Preschool Teacher for 2-3-year-olds

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職務内容

In this position you will have the same eight students from Tuesday to Friday. On Saturday, you will have a different group of students. You have the opportunity to bond and connect with the students on a personal level. You will guide and support the students as they grow from no English experience to understanding and producing English. The joy and pride you feel at the end of the year is unimaginable.

About the day:

Tuesday-Friday, 9:00-18:00

There are eight students between 2-3-years-old.

9:00-10:00 Students will arrive and you assist them in putting things away and interact with the students.

10:00-11:30 Lesson time. You will teach alone but may ask for assistance when necessary. Japanese nursery school staff are available to help if students need changed. An English teacher is “on duty” to help in the classroom when needed. This teacher will also fill-in when preschool teachers are absent.

11:30-12:00 Lunch time. You will eat with the students and a lunch will be provided for you if you would like.

12:00-12:30 Recess time. Recess is outside when weather permitting.

12:30-14:30 Lesson time. The same as the morning session.

14:30-15:00 Students will be picked-up during this time or go to the “snack room” and have a snack while waiting to ride the bus or be picked-up.

15:00-18:00 In this time you will have an hour break but it may not be the same time each day. An hour break will start and finish on the hour. For the other two hours you will either have preparation time or class.

 

Saturday, 9:00-18:00

There are up to 10 students in a class. There are five different classes and the classes are decided based on age and ability. Students in the same class are of similar level and age. The bottom level class has 3-5-year-olds that are beginner students. The top-level class has elementary school 1^st grade to 4^th grade and they are all international preschool graduates or returnees. The class you would teach has not been decided and your assistance in deciding that will be needed.

9:00-10:00 Students will arrive and you assist them in putting things away and interact with the students.

10:00-12:00 Lesson time. Lessons in all five classes will include cooking, science, or crafts as part of the day and it will rotate on a monthly basis. The other lessons will be reading, writing, listening, and speaking. A variety of materials will be used dependent on the level of the students.

12:00-12:30 Lunch time. You will eat with the students and a lunch will be provided for you if you would like.

12:30-13:00 Recess time. Recess is inside with students deciding what activity to take part in. Activities include, reading books, playing board-games, watching English DVD’s, or coloring and drawing.

13:00-15:00 Lesson time. Continuation of the morning session.

15:00-18:00 In this time you will have an hour break. An hour break will start and finish on the hour. For the other two hours you will either have preparation time or class.

You will enjoy this position if:

1. You want to see immediate and continued results in your students.
2. You want to be treated and respected as an adult.
3. You want to provide objective feedback and be heard.
4. You want to open a school of you own in the near future
5. You enjoy receiving objective feedback to improve your skills
6. You enjoy giving objective feedback to improve you colleagues’ ability.
7. You teach with care, affection, and excitement.
8. You want to make decisions about the company’s future and execute that vision.
9. You enjoy observing colleagues’ lessons and being observed by colleagues
10. You want metrics to assess how well your students are learning.
11. You want ongoing support and training.
12. You enjoy preparing students for sports festival, star festival, art festival and performance festival.

 

You will not enjoy this position if:

1. You want to stay inside your comfort zone.
2. You don’t work well with others.
3. You can’t make independent decisions and then take responsibility for their outcomes.
4. You are unwilling to speak-up and ask for help when needed.
5. You don’t offer opinions and thoughts when asked.
6. You feel the company is separate from you and you are working for the company.
7. You work and perform for someone other than yourself.
8. You are not conscientious in your private and public life.
9. You avoid conflict and take feedback personally.
10. You leave things unsaid or you do not accurately express our feelings.
11. You are of weak constitution or have poor personal hygiene. Getting ill is a high probability working with 2-year-olds.

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