Information for Candidates Wishing To Register with the Gez Hayden Branch of Search Associates
[Returning Search Associates candidates who in the past were registered with Harry Deelman should re-register with the Harry Deelman branch.]
The Gez Hayden branch works principally – but not exclusively – with teachers of all nationalities specialising in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. Our focus is international, extending beyond Thailand and Asia.
Gez Hayden organises the London-January Fair for IB Schools, teachers and Leadership (Administrative) candidates. A select number of British Curriculum international schools is invited to this fair too. IB-experienced and IB-oriented candidates eligible to do so (see Choosing Your Associate) may register with the Gez Hayden Branch of Search Associates, and attend the London-January Fair, or one or more other Search Associates Recruitment Fairs. In the latter case, IB candidates registered with Gez Hayden continue to receive the specialist support of this branch.
Registering with the Gez Hayden branch
You will need to complete the following steps in order to register with the Gez Hayden Branch of Search Associates:
Step 1 - Online Application
Complete the Search Associates online Application Form by following the links in the right-hand column of this page. BEFORE starting this registration process, please acquaint yourself with the Candidate Fees of this branch of Search Associates and with the Terminology used in the online application form.
Step 2 - Submit supplementary documentation
- Upload a passport size photograph (120 pixels wide x 155 pixels tall at 72dpi, JPEG format) to your Search Associates online Application. A light background provides more contrast and duplicates best. Smile! You can access your Application to upload your photo by using the Candidate's Login form in the right-hand column of this page. If you have difficulty uploading it yourself, please e-mail your photo to Gez Hayden and our office will do this for you
- Send us a signed printed-out copy of the Candidate Agreement either by airmail or, after scanning the signed copy, as an e-mail attachment.
- E-mail to Gez Hayden, as an MS Word attachment, a maximum two-side (A4 or Letter) CV / Résumé.
- Leadership candidates: please describe in the biographical notes section of the application form the experience, training and qualifications which qualify you to apply for senior positions, and your motivation for doing so. Please e-mail this to Gez Hayden as an MS Word attachment.
- Leadership-only candidates will be accepted to apply for leadership positions provided they can demonstrate prior experience and qualification at an appropriate level to have prepared them to undertake those leadership positions they indicate they are seeking on their Search application form. It is acceptable to indicate on your Search application form that you are open to both classroom and leadership positions.
Step 3 - Provide confidential Evaluation Forms*
- Ask three or more of your Supervisors (Head, Principal, Programme Coordinator, trained Workshop Leader, Head of Department, Grade Level Leader / Section Head, etc.) to complete a Search Associates Supervisor Evaluation Form, or Administrative Candidate Evaluation Form, or Intern Evaluation Form, as appropriate.
[The "Intern" form is for recent graduates seeking a "Gap Year" international school position involving some teaching and much extra-curricular support.] - Ask two or three Parents of students you have recently taught to complete a Search Associates Parent Evaluation Form.**
- For all new evaluation requests you must use the Referee Submission Form, which you can reach by clicking on the Add Referee link in the welcome page that greets you when you login to your Search Associates database candidate area. Please read the Evaluation Forms page for more information about this system of requesting evaluations from your referees.
| * | Candidates who are renewing their registration may need 2-4 new references only, to add to the older references we will have on file for them. |
| ** | If obtaining Parent references is impossible, or you prefer not to ask parents, then please ensure that at least FOUR confidential Supervisor references reach Gez Hayden. |
Step 4 - Pay registration fee
The registration fee (candidate database user fee) can be paid in US Dollars or UK Pounds Sterling equivalent, by internet / wire transfer, or by PayPal. Please contact Amelia Ren-Hayden if you need further advice on how to make this payment.
Together, the documents listed above form your 'Search dossier'. We hold these on file for every registered candidate.
Candidates have access to the Search Associates Schools database, enabling them to receive the new vacancies daily update e-mail messages, only when they have completed at least Steps 1, 3(a) and 4, above.