Preschool Teacher Needed with a Background in Education in Mie Prefecture, Japan

Maple Leaf International School is currently seeking a preschool teacher with a background in education for our 1-3 year old preschool class. The position starts from April, with training to occur mid-March.

Maple Leaf International School is located in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. Matsusaka is about 1 hour south of Nagoya and 1.5 hours northeast of Osaka. There is a population of about 170,000 people, spread over an area of 623 square kms.

We are a private International School focusing on students between the ages of 2 to 6. The main area of focus of our school is our Preschool Immersion program, where children are taught an array of subjects in English 5 days a week from 3 to 5 hours a day. We also have once a week English conversation classes for students outside of the immersion program as well as a English Extended Childcare program.

The school houses 4 classrooms as well as a staff office, and waiting room for customers. We have a playground on site, and are walking distance to 2 large parks, which we use for field trips. The school is filled with resources and materials for teachers to use.

About the position

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday 8:30~5:30

Maximum of 25 teaching hours per week

Preschool course lessons occur every day and are from 9:15-12:15

Afternoon lesson occur 2 to 3 times a week and vary in length from 50-90 minutes.

Teachers teach the same children every lesson, and only would be required to teach different children if substituting.

Salary:

260,000yen per month to start. Compensation reviewed twice a year during performance reviews and regular raises given to top performers.

Bonuses:

1 autumn bonus and 1 Spring bonus based on performance each up to 100,000 yen

Requirements:

Must have experience working with young children.

A degree in an education related field, or a teaching certification is required.

Responsibilities include:

-Teaching multiple subjects to children in the preschool course

-Teaching children in afternoon English conversation courses

-Supervising children during playtime and in the daycare

-Writing lesson plans and reports

-Creating teaching materials

-Communicating with parents

-Participating in Spring and Summer School programs

-Participating in school events such as sports day, Open School, Halloween Parade etc

-Participating in school and class field trips

-Attending staff meetings

-General classroom maintenance

Accommodation:

Teachers have the option of staying in a partially furnished company apartment (52,000-56,000yen per month). Accommodations are modern, 1 or 2 bedroom apartments and are roughly 40-50 squared meters (quite large by Japanese standards). No key money or deposit is necessary.

Benefits:

-Full Visa sponsorship available

Approximate Vacation time

-10 flexible vacation days upon completing 6 months of contract, 11 additional days after 18 months.

-5 days during Golden Week (May)

-5 days during Obon (August)

-12 days during Winter Break

-4 days during Spring Break

Use of school computer (each preschool staff is assigned a notebook computer)

Email - ernieizumi@maple-leaf.co.jp