ALT Elementary Positions in Okayama City "Sunshine Land"（到期)

NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD)

公司名称

NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD)

职位编号

131851

地点

Okayama City, 冈山, 日本

发布日期

2019年2月22日

行业

教育/教学

职务

教师，教练（ELT，英语会话）

工作类型

全职 / 有工作经验者 (非管理层)

工资

JP¥210,000 ~ JP¥240,000/月

Yes, Okayama is known to be the land of the sunshine due to the amount of sun it gets a year. Please read more about Okayama below.

At NPO GLAD, we can give that to you that opportunity to live in Okayama as an ALT in addition to providing the warm and friendly support you need.

This is an invitation for people like you, with a warm personality and teaching potential to join us and impact the youth of Japan.


[Offer]:

We have positions in Okayama Prefecture starting in April 2019. Must be able to drive or obtain Int'l driver's license due to remoteness. We can provide you with a rental car if needed.


[About Us]:

Hi, We're NPO GLAD. We were founded by a group of former Japanese teachers with a vision to support the growth of global-minded students in Japan. GLAD stands for Global Learning Advancement Department.

We believe that foreign teachers will be the bridge the gap between Japan and the world and will be the key to modernizing Foreign Language Education.

This is our logic: As a company, by recruiting and introducing global-minded, respectful, positive, and hard working educators to schools, we can influence Japan’s society - Through education.

Over the past 6 years, we have hired more than 600 teachers and placed them all throughout Japan in various English teaching positions.

In addition to our strong and genuine support system here at NPO GLAD, we try to make living in Japan as easy and stress-free as possible.

It's quite simple - Happy teachers means happy children and schools.

Most of our positions are in rural areas of Japan, nationwide. We feel that the most impact of globalization will start from here.


[Position details]:

The placement will be in Elementary schools only

Contract term: April 22, 2019 - December 2019 (8-month contract)

*Training on April 11 - 12*


[Conditions]:

・Competitive compensation: Up to ¥220,000 to ¥240,000 per month
・Consistent working hours: Monday through Friday between 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (depending on schools)
・Placement: Elementary schools

We’ll observe your lessons and give you feedback so that you can improve your lessons. Working in GLAD is a continued learning process!


[Successful Candidate Criteria]:

・Native speaker of English or individual who has acquired an education in English for at least 12 years
・Holder of a university Bachelor's degree (or higher) in an English-speaking country
・One year of Assistant Language Teaching experience or equivalent
・Holder of a valid visa status that allows work in Japan
・Able to speak conversational Japanese
・Priority: Able to drive in Japan legally

For us, communication is crucial for planning and creating lessons with Japanese teachers of English. Fluency is no expected. We also highly encourage that teachers be able to be involved with the communities here. Our mission is to foster global understanding, after all.

>>Note: Only candidates who hold the qualifications mentioned above will be contacted<<

Feel free to visit our website to ask any questions you may have!


[Why work at NPO GLAD as an ALT?]:

・Work and life balance: 5-day work week/2 days off, public holidays, summer and winter holidays off, and Board of Education determined day off
・Growth: Continued training and support
・A little less painful with us: We help you find places to live, submitting official documents,year end tax adjustments, finding local hospitals, and more!
・Be apart of a community that cares for you
・Explore different parts of Japan


[About Okayama City]:

Okayama “Land of Sunshine” is located in between Hiroshima and Osaka in the Chugoku area of Western Japan. With a population of nearly 1.9 million people, Okayama is known to have low rates of rainfall and mild climates with an expected 277 out of 365 days in a year of sunshine. Sunny weather and fertile soil are the perfect conditions to produce an abundance of fragrant, and flavorful fruits such as Muscat grapes, and white peaches. It is no wonder why Okayama is the birthplace of the famous Japanese folktale of “Momotaro” (peach boy). Popular places to visit when in Okayama includes Okayama castle, Korakuen (a stunning Japanese garden), various areas of nature, onsens, the 1000-year-old “Daigo Cherry Tree” and more.


[Apply Now!]:

Apply now and get ahead of the crowd! This is the busiest time for companies to make hiring decisions and we want many awesome people to join us!

Thank you and we are looking forward to meeting you!