in the school’s supplementary pension plan.

Lunch Vouchers

Members of the faculty, the nurse, teaching assistants and administrative staff who work at least 50% of a full-time position shall be entitled to receive lunch vouchers (“cheque repas”). The school will contribute a fixed amount per month over ten months to the lunch voucher plan (not subject to income tax or to social security and pension fund charges) and the employee will contribute a lesser amount per month over 12 months, which will be deducted from the net monthly salary. In return, the employee will receive 18 vouchers per month valued at €8.40 each for a total monthly value of €151.20.

Stipends

Should you choose to take on additional duties such as department head, athletic coaches, club advisors, etc., you can expect to be paid a stipend for this activity.

Social Benefits

Luxembourg provides generous allowances to resident families with dependent children and not only those living at home but also those living abroad with another parent or those who are still in full-time undergraduate programmes (provided you have registered them in person at your town or city). These allowances are paid directly to the family after the appropriate application form and supporting documents have been submitted to the Ministry of the Family.

It can be well-worth the effort to complete the applications for these social benefits. The HR Office will help you to complete all these applications and submit the necessary paperwork in order for you to benefit from these allowances.

For further information about these different family benefits, you can visit the website for the Caisse pour l’Avenir des Enfants .

Professional Development

The school maintains a strong commitment to professional development. All staff members are encouraged to apply and attend the most appropriate courses, conventions, workshops, etc. related to their position, organised both internally and world-wide.

There is a Professional Development Committee with members representing Upper and Lower School faculty as well as support staff to review and approve the disbursement of the Professional Development funding. The yearly funding is 1.8% of the payroll costs and is guaranteed within the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Two school days are completely dedicated each school year to internal professional development. These two days staff members have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of different activities and workshops.

We also support integration into the local community through funding and organising of language courses for staff members, either traditional classroom-based, one-on-one or through on-line learning platform.

Health and Wellness

ISL is committed to providing a healthy and safe school environment for staff as well as for students. The emphasis is on prevention, early intervention and remedy of health problems. ISL allows and encourages staff to use the services provided by the school nurses, personal counsellors and various other health specialists who are on staff.

ISL also promotes healthy nutritional choices through the food presented in the cafeteria, offered at school events, or sold in the various vending machines.

ISL endeavours to provide staff with opportunities which promote an awareness of healthy lifestyles. To this end the school highly supports the organisation of sports or other health-related activities on campus such as: fitness classes, staff sports groups, use of the campus swimming pool and fitness facilities, tai chi or yoga classes, and use of the school’s fitness room. As well as other initiatives ranging from sharing personal wellness ideas to bringing in external health professionals.

How can I apply?

All of our current open vacancies are posted on the vacancies’ section.

In order for your application to be taken into consideration, for any position including substitute / replacement work, you need to complete an online application which is available on the vacancies’ page.

When you use the online application, you will receive updates on the status of your application through this system.

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