Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Fulltime English teacher

Earnest English Academy (E.E.A) requires a full-time teacher for position in Nagano city, Nagano prefecture, Japan. E.E.A is an English school for children, age from 2 to 18 years old. E.E.A. is a rapidly expanding school and has about 800 students.
We are looking for a cheerful, friendly, self motivated, punctual and responsible English teacher. The teacher should be a native English speaker and the position requires a university degree. Experience of teaching children at International/Nursery school is preferable. Japanese speaking ability is not essential.
Our lesson is characterised as “Dual lesson” which means that Japanese and foreign teacher’s lessons are synchronized, therefore preparation is comparatively less. The average lesson time is 30 minutes. Must be able to prepare lessons independently as there are only a few foreign teachers.
Please submit a resume and a cover letter of application and recent photograph. Only selected candidates will be contacted.

* Contract period: At least 1 year. Long term is preferable.
* Salary: starting-150,000 yen~200,000 yen per month during 3 months training/provation period, depending on the experience and the evaluation. After the period,the basic salary will be decided depending on the contract type and the performance evaluation during the period.
TypeA-regular, 200,000 yen~250,000 yen with insurance and bonus.
TypeB-every year-renewal, 230,000 yen~280,000 yen.

* Working time: Tuesday to Saturday, 40 hours per week.
* Holidays: 116 days per year
Sunday, Monday and some national holidays. About one week in spring, winter and summer
*The teacher with a regular contract will have 3 working-Sundays during a year.
*Others:
Must currently reside in Japan. Visa holder is preferable.
Visa sponsorship available.
Participate in school events and various activities such as company trip, year end party etc.
Good understanding of cultural differences.
Supervisory experiences (training teachers, curriculum making, etc.) favored. Allowance will be added to the base salary depending on the experience.

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A message to the new foreign teacher,
Earnest English Academy is a school made up of some great staff with unique personalities. The foreign team, although small (currently 4 people), work well together and look out for each other. One thing for sure, if you end up working at this school, you will not feel left out. Your students at this school are composed of both group and private lessons of all ages. Also, you will be teaching students of all levels of English, from the absolute beginner to the near fluent.
The most important things about working here while having a great time in Japan are openness and flexibility. You are after all in a different country with different cultures. It is not uncommon for misunderstandings to surface, but know that no one is out to get you. We're sure you want to stay in Japan just as much as we want to keep you here! Our suggestion is that you and the management understand clearly each other’s expectations from the very beginning. Frictions which appeared in the past between the foreign teachers and the Japanese management were usually miscommunications and difference in expectations (what I call, “asymmetric information).
Having said all that, working here is overall pleasurable. You will be with a group of well qualified teachers and staff who are always ready to help. Don’t be shy to voice your opinion or suggestions. The business is still relatively young but has grown to be a fine and stable establishment for the last 7 years. You will be busy and you will be working hard at times. However, at the end of the day, when your students are happy and there are no complaints, you know you’ve done a good day’s work. In the long run, everyone can learn lots from each other, whether it is between you and your students, or your colleagues. So we hope you will enjoy your time here!
Cordially yours,
E.E.A The Foreign teachers team


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