Interac – Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) Positions in Japan
Founded in 1972, Interac is Japan’s largest private provider of professional foreign teachers to the Japanese government through its ALT program. Interac is also a significant player in providing professional teachers for commercial and government organizations.
Interac’s teachers, working in the Japanese school system, enrich children’s lives by delivering interactive and exciting English lessons, while also sharing their knowledge of English and communication skills, and giving insights into other cultures.
We are now looking for more English teachers who wish to teach in Japan.
About the position
“ALT” (Assistant Language Teacher) is a title coined by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to describe native-level speakers of English working in Japanese classrooms. As an Interac ALT, you are not a member of the schools’ staff but an employee of Interac, and therefore, you work under the guidance of Interac.
Location: Various locations across Japan
Start date: Starting year-round (Mostly in April)
Teaching schedule: Weekdays between 8:00am and 5:00pm. (Commuting expenses reimbursed)
Teaching Hours: Typically three to five 45-minute classes per day
Student ages: Elementary school students are between 6 and 12 years old. Junior high school students are between 12 and 15 years old. High school students are between 15 to 18 years old.
Responsibilities: Interac’s ALTs are a part of elementary, junior high, and high school communities all across Japan. In your schools, you’ll work with Japanese teachers to facilitate smooth presentation of the school’s assigned English curriculum. This may include preparing worksheets, model pronunciation and reading, demonstration of target language dialogs and similar tasks. In addition, ALTs are commonly asked to review and comment on students’ homework notebooks and other written work, as well as conducting one-to-one or small group progress assessments.
But the heart of the ALT position is so much more – aside from just being a language instructor you are also a cultural ambassador. Sharing your own background and culture becomes a canvas for using English and gives meaning to what your students are studying.
Benefits
Interac offers the following benefits:
- Salary: Between ¥2.4 – ¥3.0 million Yen per year
- Obon (summer), New Year’s holidays, national holidays, and paid leave
- Career Navigation Program: Professional and skills development program available to our instructors
- Generally, all work-related transport expenses are reimbursed monthly with your salary payment or through an allowance depending on the type of position as well as where you are living and working(this does not include flights to or from your home country).
- Visa assistance
- Assistance finding accommodation
- Health insurance
- Initial orientation and training
Requirements
As well as having the mental aptitude and a desire for the challenge of living and working overseas, to be eligible to become an Interac ALT, you must:
- Be a native-level speaker of English
- Have received an education conducted all in English for at least 12 years
- Have at least a bachelor’s degree in any subject from an accredited university
- Be a team-player that is professional, flexible, cheerful, and energetic
- Be under 60 years of age
- Provide a criminal background check
While not required, it helps your chances if you:
- Hold a driver’s license
- Have teaching experience
- Have a teaching qualification, e.g., TESOL, TEFL, CELTA, DELTA, etc.
- Have studied a second language at school or university
- Can speak some basic Japanese
Interac is currently authorized to recruit from the following countries: Australia, Barbados, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Jamaica+, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, The Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, USA, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
Please understand that our ability to hire is determined by residency, NOT nationality. If you are a citizen of another country, residing in a country where we are licensed, you are welcome to apply. Conversely, if you are a citizen of a country where we are licensed and are currently residing in a country we are not licensed in, you would need to return to your home country or relocate to another country where we are licensed to apply.
How to apply
If you can meet the qualification requirements and wish to apply, please submit your application on their website: https://link-jc.ac-page.com/WorldTESOLAcademy