ALT in Osaka City

We would like to thank you for expressing your interest in working with W5 Staff Services.
Applicants will be needed to meet the following requirements:
*Must love kids
*Must hold a working visa
*Must enroll or have a Japanese National Health Insurance
*Need to be flexible with the schedule
*Commitment for the contract term
*Basic Japanese skill to communicate with Japanese teachers
*Native English speaker
*Teaching experiences in Japan
*Need to go to the BOE and the schools beforehand
*Need to attend the training before the first day
*Must have a professional manner as a public school teacher.
*Must attend training session(s) during the contract term.
*Flexibility to understand Japanese culture and willingness to share your own culture
*Good communication skills with children/Japanese teachers, enjoying working together
*Flexibility to follow the curriculum and to accommodate teachers’ requests at your assigned school(s)

Things that will be great assets are below;
*Teaching experience as a certified school teacher in your home country
*TESOL or TEFL holders
*Ability to create lesson plans for enjoyable activities for children, entertain them
*ALT experiences preferable
*B.A. / B.S. degree or above.

ALT at Public JHS, HS, Special Needs schools in Osaka City

*Schools: Public JHS(s), ES(s), and Special Needs schools in Osaka City

*Term: Sep to Feb 2013
You will have to join the meeting and the training beforehand, possibly in the end of August

*Working hour: 8:30am-3:15pm, 8:30am to 4:15pm or different working hours
depending on the schools.

*Total working days: depends on the position. Min.60days Max.90days from Sep. to Feb.

*Salary: 11,000yen a day (daily)

*Transportation: Limited transportation fee provided Up to 1,000yen a day

*Days Off/Holiday: Sat. , Sun., National holidays, and winter break
However, you will have to work a few days on the weekends due to the special events of the schools.

*Interview: We will contact successful applicants ONLY.

Applicants, who meet the above conditions, please fill out entry sheet and email us back.

Please fill out and email us back please. Your original resume is not necessarily to be sent.

Entry Sheet

¦Full name*Please write your name in English and Japanese Katakana.

¦Nationality, Place of birth

¦Date of birth(Date/Month/Year)

¦Visa status and term of validity

¦Present address*Please write down the postal code as well.
P/C
¦Available starting date

¦Closest station from your residence (For applicants in Japan)

¦Tel#

¦Fax#

¦Mobile#

¦Email address

¦Mobile email address

¦Do you hold a drivers license? Yes/No International Domestic Japanese

¦Do you have your own transportation to commute? Car? Motorbike? Bicycle?

¦Japanese conversation ability*If you have JLPT, please write the level of it.
1.None 2.beginner 3.low intermediate 4.intermediate 5.advanced 6.bilingual

¦Do you have T/T (Team/Teaching: Teaching English with a Japanese partner teacher) experience? Yes/No
(If “Yes”, please tell us your thoughts about it. If “No”, please tell us what you feel is the most important thing to make it successful is.)

¦Do you have work experience as an ALT in a public school in Japan? If so, work references are required.

¦Do you have TESOL or TEFL certificate? Yes/No

¦Do you have B.A. /B.S. degree or above? Yes/No

¦Do you have reference or recommendation letter from your previous work place ?

¦Are you able to submit necessary documents on the interview day?
(?photocopy of certificate or diploma, ?passport (both picture page & visa page), ?alien card(both sides), ?D. license, ?reference letter, ?proof of insurance Yes/No

¦Do you have teaching experience with Kindergarten students? Yes/No

¦Do you have teaching experience with Elementary school students? Yes/No

¦Do you have teaching experience with Junior high school students? Yes/No

¦Do you have teaching experience with Special Needs school students? Yes/No

¦If we provide you with an accommodation, are you able to move to other city? Yes/No

¦Do you have medical insurance? National health insurance? Valid oversea insurance?

¦How long have you been in Japan? (if you live in Japan currently)

¦Are you definitely able to commit yourself to work during the contract term? Yes/No

¦Expected length of stay in Japan

¦Do you have a criminal record? If so, what is it?

¦Do you have any health condition that would or could affect your work performance?
If so, what is it?

¦Work history*Please write down the year as well.

¦Education history*Please write down the year as well.

¦Do you have any special skills and abilities to entertain children? Such as making balloon art, story telling, singing, dancing, playing the guitar, sports…. etc?

¦The reason why you would like to apply for this position.

¦Please write an essay “How I can contribute to Japanese school children’s education as an ALT”.

¦Which classified ad did you see to apply for this job?
If you have been referred by someone, please write down the name of the person.

Thank you for taking your time to fill out the entry sheet. We will contact successful applicants ONLY. Please understand that we only have a limited number of positions available. If further positions become available at a later date, your resume may be reviewed, and you may be contacted by us. Thank you again for your interest in a teaching position at W5 staff services.

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