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.

They are now looking for more English teachers who wish to teach in Japan.

About the position

Their ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) 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.

• Start date: starting year-round (Most 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.

“ALT” 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.

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 (see eligible countries)
• 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

Read on to find out more about what you need to become an English teacher in Japan. If you want to teach in Japan, here are the requirements and formal qualifications you will need. We’ll also cover what’s expected of English teachers, such as dress code, money saved, and character traits.

How to apply

If you can meet the qualification requirements and wish to apply, please submit your application on their website: https://interacnetwork.com/apply-now/

For more information about Interac and the position, please visit their website: https://interacnetwork.com/