Are you looking for a growth-oriented teaching position?
English Teacher (Part-time) at Rainbow Bridges English Academy
At Rainbow Bridges, you’ll develop your ability to lead others more effectively, hone your communication, technological, and teaching skills, and work on a supportive team that wants to see you succeed. Together we’ll inspire children with a love of learning and prepare them for their futures with real-life communication and thinking skills.
We offer this chance in the form of a part-time teaching position, primarily for children. We’re searching for an engaging person who loves kids, learning, and helping others to learn, and who is open to a long-term commitment to our community.
What you’ll do
You’ll start as a part-time teacher of English for children, facilitating classes in our student-centered curriculum and inspiring kids to want to learn English. You’ll also take part in staff meetings and professional development sessions as well as contribute to school events. Furthermore, according to your specific skill set, we offer the opportunity for you contribute to the school in ways beyond normal classroom teaching, such as with computer skills or abilities in art, music, or other fields.
What you’ll need
If you think you can accomplish the above, we want to hear from you. Realistically, you’ll need the following:
* At least a bachelor’s degree and the ability to learn complex concepts quickly
* Excellent native-level English communication skills to enable you to contribute positively to staff meetings and participate in professional development
* Interpersonal skills to understand your diverse students, finding their motivation and individual talents
* Japanese proficiency to enable you to get to know students better
* A love of children and life to keep your head up through the challenges of teaching and help you inspire young learners
We are looking to set the successful candidate up with 1-3 days a week of work to start, with applicants needing to be available to teach on Thursdays and Saturdays at minimum. As the school is expanding and in a time of transition, we would like to hire someone who can remain flexible with scheduling and take on more work in the future. Candidates with a valid driver’s license and vehicle to travel around Fukuoka will be favored.
Position Overview
* Position: English Teacher
* Status: Part-time to start
* Salary: Part-time pay starts at about 3,500 yen per class taught; we would like to move the successful candidate quickly into a full-time or special part-time salaried position
* Trial: 3-6-month trial period
* Start: October (training also in September)
* Location: Fukuoka City: Class locations vary; Headquarters in Arae, Jounan-ku
How to apply
Please send your resume with a photograph and a cover letter to Tristan Scholze at tristan (at) rainbow (hyphen) bridges (dot) com.
