English / 日本語
Employment
Current open teaching positions for 2011-12
(End of school year: June 14th, 2012)
Full time/Part time positions for Japanese
(As of February 22, 2012):
Duty: Teaching Japanese to the students of elementary through high school
Qualification: Experience in teaching Japanese in a regular school environment and very good skills in communicating in English
StatusTeacher's license or certificate of teaching Japanese
Preference given to those with IB PYP / IB DP programs
Starting date: mid August, 2012
Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm (For part-time teachers: depends on teaching schedule.)
Please send or email CV, introductory letter and a short statement of Philosophy of education (in English) to the contact information below.
(Deadline for applications, March 26, 2012)
日本語教師 Japanese language teachers
業務内容：小学部から高等部の生徒の日本語・国語教育
応募資格：
日本語教育の分野での経験がある方
業務遂行に必要な十分な英語力のある方
教員免許或は日本語教育能力試験資格をお持ちの方
IB PYP / IB DP の分野での経験のある方
着任予定日：２０１２年８月中旬以降
勤務時間：月〜金曜日 午前８：００〜午後４：３０
（非常勤の場合は授業スケジュールに寄る）
応募方法：履歴書・職歴書及び自己紹介の手紙、教育思想・方針についての意見文を英文にて下記のメールアドレス宛にご送付ください。応募書類は返却いたしませんが、応募者の情報管理は適切に行います。
応募締切：2012年3月16日（金）
Part time positions for (As of November 2, 2011):
Guitar Teacher (3hrs/week)
Pre-k, Kindergarten Music Teacher
“ Applicants are required to send a CV/Resume, a full letter of application, a statement of their Philosophy of Education and the names and contact details of referees.”
Working at FIS (minimum requirements for FIS Full-time Teachers)
Full-time Teachers
Selection of Criteria for full-time teachers:
1. Hold valid teaching certificate in their respective field(s)
2. Possess at least two years of full-time teaching experience (English conversation teaching/Peace Corps/Intern experience do not count)
3 .Possess a philosophy of education committed to the education of the whole child
4. Possess excellent interpersonal communication skills and an adaptive, flexible perspective on life
Overseas Hire definition:
Applicants whose residence is outside of Japan and who have been recruited for the express purpose of employment at Fukuoka International School regardless of nationality.
Local Hire definition:
Applicants who already reside in Japan regardless of nationality.
If you are interested in teaching at FIS, please send your resume and a copy of your valid teaching certificate to FIS Office
In order for non-Japanese teachers to work legally for FIS, they need to obtain a ‘Permit To Engage In Activity Other Than That Permitted By The Status Of Residence Previously Granted’ issued by the immigration office. This permit will usually allow non-Japanese teachers to work up to 28 hours per week. Expatriate teachers with a Japanese spouse can work without the permit.
Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted. Resumes will not be returned. We apologize for not being able to respond to each applicant individually.
Salary & Benefits for full-time teachers in brief
Contracts
Initial contracts are for two years. After the initial contract, basic term of contract is two years.
Salary
The salary range for teachers is 3,180,000 yen to 5,600,000 yen depending on years of experiences and graduate credits earned.
We have 11 steps and 3 columns in BA/BS degree and 16 steps and 3 columns in MA/MS degree and 1 column in Ph.D. degree on our salary scale.
Allowances
• Upon initial hire
One way economy travel cost from point of hire to Fukuoka (airfare/Shinkansen train for employee and 50% contribution for dependents
Shipping up to 200,000 yen
Furnishing allowance: 300,000 yen
Resettlement support (temporary accommodation)
Support for obtaining a working VISA to teach at FIS for full-time teachers and their dependents residing with them.
Basic
pension & Health care
Housing allowance
Key money deposit
Daily transportation allowance
VISA renewal application cost
Dependents' school fees
School Fees (Registration fee, facility fee, tuition, ELL fee & application processing fee) for dependents attending FIS.
Key money deposit
Home leave, Severance Pay
Leave
Sick leave, Compassionate leave for funeral of family members, Maternity leave,
Emergency leave
Discretionary leave
*Taxes Please note that all allowances except transportation are taxed. All employees will be paying income tax, residential tax and employment insurance from their monthly salary.
• Basic
Pension & health care
Housing allowance
Key money deposit
Daily transportation allowance
VISA renewal application cost
Dependants’ school fees assistant (Registration fee, facility fee, tuition, ELL fee & application processing fee) for attending FIS.
Professional development allowance
Home leave
Leave
10 days sick leave per year. Accumulated up to a maximum of 30 days in any one year.
2 Personal days
Compassionate leave for funeral of family members
Maternity leave
Emergency leave
Professional day for attending workshops or conferences
Recruitment leave
*Taxes
Please note that all allowances except transportation will be taxed.
All employees will be paying mainly income tax, residential tax and employment insurance from their monthly salary.
Teaching at FIS
In order for non-Japanese teachers to work legally for FIS, they need to obtain a ‘Permit To Engage In Activity Other Than That Permitted By The Status Of Residence Previously Granted’ issued by the immigration office. This permit will usually allow non-Japanese teachers to work up to 28 hours per week. Expatriate teachers with a Japanese spouse can work without the permit.
Contact Information
If you are interested in substitute teaching at FIS, please send your resume and a copy of your valid work permit (if applicable) to:
Ms. Diane Lewthwaite
Head of School
Fukuoka International School
3-18-50 Momochi, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka 814-0006 Japan
eMail Address: admin@fis.ed.jp
Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted. Resumes will not be returned. We apologize for not being able to respond to each applicant individually.
“Fukuoka International School does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process. This includes all stages such as the application stage, the interview stage, the processing etc stage. Fukuoka International School will never solicit information regarding bank account details to support a job application.”