English Teacher (expired)

EFL Club

Company

EFL Club

Job ID

117035

Location

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Post date

Jan 25, 2017

Industry

Education / Teaching

Function

Teacher, Instructor (ELT, Conversational English)

Work Type

Full Time / Entry Level

Salary

¥3.0M / Year

Providing quality English education for over 20 years to children, teenagers and young adults, EFL Club is one of Sapporo's largest and most well-known private language schools, and enjoys a favourable reputation in the community. With a large and constantly growing student body, we can provide the right candidate with job security, professional development and potential for career advancement.

A full-time teaching position will be opening from April. All serious applications will be responded to within 3 days, and suitable candidates will be offered an initial interview via Skype.

"WHAT DOES THE POSITION ENTAIL?"
We run a number of courses for students aged from infants to young adults.

Classes for young children under the age of 6 largely follow a play-based curriculum. Elementary school students may attend one or more classes a week, choosing from amongst 3 courses, each with its own curricula and goals - a grammar-based, 4-skill development course, a course whose focus is on developing comprehension and speaking skills and which follows a task-based curriculum with a strong focus on CLIL, and a lexis and literacy skills development course. Teenagers and young adults, likewise, may attend more than 1 class a week choosing between 2 courses - a conversation course whose focus in on developing real-time conversation skills, and a lexis and literacy skills development course.

The successful candidate will be assigned classes according to their skill set and personal interests. When applying for the position, please clarify which age group you are interested in teaching.

Teachers of young children need to be able to sing in tune. Teachers of teenagers and young adults need either a CELTA qualification or similar, and/or relevant teaching experience, or in the absence of either, strong linguistic and personal interaction skills, and an interest in professional development.

"WHAT TRAINING DOES EFL CLUB PROVIDE?"
New teachers receive initial training and orientation in course curricula, language goals and teaching methods, as well as workplace procedures and standards. In-class training will be provided in the form of demonstration lessons, class observations and feedback sessions. Subsequent training and professional development will be provided in accordance with the teacher's observable skills and performance.

"WHAT ABOUT WORKING CONDITIONS AND REMUNERATION?"
The working week is from Tuesday to Saturday, with hours depending upon the age group taught. A salary of ¥3,000,000 per annum will be paid within the initial 2-year contract period, in addition to other allowances as relevant. The contract is renewable at the end of the initial period. All teaching staff are eligible for performance-based bonuses and receive 4 weeks paid annual holidays. We can provide visa sponsorship and a guarantee for rental accommodation if required. Costs associated with moving or renting accommodation are not included in the remuneration package.

"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN AN APPLICANT?"
We are looking for committed staff who have long-term professional goals, a capacity to create good working relations with their coworkers, and a sense of responsibility to their students' education and personal growth.