[Hiroshima] Private Jr. Sr. High School teacher

From April 2026, a full-time position has become available for an enthusiastic, motivated, and creative native-level proficiency English speaking teacher. Initially, this position will be on a one-year contract basis. After positive evaluations, a tenured position may be offered after three years.

Teaching will include a maximum of eighteen hours per-week across the school, teaching a student-centered, research-based syllabus as part of an Integrated Studies through English/Inquiry course. Involvement in the courses will be challenging but rewarding and offer ample opportunities for creative input with a high degree of freedom.

The successful applicant will also have homeroom, year group, and club responsibilities, and the opportunity to participate in overseas study programs. Working hours are from 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday and 8:30am to 1:00pm, three Saturdays a month.

Applicants must:
• possess a university B.A./B.S./B.Ed. (or equivalent).
• have a minimum of three years teaching experience in Japanese junior and/or senior high school and a strong background in ESL / EFL.
• be able to contribute to curriculum / syllabus development.
• demonstrate an ability to be able to work individually and as part of a team.
• be capable of working in a Japanese school (workplace) environment.
• be comfortable teaching class sizes of between 18 and 40 students.
• currently reside in Japan and be eligible to work.
In addition, applicants with a teaching qualification in any subject, and/or a professional qualification in the field of English as a Second/Foreign Language and conversational Japanese will be favored.

A base annual salary in the region of 4,994,000 yen, plus allowances, will be paid in the first year. Following positive evaluations, this will increase to 5,490,000 yen in the second year and 5,624,000 yen in the third. Tenure would bring an enhanced salary and benefits package which would be discussed upon offer.

If you feel that you are suited to this position, please send your curriculum vitae/resume in PDF format, along with a cover letter addressed to Principal Nakagawa (see below for more information about the cover letter) to:

employment@hiroshimajohoku.ed.jp

Applications received before 5pm on December 15th will be considered.

Due to the number of applications we receive, only applicants that pass initial screening will be contacted for the next stage of selection.

- Position details in brief -
Position:
Full-time native-level proficiency English speaking teacher.

Primary duty:
Teaching through English to junior and senior high school students.

Other duties:
Including, but not limited to year group responsibilities, club activities, training for study abroad programs.

Contract period:
April 1st 2026 ~ March 31st 2027.

Re-contract:
Following positive appraisals, two times. (Total 3 years.)
Following positive appraisals tenure may be offered after three years.

Workplace:
Hiroshima Johoku Junior and Senior High School
Hiroshima City, Higashi-ku, Hesaka Shiroyama-cho, 1-3,
732-0015

Anticipated selection procedure:
1. Curriculum vitae/resume and cover letter submission.
2. 20-minute online interview with recruitment team.
3. 40 ~ 60-minute interview with principal and department staff.
(Online or in person.)

Working hours:
Monday to Friday, 8:30~17:00, Saturday, 8:30~13:00 (three weeks a month).

Holidays:
In addition to national holidays, 20 days paid leave.
Well-being leave, compulsory 4 days (Compulsory).

Annual renumeration:
Year 1 ¥4,994,000
Year 2 ¥5,490,000
Year 3 ¥5,624,000 (These figures includes bonuses.)
Tenure would bring an enhanced salary and benefits package.

Variable allowances:
Travel allowance.
Housing allowance.
Dependent allowance.

Social insurance:
Mandatory social/health insurance program.
(Shigaku Kyosai) Johoku’s contribution 50%.

- Guidance for cover letter -

For your cover letter, we would like to know a little about you, your interests, experiences in teaching and what makes you an ideal fit for our school (up to one A4 page in length).

To help you with this, information, about the school and a current prospectus can be found in Japanese on our website. www.hiroshimajohoku.ed.jp

In addition to general teacher responsibilities, the position is unique given the nature of the courses run. In the junior high school, each grade receives two hours of ‘Discovery’ a week. In the high school, one-hour a week. The Discovery course was originally developed to meet government (MEXT) guidelines for 総合的な学習, that has now become 総合的な探究の時間 the aims of which can be found online.

Lessons are taught in original thematic blocks and courses, and delivered through English. To aid student understanding we have dedicated classrooms that leverage technology and are conducive to an all-English learning environment. Lessons are enhanced by, but not dependent upon, technology as traditional teaching methods are also used. An ability to design interesting syllabi and stimulating lessons is essential.

The successful applicant will be the fifth member of foreign staff in an English department of approximately twenty. In addition to weekly departmental meetings, the Discovery team also meets regularly to discuss, review, and develop course material and generate ideas. The staff work closely together, offering constructive criticism and support to each other in a professional, but relaxed environment.

We appreciate that writing a cover letter is a time-consuming process and thank you in advance.

If selected during initial screening, following the ‘Anticipated selection procedure’ (see above) applicants will be invited to a 20-minute online interview in December or early January. Details will follow.