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Preschool Teacher

Axis International School

Tokyo, Japan

US 2000 - 2000 a month

Subsidized housing is an option

None.

Start March 2025

Job
School

Contract Length: 6 months

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Early Childhood

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher, Vocational/Technical Instructor, School Health and Welfare Staff

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 5 years of teaching experience
Major: Early Childhood Education or similar
Required Certificates:
Other Certification
Work Visa Eligibility: United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Australia, New Zealand

Additional School Requirements:

All potential candidates will need about US$ 5,000 for their own apartment setup costs.

Job Benefits:

Health Insurance covering medical, dental and vison that pays about 80% of all bills, including preexisting conditions.
Japanese Company Pension
Paid Sick Leave
Flexible Holidays - the longer you work, the more you get.
Visa sponsorship
Assistance in finding an apartment with our local agent.

Job Description:

You will be taking care of our youngest students aged 1 - 3 years of age. All aspects of care include changing diapers, feeding them, putting them to bed for nap time, teaching them to recognize colors and letters, and playing with them in class or outdoors.

This position is for a new staff member to join our team as a Toddler teacher due to our school's growth. We currently have four levels of students:

1- 3 yr. Toddler class
3 - 4 yr. Redberry class
5 - 6 yr Blueberry class
5 - 6 yr Purple berry class

Toddler class teachers have a maximum of 6 students under their care. You will be part of a team with two other staff members already in the class. Teamwork will be a necessary skill.

The Preschool team is made up of staff with a wealth of experience. Getting along with others and working with them will be a necessary quality to have.

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

Our Preschool students speak English within months of starting if that is not their home language. ESL students are at their grade level within two years of starting with us. All our Japanese students are Japanese/English bilingual.

Our Grade 3 – 11 students take the Stanford Standardized test every March at the end of their academic year. This year, 47% of students had above-average scores for their grade level. Our most recent High School class’ average SAT score was 1340, with a GPA of 3.89 on a 4.0 scale.

The Griggs program that we are affiliated with also boasts excellent success. 60% of the graduating class goes to the best 50 universities in the world.

The low student-to-teacher ratio of 1 teacher to 8 students at Axis International facilitates a personal interaction that fosters academic growth, critical thinking skills, and character development.

The purpose of Axis International school is to provide a good education to any child that would like to have an international education, and who shows an ability for it. In 2003 it was very difficult for a Japanese student to get into a good international school.

On the west side of Tokyo, choices were even more limited and it was felt that it would be possible to start a new school in the Kichijoji area.

We chose to use the program of Home Study International – a program created for children of missionaries of the Seventh-Day Adventist church. They had over one hundred years of experience. We had no intention of re-inventing the wheel so we used their program at the beginning.

Bible is one of the core subjects of the curriculum and is an integral part of establishing a values based curriculum. Teaching the Bible also trains children in having to make choices between good and bad. As they become older, they need to think about the questions of life. These questions have an important impact on our life and without touching on these, any education is incomplete.

To allow for effective interaction between the teacher and the students, and in order to pursue a truly holistic approach, we have adopted a maximum ratio of one teacher for eight students. This ensures that each teacher and student can interact on a daily basis as needed.

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This is a Direct to School Job

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