Application | Written Selection | Contract Settlement | Start | Contact

1. Job Application

Applicants residing in Japan
Send us a copy of your passport (including a valid visa), a resume and a letter of motivation in Japanese or English and a recent picture to [email protected] or [email protected].

Japanese skills equal to JLPT N4 or higher are required. We normally accept applications between February and March as well as August and September. Though exceptions are possible if there is a high demand.

Application from outside of Japan
In addition to your application documents, we would also like to ask you to send us your Skype name.

2. Written Selection Procedure

Applicants residing in Japan
You will take a 90-minute written Aptitude Test as well as a 120-minute Teaching Proficiency Test, which will serve as the basis for your contract negotiations.

Application from outside of Japan
We will send you the Aptitude Test and Teaching Proficiency Test via Skype as a PDF file and ask you to write the answers into the comment box. In case you are not good at typing, you may fill out the test by hand, take a picture/scan it and send it back after 90 minutes and 120 minutes respectively.

3. Contract Settlement

Applicants residing in Japan
We will invite you to an interview where we will discuss your contract and any important details such as accommodation and visa. You will receive an employment notification normally within one week if the oral selection was positive. Trainee Teachers may start working immediately after the application process has been completed.

In order to be able to do remunerated work in Japan, you need a Working Visa or a Working Holiday Visa.
The minimum wage for Trainee Teachers without a higher education qualification (e.g. university degree) is 800 Yen for private lessons and office work and 1,000 Yen for group lessons. Teacher Assistants with the relevant qualification receive 2,000 and 2,500 Yen per lesson respectively. The number of weekly lessons and thereby the salary can be increased based on a Trainee Teacher’s popularity among the students. The minimum amount of working hours per week (lessons and office work) is 20 hours with to a monthly salary between 80,000 and 100,000 Yen for Trainee Teachers without a higher education qualification and work experience of less than a year.

The expenses for transport have to be paid by the applicants themselves.
For a charge, the school will arrange an accommodation. The average costs for an accommodation are 40,000 Yen. During the first six months, a teacher is not entitled to take days off. The number of unpaid leave increases to 10 days thereafter. Working hours are from Tuesday to Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. as well as Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

There is the possibility to receive visa assistance and help with Japanese language lessons from the school. Details can be discussed during your interview.

Application from outside of Japan
We will invite you to a Skype interview and discuss the above mentioned points.

4. Start
Trainee Teachers will get to know the school, its internal structures and processes through a Trainee Teacher period. They will also meet their future students as well as their co-workers and the school’s partners. Trainee Teachers usually lead our weekly Free Talk Time, organize events and do additional office work. The training period may vary depending on the result of the oral selection. Necessary material is provided by the school. At first, the teacher will join classes and give advice to prepare the trainee as best as possible. Besides your regular lessons, you will be asked to do additional work at school to get an impression of how things work and also to get to know all students, your co-workers and our partners. During this time, you will learn the necessary skills to be able to work without help.

Additional tasks (fixed):
– Organize, promote and lead Free Talk Time events
– Do at least ten English training lessons with your Japanese co-workers

Additional tasks (after agreement):
– Send birthday cards to current students
– Create and print activity announcements
– Clear up and adjust teaching materials
– City guide, workshops, company visits etc.
– Promote English language courses and Skype lessons

All additional work is scheduled as a private lesson. For example, a Free Talk Time event from 18:00 to 19:30 is scheduled as 2 private lessons at 55 Minutes each. 1.5 lessons for the Free Talk Time itself and 0.5 lesson for preparation and cleaning.

5. Contact
We are always happy to answer questions and give advice: [email protected]

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