International I School Kindergarten in Fukuoka city and Kurume city in Fukuoka.

We are looking for passionate professional teachers, who love their work and have a desire to see their students succeed.
We especially want teachers who enjoy the challenges presented when teaching young children. The position will start in March/April 2023.

General Job Descriptions
International I School Kindergarten is located in Fukuoka city and Kurume city, Fukuoka. The students are aged between 2 and 6 and are taught in English. International I School Kindergarten was established in 1990. We currently have 15 native English-speaking teachers on staff.
Teachers are scheduled to work 25 – 30 teaching hours per week. 20 hours, you would be teaching your homeroom kindergarten class, and the remaining hours, you would be teaching ESL classes (Toddler, kindergarten and elementary kids’ classes). All the kindergarten lessons are co-taught with licensed Japanese kindergarten teachers, so it is not necessary for you to have a Japanese teaching license.

Holidays
There are three main paid holidays.
About 3 weeks in summer (Completely off)
About 3 weeks in winter (Completely off)
If you are re-contracted, you will also have about a week off in spring (Completely off)

Extra Requirements
As International I School is a kindergarten, there are events, such as Sports Day and Winter Presentation that may require your attendance beyond your scheduled hours. (Usually on a weekend) These occur approximately 5 times per year.

Requirement
4-year degree / Teaching license or experience

Salary
240,000yen~270,000 per month + Completion bonus of 120,000 yen.
For the part time teacher positions, the salary would be different from above.

Accommodation
Apartments are arranged for teachers. The rent is between 45,000 yen and 55,000 yen depending on the size and the age of the apartment.

Although it may sound like a lot of responsibility, teaching at our kindergarten in incredibly rewarding and exciting experience.

If you don’t mind hard work and you truly love children, then this will be the perfect job for you. However, if you don’t love children and you would just like a chance to travel and experience living in Japan, then this may not be a good position for you.

Sincerely

International I School Kindergarten

Yuki Tanaka