Location: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Work Type: Full Time / Experienced (Non-Manager)
Salary: ¥306,000 / Month
Requirements
- English: Native level
- Must currently reside in Japan
- Visa sponsorship available
Description
Kansai International Academy has nine campuses in Kansai and six in Tokyo. The Kobe campus is a CIS (Council of International Schools) accredited school that offers the complete IB continuum of programs for kindergarten through high school. Kansai International Academy is uniquely bilingual with half of the offered subjects taught by English speaking teachers and half by Japanese speaking teachers. With a mission to empower its students into becoming globally-minded and multicultural individuals, the school immerses learners from Kindergarten to Secondary School students in a truly bilingual environment.
We are currently looking for a Secondary English Language Arts teacher for the MYP program at the Kobe Campus. We welcome highly motivated, qualified, and experienced candidates with knowledge of the IB philosophy and a willingness to collaborate with other teachers. The successful candidate will be responsible for MYP English classes as well as other English classes such as TOEFL classes.
Expectations:
・Collaboration with the language team and all other teachers and staff
・Applying constructivist, inquiry approaches to all teaching and learning
・Differentiating learning for students as necessary
・Managing a homeroom in partnership with a Japanese homeroom teacher
・Developing our curriculum and program further in collaboration with other teachers and staff
・Commitment and motivation toward continual professional development
・Open-mindedness to Japanese culture and customs in the workplace
・Active participation in school events and contribution to the wider school community
・Willingness to engage in extracurricular activities and support the school beyond classroom teaching
・Commitment to fostering a positive, collaborative school culture
Qualification and Experience:
・Bachelor’s degree in English Teaching (Secondary School)
・A teaching certificate from your home country (or another English-speaking country)
・Teaching experience in a cross-cultural environment (preferred)
・Teaching experience with students whose English is not their mother tongue (preferred)
・Teaching experience in an IB school (preferred)