Sep 25

Job: English and Spanish Teachers at Peace Boat (Japan)

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Position: English & Spanish Teachers
Location: Tokyo, Japan (starting point before global voyage)
Salary: Volunteer

Overview:

Teachers for the on-board programme are recruited by GET Universal Co. Ltd. There are between 8-18 positions available onboard each cruise, depending on student enrollment numbers. The language teaching positions are on a volunteer basis, so there is no salary. However the participation fee for the voyage, which covers meals and accommodation on-board, and port taxes are all covered by GET Universal Co. Ltd.

Requirements:    

• Have at least 18 months of relevant full-time English language teaching experience.
• Be a highly advanced speaker of English, although not necessarily ‘native’ or ‘first-language’ speaker of English.
• Have experience of, or a definite interest in, the areas of peace and global education in language teaching.
• A qualification in English language teaching and conversational Japanese ability are also preferred, but are not prerequisites for the application.
• Applicants with multiple language teaching ability will be looked upon favourably.

Application Instructions:

Download an information/application pack, download here.

GET, Peace Boat’s language training programme, is now accepting applications for English and Spanish language instructors for the 83rd voyage departing Japan on March 13th, and returning to Japan on June 24th, 2014. The Volunteer Language Teacher application deadline is 17:00 (Japan Standard Time) on Friday, November 1st, 2013. Interviews are scheduled to be held in Tokyo on November 23rd and 24th (Saturday and Sunday), 2013. Skype interviews for overseas applicants will be held around the time of the domestic interviews. Interview dates are subject to change, please check here for constant updates.