TOEFL-SAT Instructor / Instructional Designer / College Counselor （期限切れ）

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• Native English speaker with exceptional writing, college counseling, and teaching skills
• University degree (preferably from a high-ranking school)
• Current Japanese working permit and Japanese residency
• A minimum of two years full-time English teaching experience
• Experience teaching standardized tests, especially SAT, TOEFL, GTEC, etc.
• Experience in college counseling.
• Willingness to teach students aged 12-19
• Exceptional classroom-management and time-management skills
• Basic proficiency in Windows/Mac, Office365, and/or Google Docs
• Flexibility in mindset and willingness to learn and improve
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Basic proficiency in Japanese
• General awesomeness!

DESCRIPTION:

Position:
• Full-time instructor/counselor to deliver AWESOME online and traditional classroom lessons to students of academic English (SAT, TOEFL, IELTS, GTEC, EIKEN), students who are aiming to study abroad, and (junior high school) students who want to get ahead of their peers in English.

Key Responsibilities:
• Teaching academic English and test-prep skills to small groups via web conference (typically 5-8 students) and/or face-to-face (typically 5-20 students) following the guidelines of a well-established curriculum and teaching method
• Developing academic English skills-building training materials (SAT & TOEFL test preparation, essay writing, speaking fluency, etc.)
• Counseling students on overseas college applications (personal essay, extracurricular activities, etc.)
• Preparing junior high school students to tackle academic English

Strongly Preferred Skills:
• Experience with and Willingness to teach highly motivated teenagers who have different levels of English proficiency
• Master's degree in TESOL/TEFL or other education field
• Graphic design or video editing experience
• Firm knowledge of SAT/TOEFL structure, scoring, and strategies
• High proficiency in Japanese
• Proficiency in MS Excel / Google Sheets
• Experience teaching with Skype or other teleconference software
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience writing/developing materials for academic English and test prep training (SAT, TOEFL, IELTS, etc)

Nice To Have!
• Powerful will to help JHS, high school, and university students
• AV editing and producing experience
• Computer programing experience
• Art layout / design experience
• Experience teaching online via Zoom or other platforms
• Experience working in a Japanese-style office and/or a large Japanese corporation
• JLPT2 (or higher) Japanese fluency
• Multilingual

Location:
• a three-minute walk from Iidabashi Station

Remuneration:
• We will base salary on your unique talents, skills, and experience according to our salary guidelines
• Company contributions to pension, health, labor, and other state mandated insurances/taxes
• Bi-yearly travel expenses up to 120,000 yen for each 6-month period

Work Schedule:
• Five days a week (Tuesday - Saturday with occasional weekend business trips to other places in Japan), 2:00-10:00 pm (may vary slightly based on flex-schedule work system)

Other Benefits:
• Extensive training: learn innovative tools and techniques
• Ample paid holidays: several weeks' worth per year
• Benefits: all mandatory national health, welfare, labor insurance, and pension contributions as mandated by Japanese labor laws
• Project based bonus opportunities: outside income-earning opportunities
• Work with awesome people like you!

Company Profile:
• ALPHA Frontiers is an innovative education consultancy serving institutions in Tokyo and across Japan. Our clients include huge corporations, smaller schools, and everything between. Our motto is “Be awesome,” and we set the standard for awesomeness in the industry!