Applicants must
- Be enthusiastic to teach
- Be able to cooperate with coworkers
- Be always open to new challenges.
- Teach most subjects, including math, science, and social studies
- Help develop the curriculum
- Maintain all marking and grading
- Fill out termly progress reports
- Collaborate with other teachers on tasks such as building our program of inquiry, school events, and parent-teacher conferences
Full-time (contract employee at the beginning)
- English: native or business level
- Teaching experience with grade school children
- Bachelor's degree or above in general or elementary education (Not English as a foreign language teaching such as TOEFL)
- Strong teamwork and communication skills
- Visa sponsorship available (Applicants must meet Immigration requirements and have a university degree)
Preference will be given to applicants with
- Teaching license is a significant plus
- PYP experience is preferred
- 8 hours per day between 7:00 and 17:00 on weekdays (shift-work)
* There is a one-hour lunch break.
- Possibility to work overtime (paid)
Monthly salary from 360,000 yen (for 3+ years' experience). *Approx. 6-month probation.
- Paid vacations (77% paid vacation utilization rate, 2023)
- Maternity and paternity leave (achieving a 100% utilization rate for both men and women)
- Commuting allowance: Actual expenses (up to 30,000 yen/month)
- Short-distance allowance: If the commuting allowance is less than 15,000 yen, 15,000 yen is paid as a combination of the commuting allowance and the short-distance allowance.
- Salary increase: Once a year
- Social insurance (unemployment insurance, workers' compensation insurance, health insurance, and employee pension)
- Employee discount at CGK International School(e.g., no registration fee or tuition)
- Cabinet Office "Babysitter" discount coupons (conditions of use apply)
- IB workshops offered
- 2 days off / week (Sat/Sun, national holidays) *May need to work on holidays a few times a year for events, etc. (Compensatory days off provided).
- Approx. 140 days off / year
- G.W. vacation, approx. 1 week
- Summer vacation, approx. 2 weeks
- Fall break, approx. 1 week
- Winter vacation, approx. 2 weeks
- Spring vacation, approx. 1 week
- 10 paid vacation days/year (after 6 months of consecutive employment) + 1 for each additional year
[Kannai Campus] 2-25-2 Minaminakadori, Naka-ku, Yokohama (Greater Tokyo) 231-0006, Japan
<Nearest station>
- 4-minute walk from Bashamichi Station (馬車道駅) on the Minatomirai Line (directly to/from the Tōyoko Line and Fukutoshin Line)
- 5-minute walk from Nihon-ōdōri Station (日本大通り駅) on the Minatomirai Line (directly to/from the Tōyoko Line and Fukutoshin Line)
- 5-minute walk from Kannai Station (関内駅) on the Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line
- 7-minute walk from Kannai Station (関内駅) on the JR Keihin-Tōhoku Line
*Excellent location with easy access to Minatomirai, Sakuragicho, Chinatown, Yokohama Station, and Tokyo
We are creating a better environment for children and staff by actively incorporating new ideas from our staff. We are a place where employees can continue to work for a long time while enhancing their skills and career. We look forward to hearing from you!
