Link Interac - Graduate Assistant Language Teacher (ALT)
2023-01-10 17:18:28
2023-02-28 23:59:59
- Japan, Asia
- £18,690 YEAR
- 28th Feb ’23
- Closed
Location: All areas of Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu Start Date: August 2023
Position overview:
Interac Group, Japan's largest private provider of assistant language teachers (ALTs) with over 3,200 teaching employees, is seeking applications from dedicated, professional, motivated and outgoing people looking to make teaching English in Japan the next stop on their career paths. Interac ALTs enrich the lives of children by sharing their knowledge of English, building communication skills, and sharing cultural insights. Your job would be two-fold: language instructor and cultural ambassador. These two aspects are inseparable, and Interac ALTs aim to become experts in both. As the English expert in the classroom, you could expect to teach on your own, with a Japanese teacher present to help manage the classroom.
ALT positions are starting from August 2023 to start in sync with the Japanese public school calendar. By applying for this job, you will be entered into and eligible for all Interac positions nationwide. There is no need to make a separate application elsewhere for a particular region, company, or branch office. Complete your profile on this site to apply for this job and we will take it from there!
As and ALT you can expect to:
- Start things off right with an intensive (paid!) initial training and orientation session
- Work in elementary, junior or senior high schools. Planning and teaching English as a foreign language
- Develop yourself as a teacher with on-going skills development and training programs
- Become an important part of your school and local community. Take part in festivals, events and other school activities
- Enjoy best-in-the-industry support with visas, housing, transportation, and other living arrangements to help insure a worry-free experience in your daily life
Working conditions:
- Salary range of 2.4 to 3.0 million JPY annually for 12-month contracts (April starts)
- 1 year contract (renewable by mutual consent)
- Work Mondays to Fridays with scheduled teaching hours between 8 am and 5 pm (there will be a few times a year when schools will have special evenings or weekend events)
- 10 paid holidays a year (5 planned) with breaks during the summer and winter school holidays
Successful candidates will be required to:
- Be a university graduate with at least a bachelor’s degree (in any subject) at the time of start-of-work
- Provide evidence having at least 12 years of education where the language of instruction in all courses was English
- Be professional in all aspects of behavior, a team-player, flexible, cheerful, and energetic
Before submitting your application, please check the requirements listed both in our FAQ and on Interac’s website (link) to ensure that you qualify for the position. We also recommend that you double check the details on your profile to ensure that your visa status, phone, email, previous work details, etc. are all accurate. Applications that do not qualify or contain errors may not be contacted. Due to the ongoing nature of our recruiting activities, it may be some time before you receive a response to your application.