Location: Tokyo, Japan
Work Type: Full Time / Experienced (Non-Manager)
Salary: ¥4.4M ~ ¥5.8M / Year
Requirements
- English: Native level
- Visa sponsorship available
Description
[Overview]
J PREP’s EA (English for Academic Purposes) Domestic College Preparation program is seeking an All-English Course Coordinator to join our team of educators focused on preparing students for entrance exams to their first-choice universities in Japan. The Course Coordinator will create and maintain top-notch curriculum under the direction of the Curriculum Manager in addition to supporting core operations.
[About J PREP EA Domestic College Preparation]
J PREP’s Domestic College Preparation is a three-year program for senior high school students. Its goal is to help our students gain admittance to competitive and ultra-competitive domestic universities and programs. As opposed to our other traditional cram schools, J PREP views the entrance exams as not the end of the students’ studies but as one important moment on the students’ journey to becoming global leaders in their chosen fields. Our students are extremely motivated, and we are seeking equally motivated, expert staff to help them reach the next level.
[Position Description]
In this role, the successful candidate will assist in developing and maintaining the EA Domestic College Curriculum. The role is comprised of both specialized duties (~50%) and common duties (~50%).
Specialized duties include but are not limited to:
• creating and updating high-level content, curriculum, and lesson plans for our shared curriculum under the direction of the Curriculum Manager.
• proofreading and quality checking content and teaching materials.
Additional specialized duties may include:
• researching the Japanese entrance-exam system and conducting research on how J PREP can better improve its offerings for senior high school students.
• analyzing entrance exam trends and offering data-based recommendations on program improvements.
• developing new course offerings for J PREP’s seasonal sessions.
Common duties include but are not limited to:
• assisting in monitoring and supervising sites where lessons are held.
• teaching approximately six hours a week.
• performing quality checks and providing feedback for instructors’ grading of students’ writing
• grading student writings and correcting student work.
• substituting classes.
[About you]
Candidates should be:
- able to follow the direction of the curriculum manager.
- able to work both independently and as a team.
- able to follow the proper channels of communication established in the team.
- flexible.
- able to deliver quality English instruction targeting the 4 skills and critical thinking based on our teaching methods and materials.
- able to manage their own schedule.
- able to meet tight deadlines.
- detail-oriented.
- open to new approaches.
- dedicated to helping our students reach their academic goals.
- friendly, polite, and academically minded.
- reliable and punctual.
We are seeking candidates who possess:
- at least a three-year bachelor’s degree.
- English proficiency.
- a valid working visa.
- experience teaching high-school-aged students; preferably in Japan. Ideally, this should be solo-teaching experience.
- some understanding of the entrance exam system in Japan or a willingness to learn.
- either (1) experience (or an interest) in CLIL methodology and teaching liberal arts subjects or (2) experience teaching test-preparation classes.
- Japanese ability is helpful, but not required.
Preference will be given to:
- those who possess M.A. degrees in linguistics, TESOL, or other related fields.
- those with significant experience (3+ years) teaching high-school aged students.
- those with experience creating curriculum and content in a team.