English Language Teacher Position In Osaka, Japan

Jul 18

Osaka Language Academy
Japan | Osaka
osakala.com

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About the School

Our school has students of all ages from 2 upwards through to business men and retired, therefore the candidate needs to be comfortable around kids and adults. We are a medium to large, foreign owned family run school which provide a freer working environment with a real focus on communication between team members and providing a pleasant working atmosphere with weekly team meetings. The school opens from Tuesday to Saturday and hours of when teachers are at school are from lunchtime to 9pm or 10pm, depending on schedule and other factors. There are times when teachers may be asked to teach morning lessons, this is shared and taken turns with others.

We require genuine life experience and a passion to teach and have fun teaching with professionalism first and foremost. We believe that if you have fun teaching, then the student does too.

Please check our:

1. Website: osakala.com
2. Facebook: facebook.com/Osakalanguage
3. Instagram: instagram.com/osakalanguageacademy
4. Twitter: (@olaeigolanguage) twitter.com/olaeigolanguage

Salary & Benefits:

Salary: 215,000 - 250,000 yen
Job Type: Full Time

1. Starting Salary: 215,000-250,000* Dependant on experience and skill set
2. Visa sponsorship is offered once FT position is offered and accepted (Typically takes 2 months from offer of position to arrival in Japan)
3. Accident insurance during working hours covered
4. Assistance in finding accommodation **
5. Overall welfare assistance
6. Remuneration for those who show outstanding performance and contribution to the school will be assessed on an ongoing basis.

* 3 months probation period is applied. During this probation period 80% of salary per month is paid.
**We will help with the process of finding suitable accommodation, however financially it is down to the successful applicant to fund this.

Note: Osaka Language Academy will be unable to offer any financial aid or contribution for relocation to Japan.

About the Job

A Full-time teaching position has opened to join our growing schools after our expansion early 2016. We currently have two English schools one located in Higashimikuni and the other in Shinosaka, both in walking distance from ShinOsaka JR in Osaka, Japan (good access to Shinkansen, JR trains and subways).

We are seeking a teacher who is eager and able to relocate to Japan on her/his working holiday visa which we would sponsor. The applicant needs to meet the criteria set out, combined with a genuine interest in teaching.

We are seeking those who have character which matches the school and professionalism to apply. A high level of competency, reliability, flexibility, logical approach and creativity needed to be successful - a sense of humour and friendly character will be welcomed too.

Qualifications & Requirements

1. 120 hour TEFL qualification/ TESOL qualification
2. University Degrees (legal requirement from Japanese authority for visa sponsorship)
3. No Japanese language ability required
4. Citizenship of UK, NZ, AUS, CAN Typical task involves;
   1. Classroom management; facilitating the lessons maximising the students chance to speak while ensuring adequate correction is given depending on the students needs/likes
   2. Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to a range of classes and age groups;
   3. e-mailing adult students homework if required;
   4. marking and providing appropriate feedback on oral and written work;
   5. organising and getting involved in social and cultural activities such as school events, school parties, dinners and excursions;
   6. Involvement in school marketing ideas and implementation
   7. attending and contributing to training sessions;
   8. participating in marketing events for the school;
   9. Administrational duties, such as keeping student registers and attendance records.