Joe Tomei here, this is a message from Huy Tran in Yamaga about job openings.

Please feel free to post and share wherever you think qualified candidates would be interested.

You are also free to share my contact information if some people have particular concerns or detailed questions.

Sincerely,

Huy Tran

Direct hire ALT positions for the Yamaga BOE for the upcoming April 2017-March 2018 school year are now being considered for review. Yamaga BOE is continually searching for quality ALTs throughout the year.

Interested Candidates should mail paper copies by JPost by February 1st, 2017 to the address below. 〒861-0592 熊本県山鹿市山鹿987-3　 山鹿市役所　 教育総務課 〒861-0592 Kumamoto-ken, Yamaga-shi, Yamaga 987-3 Yamaga-shiyakusho Kyouikusoumuka

  1. Resume (English)
  2. Rirekisho (Japanese resume)
  3. Cover Letter (English and Japanese) which should share your thoughts regarding… a. Why is learning another language important? b. What is your educational philosophy? c. Share the highlights of your previous English teaching experience in detail.

Application deadline is Feb 1st, 2017.

Be ready to do a short live interview in Japanese and English about Mid-March.

Positions Details Salary: 280,000 Y - 300,000 Y per month depending on experience

Benefits: Shakai Hoken (1/2 paid by employer, 1/2 paid by employee) 10 days paid leave per + 1 day each consecutive year (nenkyu)

(If your Japanese fluency is high and you are savvy enough, it is possible for you to negotiate better terms of employment.)

Time: 40 hrs per week typically Mon-Fri - classroom, prep, special events 12 month working temporary contract with yearly renewal depending on evaluation.

Schools: JHS and/or ES schools per week with occasional ES and kindergarten classes, eikaiwa classes 5-8 times per semester. This is a unique ALT position for a dynamic individual. The classrooms at these schools have high speed internet, HD TVs, and are slowly but surely having a progressive English education culture. You will have a schedule the same as Japanese teachers, and you are expected to work during the summer time when classes are out doing prep work, collaborating with JTEs and other ALTs unless you take nenkyu.

Besides the typical JHS duties of an ALT, the position is interested in individuals possessing the following goals and abilities of the 21st Century ALT.

  1. Be passionate about teaching and learning.
  2. Build great relationships with JTEs, team member ALTs and students.
  3. Actively speak English with students at all times.
  4. Make textbook lessons real and relevant by sharing videos, articles, music, and original writing.
  5. Coordinate authentic communication skills such as speaking and writing with students from foreign countries with Skype, e-mail and letter writing on a regular basis.
  6. Research, create and share multimedia such as YouTube Videos, smartphone apps, learning websites with JTEs and students.
  7. Create student centered, cooperative group learning activities that use English for self-expression to communicate with foreign students.
  8. Use the computers as an active learning tool to bring English to life.
  9. Be an active team player.

If you are an interested ALT who has a vision to help move English education forward in the 21st Century please mail your paperwork by Feb 1st, 2017.Please feel free to post and share wherever you think qualified candidates would be interested.

Sincerely, Huy Tran