NEW Contract earned for Okayama City Elementary Schools!

Updated February 1st, 2024

We have just massively expanded our precense in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture by earning a BIG NEW contract for 27 ALTs in elementary schools across the city, in addition to re-earning the contract there for junior high schools as well. This means we will have positions in both elementary and junior high schools going into April 2024.

• Okayama City is a central hub for the Chugoku region of Japan. It is one of the main stops along the Sanyo Shinkansen line providing easy access to everything the Sunshine Prefecture has to offer. Convenient access to the Seto Inland sea makes day trips into a beautiful countryside that is perfect for cycling, sightseeing and more. There is plenty of shopping and sites to explore throughout the city as well. Including Okayama Castle, known as the Crow Castle, and the connecting garden of Koraku-en, which is one of the top three traditional Gardens in all of Japan. it offers all the benefits of city life with far less hustle and bustle, creating a great vibe and comfortable living. This really is a great place to be an ALT.

  • Semi Full Time - only 160 working days per year (normal positions have about 200 ~ 210), Wednesday afternoons off
  • Start Date: Position starts April 22nd, would also need to be available earlier to meet your new school
  • Monthly salary: ¥190,000 - Paid in full, every month (even in April, December and March when you only work a week or so in each month)
  • ‘Make up’ Bonus: Paid at the end of the year if all required days are worked or made up
  • Positions include: Elementary school only
  • Driving: Most positions are non-driving, some will require the ability to drive
  • Health Insurance: Shakai Hoken (includes health and pension)

For more information about this and other positions in Okayama Prefecture, click here!

For information about upcoming positions and the prefectures we operate in, click here!

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