Vice Principal（到期)

Nagoya International Junior & Senior High School (NIHS) is an Article I MEXT Accredited School located in Nagoya, Japan. The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) has officially recognized Nagoya International Junior and Senior High School (NIHS) as an IB World School and given NIHS permission to implement the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP). In addition, the Ministry of Education and Science (MEXT) has designated NIHS as a Super Global High School (SGH) Associate School and UNESCO officially recognized Nagoya International Junior and Senior High School (NIHS) as a UNESCO Associated School.

The ideal candidate will be an effective leader and educator with exemplary managerial and communication skills, as well as an understanding of the needs of a diverse student body and teaching staff. In particular, it is essential that the candidate be able to function at a professional level in English and at least a conversational level of Japanese (however, a higher level of Japanese is preferred).

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.


Benefits:
- Salary paid in yen per annum determined by qualifications and experience
- Contract and tenure: An initial 1-year contract is given on commencement, with the first year acting as a probationary
period.
- Retirement age: The compulsory retirement age is 65 for teaching staff and 60 for other staff
- Professional development: This is available for all teachers periodically
- Annual vacation and sick leave: 10 days total available in the first year, after 6 months continuous employment, and 11
days after 18 months. The yearly total increases after each completed year of service culminating in 20 days total per year
after 6 years of full service.
- Work schedule: The weekly work schedule is from Monday to Friday and 8:25~5:00 pm with a 40-minute break for
lunch. Occasional weekend work is also required, dependent upon the school’s yearly event schedule
- Working conditions: Outside the aforementioned annual vacation and sick leave, staff are otherwise required to be at
school during school vacation periods.
- Maternity leave: Up to six weeks leave available at full pay prior to the expected date of delivery and up to eight weeks
leave at full pay post delivery according to Japanese labor laws
- Bereavement leave: Up to ten days available, depending on the relationship to the deceased
- Health insurance and pension scheme: Registration in the health and pension scheme is compulsory and payments are
deducted from the monthly salary. (Dependents of the employee living in Japan are included in the health insurance
scheme)
- Unemployment insurance scheme: Registration in the unemployment insurance scheme is compulsory and payments
deducted from the monthly salary
- Commutation allowance: Allowance payments are calculated on the commutation distance and added to the monthly
salary

Requirements:
Required
• A Master’s degree (completed)
• Suitable mental and physical condition to carry out the role required
• A suitable police background or working-with-children check from home country.
• Curriculum planning experience

Preferred

• Ph.D. holder
• Administrative experience (15+ years)
• IBDP and MEXT Board of Education knowledge and/or experience
• National, state or region-issued certification as a teacher / psychologist / counsellor
• First aid qualification
• 2+ years high school teaching experience
• Japanese working environment experience

Essential Attributes
• Sound communication, presentation and team mentoring skills
• High level of organization and planning skills
• Empathetic and understanding of all stakeholder perspectives
• Keen and broad sense of humor for a multi-cultural and challenging environment
• Respectful to all members of the school community at all times
• Lead by example with high, but reasonable, expectations
• Consistent growth mindset and willing to listen and learn from all and improve
• Highly motivated and motivating
• Flexible in outlook and receptive to change as required in meeting the needs of the school
• Constructive and solution focused
• ICT and ManageBac competent enough to be able to lead others in related functional aspects
• Knowledgeable about IBDP learning approaches in theory and application across a range of
subjects
• Broad working knowledge of subject-to-subject assessment and IB submission requirements
• Positively inclined towards and proactive in learning basic conversational Japanese for communication purposes with
members of the administrative team
• Maintain a healthy balance between work and leisure time

Requested Documentation:
1. CV with photo and cover letter outlining educational philosophy (max 3 pages)
2. Passport photograph (non-Japanese applicants)
3. University degrees and transcripts
4. Teacher’s license (if current)
1. Face-to-face on campus or Zoom.
2. Short-listed candidates may be asked to prepare a 20-minute teaching demo in advance of the interview. (details will
be sent to the candidate beforehand).
3. An interview decision is normally sent within one week following the interview.
4. Successful candidates will be sent a contract, which must be signed and returned within 3 working days.
5. Please note that due to the high volume of applications, applicants that have not been selected may not be contacted.