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Job Qualifications
- University graduate with at least a bachelor’s degree (in any subject)
- Can evidence having at least 12 years of education where the language of instruction in all courses was English
- Professional in all aspects of behavior, a team-player, flexible, cheerful, and energetic
- Ability to drive a car and willingness to drive in Japan
- Previous experience teaching, tutoring, or leading young people in groups (paid or unpaid)
- Japanese language ability (at any level)
Job Benefits
- Salary range of 2.4 to 3.0 million yen annually for 12 month contracts
- 1 year contract (renewable by mutual consent with no term limits)
- Work Mondays to Fridays with scheduled teaching hours between 8 am and 5 pm (there will be a few times a year when schools will have special evenings or weekend events)
- Enrollment in National Health or Pension schemes, Employment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance
- 10 paid holidays a year (5 planned) with breaks during the summer and winter school holidays
Company Description
Our mission is:
“Through providing “whole person” educational services that enrich the hearts, minds, and lives of people of all ages, we will achieve a more meaningful society. By promoting a deeper understanding of the world’s languages, cultures, and learning, we will contribute to more harmonious and closely knit relations among all people.”
Interac teachers enrich the lives of hundreds of thousands of Japanese school children every year by delivering interactive and exciting English lessons, sharing their knowledge of English and giving insights into other cultures.
As one of the largest non-government employers of foreign nationals in Japan we employ nearly 3,500 staff in Japan across a network of 13 offices. Around 3,200 of these employees are non-Japanese.
Interac began as a provider of corporate educational services but from the mid-nineties we began providing ALTs and education-related services to Boards of Education across Japan.
Job Description
Interac Group, Japan's largest private provider of assistant language teachers (ALTs) with over 3,200 teaching employees, is seeking applications from professional and motivated people looking to make teaching English in Japan the next stop on their career paths.
Interac ALTs enrich the lives of children by sharing their knowledge of English, building communication skills, and sharing cultural insights.
Your job would be two-fold: language instructor and cultural ambassador. These two aspects are inseparable, and Interac ALTs aim to become experts in both. Entrusted with being the English expert in the classroom, you could expect to teach on your own, with a Japanese teacher present to help manage the classroom..
As an ALT you can expect to:
-Start things off right with anintensive (paid!) initial training and orientation session
-Work in elementary, junior or senior high schools. Planning and teaching English as a foreign language
-Develop yourself as a teacher with on-going skills development and training programs
-Become an important part of your school and local community. Take part in festivals, events and other school activities
-Enjoy best-in-the-industry support with visas, housing, transportation, and other living arrangementsto help insure a worry-free experience in your daily life
While most positions start in Spring 2024 (in sync with the Japanese public school calendar), everyone is welcome to apply thorough one of our overseas offices (US, UK, Australia) to be considered for any number of positions at one of Interac’s 15 regional branches around the country.
**This application is for use by residents of the following countries:Australia, India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Vietnam. Applicants residing in other areas please see our job board for the applicable job posing, if you apply here and do not reside in one of the designated countries, your application will not be successful.