Hourly-Paid Teacher of English

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Role Description:
We are recruiting highly motivated, flexible and customer-oriented EFL teachers to teach kindergarten, elementary school students or junior high school or high school students at our Iidabashi or Musashi-Kosugi Teaching Centres.

Accountabilities:
The role involves in supporting the British Council’s global English strategy by delivering high-quality English language teaching that meets both learner needs and organisational standards. 
We are also looking for passionate educators committed to continuous professional development and sharing best practices with peers. 
In this role, you’ll be expected to complete administrative tasks efficiently, while building and maintaining strong relationships with students, colleagues, and other stakeholders
 
 

Qualifications & Experience

• Essentials
  • Bachelor's degree (in any discipline)
  • Cambridge CELTA or Trinity certificate TESOL
  • Language requirements: High proficiency in English i.e. full mastery of English across all 4 skills equivalent to user (CEFR C2) IELTS Band 8 or 9 in each of four sections of the academic module.
  • 2 years post-certificate experience (or equivalent to 1,200 hours).
  • Experience teaching in one or several of the below age groups:
    • Early Years aged 3 to 5 (400+hours)
    • Primary aged 6 to 10 (800+ hours)
    • Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (400+ hours)
    • Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (400+ hours)

• Desirables
  • TYLEC, YL extension to CELTA, PGCE or equivalent
  • CELTA Pass A/B
  • Cambridge DELTA/Trinity Diploma or equivalent
  • Experience teaching phonics.

Important Information:

• Salary: 4,484 yen/hour for teachers with a CELTA or equivalent ; 4,993 yen/hour for teachers with a DELTA or equivalent. (Payment for preparation for lessons and marking is included in the hourly rate and will not be paid separately)
• Location: Tokyo
• Start date: Tentative September 2025 (depending on business requirements and PAS completion process)
• Duration: 12 months contract
• Contract type: Fixed-term
• Work Schedule: Classes are available at various times, both weekdays and weekends. 
• Right to work: Candidate must have pre-existing right to work in Japan. These roles are only open to applicants who currently have permission to live and work in Japan. Please note that if your current working visa is under the ‘Other’ category (e.g. Professor, Instructor, Artist) you will need to apply for permission to work under the category (Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services).
• Visa sponsorship is not provided

 
Additional information:

• Local restriction on employment: These roles are only open to applicants who currently have permission to live and work in Japan. If your current working visa is under the ‘Other’ category, you will need to apply for permission to work under the category (Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services).
• Income tax and national insurance: Your salary is a gross salary and is subject to local taxes and statutory deductions. The British Council will make deductions from your salary at source in respect of tax and other sums due where appropriate.
• Possible Changes to Your Duties: You may be assigned to different duties designated by the British Council to meet operational demands.
• Possible Changes to Your Place of Work:You may be transferred to a different workplace designated by the British Council to meet operational demands.
• Contract Renewal: In deciding whether or not to agree to renew your employment, the British Council will take into account following factors:

              (a) your workload at the time of the end of the employment term;
              (b) your job performance and work attitude;
              (c) your ability and competence;
              (d) business conditions of the British Council;
              (e) progress of your work;
              (f) your level of constructive cooperation/teamwork with both your colleagues and your line manager; and
              (g) any other factors that the British Council may reasonably consider relevant to the decision to renew or not.

• The Maximum Number of Renewals: There is no limit on the number of renewals.

Closing date: 06 June 2025

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Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment.  We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability.  All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org

Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.