Teach English in Japan with Interac: Be an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT)

INTERVIEWING IN THE U.S. AND CANADA FOR ASSISTANT LANGUAGE TEACHER POSITIONS IN JAPAN

Interac Co., Ltd. is currently accepting applications for Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) positions. ALTs help native Japanese teachers teach English in public schools throughout Japan. We recruit motivated, culturally-sensitive, mature individuals.

Those interested in teaching English in Japan should visit our website (https://www.interacnetwork.com/recruit/) and there learn about Interac, read our FAQs, and apply for a position. Once successful candidates pass the initial screening, we call them to do a phone screening. Upon passing the phone screening, we send an invitation with the location, date, and time of our nearest upcoming seminar where an Interac recruiter will conduct the presentation and interviews. Since we receive a large number of applications, this process can take several weeks.

Seminars will be held in the following cities for positions commencing in late March 2010.

CANADA:
Calgary - October 17, 2009
Halifax - December 5, 2009
Ottawa - October 31, 2009
Toronto - October 17, 2009
Vancouver - October 17, 2009

U.S.:
Austin, TX - Nov. 21, 2009
Boston, MA - Nov. 14, 2009
Chicago, IL - Nov. 21, 2009
Cleveland, OH - Oct. 24, 2009
Dallas, TX - Oct. 24, 2009
Denver, CO - Oct. 31, 2009
Honolulu, HI - Oct. 17, 2009
Houston, TX - Nov. 14, 2009
Los Angeles, CA - Nov. 7, 2009
Nashville, TN - Nov. 21, 2009
Newark, NJ - Oct. 17, 2009
Orlando, FL - Dec. 5, 2009
Phoenix, AZ - Oct. 17, 2009
Portland, OR - Nov. 21, 2009
Provo, UT - Nov. 14, 2009
San Francisco, CA - Oct. 24, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Oct. 17, 2009

All applicants must meet the following requirements:

Have completed 12 years of education in the medium of English.
Attend a recruitment seminar and an interview in the U.S. or Canada.
Hold a bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
Be professional in all aspects of behavior.
Be a team player, flexible, cheerful and energetic.
(Teaching experience and Japanese language proficiency preferred.)

ALT positions are available in the rapidly-expanding elementary and junior high school language programs. ALTs work approximately forty hours per week from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday to Friday (no evening, weekend, or Japanese public holiday shifts). Approximately half the working hours are contact teaching hours. The remaining time is for lesson planning and performing other school duties.
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Interac Co., Ltd. was founded in September 1972. The company is committed to providing excellence in the fields of business, language, and cross-cultural training. While attracting talented people excited by the challenges and opportunities of working overseas, Interac constantly strives to enhance its position as Japan's foremost language and management training organization.

Interac is the leading private provider of Assistant Language Teachers to the Japanese public schooling system. It provides full-time ALTs in senior and junior high schools, elementary schools, and kindergartens throughout Japan. There are eight Interac branches in Japan and one office in the U.S. serving a client base of more than 4,000 organizations. The staff consists of over 100 Japanese and over 1700 native English-speaking Assistant Language Teachers and Language Consultants.

Interac's corporate clients include Japan's top-tier firms such as Honda, the Hitachi Group, the Mitsubishi Group and NEC.