Keio Shonan Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School, a co-ed secondary school associated with Keio University, is seeking applicants for a full-time teaching position to commence in April 2025.
Position: Full-time English teacher
Contract: From April 1st 2025 to March 31st 2026, renewable annually by mutual consent up to a maximum term of 5 years
Salary: Based on Keio Gijuku criteria
Duties: Teach up to 19 hours per week (16 core English classes and 2 electives, 1 homeroom)
Full-time staff work 5 days a week (Sunday and one other day off) and are occasionally asked to come to school on holidays for school events and other duties.
Share homeroom responsibilities with a Japanese partner
Assess students in accordance with school guidelines
Participate in school events & supervise students during trips, sports days, club activities, etc.
Play an active role in departmental duties such as curriculum development, test writing,
coordination of exchange programs, coaching students for speech contests, etc.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Speaker of English
MA in TESOL or a related field preferred
Junior/senior high school experience (particularly in Japan)
Conversational Japanese an advantage
Experience with returnee students an advantage (Returnees are students who have lived in English-speaking countries)
Curriculum vitae and cover letter
Copies of transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended
Details of publications and presentations, if any
At least one letter of recommendation from a recent employer and/or a professor
Consent form for background check:
https://keio.box.com/s/v831gd9vxob9msgs0dphb7zpt31eabsp
Please note that application materials will not be returned
Interview: Calls for interview will be sent out by Tuesday, July 2nd. Preliminary interviews will be held at the school on Tuesday, July 9th. One selected candidate will then attend a second interview at Keio University’s Mita Campus at a later date to be announced.
Contact: English Department Hiring Committee
Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School
5466 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0816 Japan
TEL (0466) 49-3587 FAX (0466) 47-5077
Email: sfcjs@info.keio.ac.jp