Assistant Language Teacher (ALT)

  Japan

• All Other Areas: 
Kanto,  Kansai,  Hokkaido

Length of Position: 1 year minimum

Description: Assistant Language Teachers are assigned to local boards of education or elementary, junior or senior high schools all throughout Japan. They work with Japanese Teachers of English to teach English classes in the public schools. Candidates must be interested in working actively with Japanese students and interested in Japan and the Japanese language.

Highlights: The JET Program is Japan's most reputable program for English instructors. Sponsored by the Japanese government, the JET Program sends approximately 900 young professionals from 36 countries around the world to work in Japan each year as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) or Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs). Apply this winter to begin work next summer. JET provides roundtrip transportation to Japan, health insurance, training, paid vacations and more.

Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree by July 1 in year of departure
* Not have lived in Japan for 6 or more years since 2000
* Be a citizen of the United States to apply through the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. Citizens of other countries should contact the Embassy of Japan in their own country for more information
* In principle, be less than forty (40) years of age as of April 1, in the year of departure
* Not have been a former participant of the JET Program in the last 3 years
* Have excellent English language skills
* Not have declined a position with the JET Program in the last program year after receiving notification of placement

Minimum Education: Bachelors

Salary / Pay: 3.6 million yen/year for all positions

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Japan in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview Required
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

JET Program Office, Embassy of Japan's Mission Statement: The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program seeks to help enhance internationalization in Japan by promoting mutual understanding between Japan and other nations. The program aims to improve foreign language education in Japan and to encourage international exchange at the local level through fostering ties between Japanese youth and foreign youth.

Year Founded: 1987