J PREP EA College Admission is seeking an All-English Course Coordinator to join our team to prepare students for entrance exams to top universities in Japan. The Course Coordinator will create and maintain top-notch curriculum under the Content Manager while supporting core operations.
[J PREP EA College Admission Overview]
J PREP EA (English for Academic Purposes) College Admission is a three-year program for senior high school students. Its goal is to help our students gain admittance to competitive and ultra-competitive domestic universities and programs. As opposed to our other traditional cram schools, J PREP views the entrance exams as not the end of the students’ studies but as one important moment on the students’ journey to becoming global leaders in their chosen fields. Our students are extremely motivated, and we are seeking equally motivated, expert staff to help them reach the next level.
As J PREP and its EA College Admission program continue to grow rapidly, we are looking for talented individuals to join our close-knit team and support the expansion of our operations.
[Position Description]
In this role, the successful candidate will assist in developing and maintaining the EA College Admission content/curriculum. The role is comprised of both specialized duties (~50%) and common duties (~50%).
Specialized duties include but are not limited to:
• creating and updating high-level content, curriculum, and lesson plans for our shared curriculum under the direction of the Content Manager.
• proofreading and quality checking content and teaching materials.
Additional specialized duties may include:
• researching the Japanese entrance-exam system and conducting research on how J PREP can better improve its offerings for senior high school students.
• analyzing entrance exam trends and offering data-based recommendations on program improvements.
• developing new course offerings for J PREP’s seasonal sessions.
Common duties include but are not limited to:
• assisting in monitoring and supervising sites where lessons are held.
• teaching approximately six hours a week.
• performing quality checks and providing feedback for instructors’ grading of students’ writing
• grading student writings and correcting student work.
• substituting classes.
[We offer]
• Salary: 4,400,000 – 5,800,000 (includes 20 hours of paid overtime)
• a supportive team to help you succeed.
• enrollment in pension and social health insurance.
• transportation reimbursement.
• 3 days paid leave granted upon joining with additional days given after 6 months of employment depending on date joined. Annual paid leave granted in March after one year of employment, increasing annually.
• Approximately one week of company holidays in the summer and one week of company holidays over the New Year.
• visa renewal support.
• childcare allowance for those eligible.
• opportunity for long-term professional growth.
• a comfortable, modern working environment.
[Working Conditions]
• ~21 working days per month, fewer in February and months with company holidays
• National holidays are workdays unless they are also designated company holidays.
• Regular days off: one weekend day and one weekday (e.g.: Sun/Mon)
• Work times with 1-hour break:
o Monday – Saturday: 12:00 – 20:45
o Sunday: 9:00 – 17:45
• Work locations include one or more of the following: Shibuya, Jiyugaoka, Yotsuya, Kichijoji, Yokohama, Myogadani
• Remote work may be possible several weeks out of the year.
Some flexibility with the above conditions may be possible.
[About you]
Candidates should be:
• able to follow the direction of the curriculum manager.
• able to work both independently and as a team.
• able to follow the proper channels of communication established in the team.
• flexible.
• able to deliver quality English instruction targeting the 4 skills and critical thinking based on our teaching methods and materials.
• able to manage their own schedule.
• able to meet tight deadlines.
• detail-oriented.
• open to new approaches.
• dedicated to helping our students reach their academic goals.
• friendly, polite, and academically minded.
• reliable and punctual.
We are seeking candidates who possess:
• at least a three-year bachelor’s degree.
• English proficiency.
• a valid working visa.
• experience teaching high-school-aged students; preferably in Japan. Ideally, this should be solo-teaching experience.
• some understanding of the entrance exam system in Japan or a willingness to learn.
• either (1) experience (or an interest) in CLIL methodology and teaching liberal arts subjects or (2) experience teaching test-preparation classes.
• Japanese ability is helpful, but not required.
Preference will be given to:
• those who possess M.A. degrees in linguistics, TESOL, or other related fields.
• those with significant experience (3+ years) teaching high-school aged students.
• those with experience creating curriculum and content in a team.
[About J PREP]
J PREP is a liberal arts after-school cram school based in Shibuya, with branches in Jiyugaoka, Kichijoji, Yotsuya, Yokohama, Mita, Myogadani, Azamino and Sakata (Yamagata Prefecture). J PREP was founded in 2012 by Jun Saito, a former assistant professor of political science at Yale University and the author of several recent bestselling books. J PREP students are between the ages of 3 through 18 and attend top schools in and around Tokyo. Many of our students aspire to study abroad, attend university at high-ranking schools in the United States and other countries, or enter English-oriented domestic programs.
Many of our highly qualified faculty members are graduates of some of the top liberal arts programs in the US and internationally, and many hold advanced degrees.
J PREP is rapidly expanding. Our curriculum is intended to broaden students' perspectives, and supplemental courses in various liberal arts disciplines (such as literature, economics, and science) are offered periodically. Our long-term mission is to better the overall quality of the Japanese educational system from the bottom up, rather than merely teaching conversational English or preparing students for entrance exams in Japan. As a many of our faculty members have lived outside Japan, they understand the importance of English as a tool for communication. For the same reason, J PREP's work environment is not confined by traditional Japanese corporate culture.
