A bilingual kindergarten facility for children ages 3-6, providing a wide varitey of hands-on experiences in real-life activities, giving both children and teachers a chance to play, laugh, learn and grow together every day! In our 3-year, partial-immersion kindergarten program, we provide our students with daily experiences in dramatic play, physical outdoor play, arts and crafts, music and dance
, cooking and health education, and more. All of our Japanese teaching staff are certified in early childhood education and have valuable experience as teachers, both in typical childcare facilities, as well as here at BBK. As English teachers, we are not merely classroom assistants or "recitation robots". We are actually homeroom teachers, as well as activity leaders, playmates and caregivers. We work in partnership with the Japanese co-teachers to care for the children's physical needs, in everything from meal-time, to tooth-brushing, to nose-blowing, etc. By taking care of the children's most basic physical needs, as well as playing with them joyfully each day, we communicate to the children that we care for them deeply, at the most basic levels. This creates a foundation for trust and affection that cannot be surpassed. When this foundation exists, the children develop an ever-increasing desire to interact and communicate with us. It is this desire that becomes the ultimate incentive to use English to communicate! Working Terms
CONDITIONS:
・5-day work week (Monday-Friday)
・Average 5.5 teachings hours per day
・Average 2 hours meeting/workshop time per week
・Some weekend work for special events, with substitute holidays offered.
・Training Period 1-3 months, dependent upon skill level, adaptability and program implementation. BENEFITS:
・Approximately 25 paid holidays:
・1 week end April / beginning May
・1 week mid August
・2 weeks Christmas/New Year’s
・Some additional Japanese National Holidays
・Paid Sick Days
・Housing Assistance Provided:
・All deposits paid by school
・Apartment within easy walking/cycling distance of school
・Major furnishings provided by school (refrigerator, washing machine, heater, air
・conditioner, cooking stove, futon)
・Base Starting Salary: negotiable, based on qualifications, experience
・Training Period: 75% contracted starting salary. QUALIFICATIONS:
・Love for playing and working with small children!
・NATIVE English Speaker
・4-year Bachelor Degree OR 2-year Associate Degree in Education w/ formal teaching experience
・Valid International Driver’s License OR Japanese Driver’s License
