Full-Time English Teacher in Chiba (expired)

Kent Recruitment Page
Overview of Kent School of English:
Kent School of English was founded in 1980 and has operated out of Urayasu and the surrounding Tokyo Bay Shore Area for the past 30 years. Kent’s main focus is to improve the conversational skills of our students, with classes geared toward speaking and listening practice and comprehension. We offer classes to students from children to adults. Kent has a variety of classes that cover everything from daily English conversation to preparation for working or living overseas, as well as short-term intensive courses, business and exam preparation. Using textbooks chosen to match student’s level and goals, as well as specially prepared curriculums, Kent is able to meet the needs of individual students to help them reach their English speaking goals.

Kent Location:
Kent’s main school is located next to Shin-Urayasu station, in the Chiba prefecture of Japan. Shin-Urayasu is about a 20 minute train ride from central Tokyo and is near to Tokyo Disney Land. Kent also has one school located in Hinode, a twenty minute walk from our Shin-Urayasu school.

Working at Kent:
Kent is open Tuesdays to Fridays 1pm to 10pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm, with classes scheduled during those times. Each teacher has a different schedule, but most teachers have around seven classes a day, and teach 26 hours a week. Teachers have a mix of adult and kids’ classes, as well as a mix of private and group lessons.

Teacher Support:
Kent provides teachers with: visa sponsorship; housing assistance, a bike and futon, if needed; and any support necessary for adjusting to their daily life in Japan. There is a training period for new teachers at Kent; as well as teacher’s meetings, workshops, and observations throughout the year.

We are currently recruiting for a full-time teacher to work 5-days a week (Wednesday to Sunday) (1pm to 10pm weekdays, and 10am to 6pm on weekends) with a monthly salary of 260,000 yen.

Applicants need to be comfortable teaching students of all ages (especially children because we have lots of those here at Kent).

Official start is September 13th 2017 but ideally applicants would be available for paid training from September 6th 2017.

Compensation:
Teacher, 1st year full time: JPY 260,000/month for a 25 teaching hours, 5-day week. 5-6 weeks paid holiday.