Procedure

Application Procedure

• We request each applicant to send a personal statement (letter of application), a full CV, a recent colour photograph, scanned educational certificates / passport copy / open testimonials, (and anything else you wish to send), preferably as an email attachment or by post.  The school address is noted at the bottom of this page.

• Applications must be completed as fully as possible and must be factually correct.

• We also welcome speculative applications for positions that might occur in the future.

• Vacancies, current and future are listed in our Careers - Vacancies Page. The School regularly updates vacancies.

• Interviews (by invitation only) will be held in Dubai or at an international venue as advised. 

 Recruitment Process

Step 1: Interviews 

1. Applicants must email their CVs with the required documents as per Applicant Checklist to: careers.fortis@risdubai.com.   Please refer to our “Interview Checklist” below.

2.   Shortlisted applicants are interviewed via SKYPE or via a face-to-face interview at venues to be advised in the UAE, or overseas in the UK, Ireland and Scotland.

3.  After a successful interview, applicants are moved to the “Priority Shortlist” and referees are contacted. 

4.    All applicants are notified on the status of their application normally within 30 to 90 days after the interview but no later than 30^th of April for a September Academic Year start.

Step 2: Offer of Appointment 

1.    From the priority shortlisted applicant pool, the school makes Offers of Appointment.

2.    Once an applicant has accepted and posted his/her signed contract along with his/her original and attested educational certificates, the School issues the prospective employee a “Teacher’s Orientation Handbook”.  

3.    The school and the incumbent employee will stay in regular contact before the prospective employee’s start date. The prospective employee must submit his/her air-travel information (date/flight carrier/times etc), to the School so that the School can collect an overseas hired candidate from Dubai International Airport upon arrival to Dubai. 

4.     Staff are expected to report to duty before the academic term at the designated date and time which the School will advise, for INSET and Induction.

5.    As good practice a new employee should start attesting their educational certificates once sh(e) signs his/her Offer of Appointment.  (Refer to the Attestation Procedure on the website). 

Step 3: Securing a UAE Residence Visa

Application Process of UAE Residence Visa

Due to the procedures of the UAE government departments, (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, Dubai Dept. of Immigration, Dubai Police, Dept of Health & Medical Services, Knowledge & Human Development Authority etc), the process of obtaining a UAE Residence Visa and/or a Work Permit can take anywhere from 1 to 3 months. The process can be quicker if the employee provides the school all documentation as per contract before joining.  

UAE Residence Visa

Upon the school’s receipt of all approvals from the various government departments, each employee must undergo a medical examination. Upon receipt of a medical clearance, the employee’s passport is forwarded to the Dubai Dept of Immigration for a residence visa stamp. The Immigration office will return the employee’s passport via courier to the School with the UAE residence visa stamp after which the passport is handed over back to the employee. 

OTHER INFORMATION

Staff Accommodation:  

Overseas staff members on the school's sponsorship are housed in a gardened community called Discovery Gardens.

Staff Nationalities: 

International staff with. 90% of the staff are from UK, Ireland, Scotland.
  

Student Nationalities:              

Over 80 different nationalities

Teacher Timings:

Teacher Holidays:

Christmas, Easter, Summer Leave, & Statutory Public / Islamic Holidays

UAE Residence Visa and Work Permit

Processed before or during the probationary period

Private Medical Insurance: (Overseas Teachers on the school's sponsorship) 

Issued upon issuance of UAE Residence Visa.  (In the interim period, staff members are required to purchase regional travel insurance valid in the UAE for 4 months after join date).

Please send  your application:-

	By Air Mail :		The HR Manager Fortis Group - Education Division P.O. Box 24857, Dubai, UAE.
	Email :		careers.fortis@risdubai.com

	Download Attestation Procedure
	Download Orientation Booklet (after acceptance of post)

If you experience any problems with any part of the application process, please call the HR Coordinator on tel. +971 (04) 360 8830.