Nagoya school seeks creative, enthusiastic, and responsible candidates who enjoy teaching children and wish to improve their teaching skills by teaching with a veteran teacher and well-known teacher trainer.
BIG BOW English Lab, near Irinaka station in Nagoya, seeks a full-time teaching assistant position to begin in March 2020 (one year renewable contract). There is some flexibility with the starting date, but latest the position can begin is on April 2nd.
BIG BOW English Lab is an English school for young learners that has a unique CLIL-based curriculum and a strong focus on developing reading skills.
Each class is 90 minutes long; the first half of the class is a textbook lesson and reading activity and the second half is an original CLIL lesson, where students are taught about other subjects (history, science, geography, math, etc.) in English. There is an extensive reading library and over half the students are returnees, international pre-school graduates, or members of international families.
Each class has up to 12 students and is taught by an assistant teacher and the head teacher. The head teacher is Lesley Ito, an award-winning ELT materials writer who has over 25 years of experience teaching in Japan and has presented all over Japan for ELT publishing companies such as Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and National Geographic Learning.
The school is located in Nagoya in a very nice residential area between the Irinaka and Yagoto subway stations, near Nanzan Girls’ School and has been in business since 1981.
For more information, please view the video on this job post created by the head teacher and current associate teacher, which includes staff introductions, a brief explanation, and short clips of classes in action.
Job Description
- Assist the head teacher during lessons of up to twelve children (pre-school to high school classes).
- Correct tests, homework, and writing assignments.
- Assist students in checking out library books.
- Opportunities to occasionally take over parts of the lesson.
- Opportunities to team teach with the head teacher.
- Opportunities to create original CLIL lessons.
- Greet and interact with the students in the few minutes before class time.
- Write a monthly blog post. (See associate teacher’s blog – https://www.bigbowenglish.com/associate-teacher/ )
Schedule
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 1:30 pm – 9:15 pm (plus occasional weekend events, such as MYLE testing day or Museum Excursions). Usually there are three 90 minute classes per day. The school calendar can be viewed at https://www.bigbowenglish.com/LessonCalendar2019-2020.pdf (Days in black are days off.)
Benefits
- As we are a small school with a flexible curriculum, effort will be made to make use of the associate teacher’s talents in the pursuit of their professional development.
- Ample vacation. The school calendar can be viewed at https://www.bigbowenglish.com/LessonCalendar2019-2020.pdf (Days in black are days off.)
- Located in Nagoya, only 5 minutes from Irinaka subway station.
- Receive on-the-job training with a teacher with over 25 years of EFL experience who is an award winning materials writer as well as a professional teacher trainer.
- Travel allowance negotiable (within Nagoya).
- Practical assistance with getting settled into your daily life.
- English level of students is higher than the norm for a typical English school in Japan, especially with the returnee classes.
Job Requirements
We are seeking a friendly and energetic candidate who enjoys teaching and working with children.
- Native level fluency of English is required; Japanese skills are not required.
- While we prefer a candidate already in Japan, overseas applicants are welcome to apply.
- Four year college degree.
- Experience working with children a must.
- Legible handwriting.
- Willingness to engage in singing and drama activities.
- Strong, clear, and expressive voice for storytelling activities.
- Computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, basic video editing, etc.) a plus.
- TESOL or CELTA certification not required, but a plus.
- Neat and professional appearance.
For more information, please view the video on this job post created by the head teacher and current associate teacher, which includes staff introductions, a brief explanation, and short clips of classes in action.
Salary
¥250,000 JPY / Month If after three months, it is decided that the teacher will take on a larger role in the school and become an associate teacher, a monthly raise will be given of up to ¥20,000 a month.
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