{"id":3889,"date":"2009-02-27T21:51:12","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T21:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2009-02-27T21:51:12","modified_gmt":"2009-02-27T21:51:12","slug":"job-foreign-language-instructur-english-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/27\/job-foreign-language-instructur-english-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Foreign Language Instructur (English) (Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via JETAA Northern California’s job\/career email list:<\/em><\/p>\n

Position<\/strong>: Foreign Language Instructor (English)<\/p>\n

Field of Specialization: <\/strong>Native English Speaker with BA or BS degree, Preferably TEFL\/TESL or a related discipline<\/p>\n

Subjects to Teach: <\/strong>General English for K to 12 students and professionals with an emphasis on improving scores on English proficiency examinations such as TOEFL and TOIEC.<\/p>\n

Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Classroom Instruction: responsible for up to six 50-minute English classes per day for 20 working days per month and the establishment of regular office hours for meeting students in\u00a0 addition to the assigned classes. All the classes taught must incorporate the use of Power Strategies\u00ae* in the instruction.
\n* Administrative Duties: required to administrate the following while assisting in foreign language education-related tasks for Power-Ed Japan managements, such as:<\/p>\n

1. Manage staff meetings
\n2. Develop curriculum, teaching, and testing materials
\n3. Conduct seminars for part-time teachers<\/p>\n

Qualifications for Employment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Fluency: Native speaker with English proficiency
\n* Age: Applicants should preferably be under 40 years of age at the time of employment
\n* Degree: B.A. and\/or M.A. or US equivalent accredited degrees, preferably TEFL\/TESL or related disciplines<\/p>\n

* Teaching experience: None required, but one or more years of high school level English teaching in Japan would be preferable
\n* Japanese Language Skill: None required
\n* Computer Literacy: It is desirable to have knowledge and experience relative to IT systems sufficient enough to use\u00a0 internet communication software such as SKYPE and to participate in Power Strategies classes<\/p>\n

Employment start date: <\/strong>July 1st, 2009<\/p>\n

Length of Employment Contract: <\/strong>2 years – renewable yearly upon evaluation of the work prior to the end of the initial contract term<\/p>\n

Salary and Benefits: <\/strong>Annual salary of $30,000-$40, 000 (US) depending on qualifications and experience; cost of round trip airfare to Tokyo; housing allowance of $300 (US) per month. Transportation for daily work will be paid in accordance with the pay system of Power-Ed Japan. Health Insurance, Japanese pension plan, and unemployment benefits are also provided as part of the obligations under the labor laws in Japan.<\/p>\n

Required Documents for Application:<\/strong> * Curriculum Vitae (CV) with a passport-type photograph attached. Please ensure that all dates (month and year) for the commencement\/ completion of courses\/employment, etc., are clearly indicated, and your CV includes all the information concerning:<\/p>\n

1. Educational background (List of names of all schools you have attended after finishing high school)
\n2. Academic and other professional activities
\n3. Languages spoken, and their proficiency level
\n4. Date of birth
\n5. Nationality
\n6. Home and office addresses with telephone\/fax numbers
\n7. E-mail address<\/p>\n

* Academic Transcript for the highest degree earned (the transcript should be sent directly from the institution)
\n* Copy of the diploma\/certificate for the highest degree earned
\n* List of all publications (page numbers to be specified)
\n* An essay on “English Language Education to Foreign Students” (approx. 800-1000 words)
\n* One letter of recommendation<\/p>\n

Method of Selection:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* 1st stage: Examination of application materials
\n* 2nd stage: Interview (in Japanese with translation and English)<\/p>\n

Only those who pass the first stage of the selection process will be interviewed. (The individuals will be notified directly of the date of the interview). The interviewees may be asked to teach a model lesson at the time of the interview. Travel expenses related to the interview are available. The successful candidate may be required to submit all transcripts, diplomas, and certificates.<\/p>\n

Those who are interested, please submit the application and documents to:<\/strong>
\nTetsuji Hando CEO
\nPower-Ed Japan
\n1-2-3 Shibakouen Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Or send Email: hando@power- ed-japan.\u00a0 com<\/a><\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. On the envelope, indicate in red by writing “ESL Teaching Position”, and send by registered mail.
\n2. Documents, once submitted, shall not be returned.<\/p>\n

For further information, contact directly to
\n<\/strong>
\nTetsuji Hando CEO<\/p>\n

*Power Strategies is a staff development program an applicant must complete during employment. An International Teaching Certificate from CITA will be awarded after the successful completion of eight Power Strategies courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Via JETAA Northern California’s job\/career email list: Position: Foreign Language Instructor (English) Field of Specialization: Native English Speaker with BA or BS degree, Preferably TEFL\/TESL or a related discipline Subjects to Teach: General English for K to 12 students and professionals with an emphasis on improving scores on English proficiency examinations such as TOEFL and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-10J","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3889"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3891,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889\/revisions\/3891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}