Business/School English Instructor

Fields of Expertise: Elementary,  High School,  Science,  Engineering, Business, Pharmaceuticals
Salary: Negotiable
International Education Services

Details: Searching for a unique, CV boosting start to your career? Interested in experiencing
Japanese business culture first-hand? Excited by the chance to live and work in busy
Tokyo?
International Education Services (IES) is a market-leading language training consultancy
incorporated in 1969 in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, IES has almost 50 years of
experience designing and conducting business, technical, order-made, and cross-cultural
communication programs for Japanese corporations and national governmental
organizations, as well as providing English instruction in Japanese elementary and
secondary schools under the jurisdiction of city/ward boards of education. IES hires
directly and exclusively to fill vacancies within the company.
Graduates with an interest in teaching and/or coaching are encouraged to apply to
International Education Services (IES), an established language training consultancy
based in Japan.
You will teach (depending on your background) several types of English communication
courses (management, engineering, pharmaceutical, computer services, healthcare
services, order-made, as well as general business communication skills) to employees
selected by our corporate clients in Japanese industry, as well as to officials from
national government ministries and agencies. You will also conduct English language
lessons as an Assistant Language Teacher for young learners in public primary and
secondary schools.
You will be given extensive teacher training on arrival supplemented with regular
feedback and counseling. In your adult classes, you will be trained to use a small group,
communicative, English-only, coaching-based approach. For all classes, detailed training
plans and in-house learning materials will be provided. Administrative assistance with
class logistics will be provided by our bilingual Japanese course coordinators.
Compensation is paid monthly in JPY (income tax deductions will be about 5-7%; value
added tax is 8%; automobile ownership unnecessary). You will be offered an annual,
renewable contract which includes work-visa sponsorship, paid vacations, subsidized
health insurance payments (Japan’s national plan covers 70% of medical/dental fees),
contract fulfillment bonus and travel expenses to/from teaching assignments. Your
starting date is negotiable.