Assistant Language Teacher

  Japan

• All Other Areas: 
Tsukuba

Length of Position: One Year

Description: The land of the rising sun is a contrast between the old and the new. You have probably heard that said before but now is the time to come and experience it at one of the many schools and institutions that Aclipse has partnered with in Japan. With a variety of teaching opportunities, Aclipse recruiters are able to match you with the position that suits you best! Positions are available across Japan with many in the Kanto area.

Become an ALT in a Japanese Public School!

Be a cultural ambassador for your country while assisting a Japanese home room teacher to teach English. Responsibilities can include:

- Co-teaching or leading conversational English classes that involve interactive teaching strategies
- Preparing teaching materials and activities
- Participating in school festivals, sports, and ceremonies
- Assisting in the day-to-day tasks of the classroom

Positions start in late March/early April all applications must be received by December 15th.

For later start dates, please submit an application with your desired start date.

About Aclipse:
Aclipse helps qualified candidates find the best jobs teaching English in Asia. The Aclipse team is made
up of experienced recruiters, most of whom taught English abroad. Aclipse has offices in Boston, Chicago, Osaka, San Francisco, Seoul, Sydney, and Toronto.

Job placement is free for teachers.

Highlights:
- Salaries are commensurate with experience and allow for an excellent standard of living, with the opportunity to save on the side.
- Work visa
- Paid vacation/holidays in line with the Japanese Board of Education
- Subsidized single occupancy Furnished accommodation
- Enrollment in Japanese National Health Insurance at a nominal monthly fee

Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- Native English speaker
- 10 years of education in an English-speaking country prior to college
- Valid passport from USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa
- One year commitment
- No criminal record
- An interest in Japan and teaching
- Experience with children preferred

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Arts

Salary / Pay: Salary starting at 250,000 yen/month

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and South African Participants.

Participants Travel to Japan Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview

Aclipse's Mission Statement: Aclipse helps college seniors and graduates launch global careers by placing them in jobs teaching English in Asia. Aclipse launched operations in December 2007 and will have placed more than 1,200 teachers with more than 20 clients in South Korea, Japan and China by the end of 2008, and we expect substantial growth in 2009. Aclipse is a business division of CDI America, a subsidiary of CDI Holdings, Inc., the leading provider of English Language learning services for South Korean kids ages 6-to 18-years old. Aclipse is focused on finding you a job with a future, with only reputable schools and programs, such as EPIK, English First and CDI. Aclipse currently has offices in Boston, Chicago, Osaka, San Francisco, Seoul, Sydney and Toronto.

Year Founded: 2007