The Yokohama Board of Education is recruiting foreign instructors to work in its elementary school International Understanding Education Program. The aim of this program is for the students to learn about the instructors' country and culture. These classes are done in English.
The Yokohama Board of Education is recruiting instructors to work in elementary schools for its International Understanding Education Program to public schools, teaching about their country & culture using English.
Qualifications:
１）Nationality: All nationalities with valid working visa.
２）Education: College degree or equivalent and have conversational English and Japanese skills.
３）Must have interest in education and be able to work with children.
※Individuals who fall under the disqualification items in Article 16 below need not to apply.
①A person who has been sentenced to prison and who is still under the sentence or still subject to the condition/ restrictions of the sentence.
②A Yokohama City employee who has been summarily dismissed for gross misconduct and is still within the two-year employment ban.
③A member of Human Resources Committee or Equity Committee who has committed a crime as prescribed in Chapter 5 of the Local Service Public Act.
④A person who subverted the Japanese Constitution or its enacted government through violence and/or has formed or joined a political party or an organization that exists or existed for such purposes, after the enactment of the Japanese Constitution.
Terms and conditions:
１）Working hours： 3 to 4 hours a day (morning), 2 days a week
２）Location： Yokohama public elementary schools
３）Pay/Remuneration： 3,000 yen/hour
４）Period of Employment： From early April 2026 to March 25, 2027
５）Transportation Allowance： Public transportation allowance provided
Other information:
Download application from the Yokohama City Hall website
https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/city-info/saiyo-jinji/sonota-boshu/kaike...
Applicants will be contacted individually regarding interview date, time, and place. Sometime in January 2026.
Application process:
Submit these documents by mail to the address below no later than Friday, November 7, 2025.
（１）Application Process Form Attachment ①）
（２）Resume（Attachment ② with attached photo）
（３）A copy of your residence card (※for naturalized Japanese, copy of passport)
（４）A self-addressed envelope with an 110-yen stamp attached
※1 Refrain from bringing the documents by hand
※2 Please note that submitted documents will not be returned
International Understanding Education
School Management Support Division
6-50-10 Honcho, Nakaku, Yokohama 231-0005
