Japanese Teacher

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Headquartered in Singapore, The EtonHouse International Education Group has 120 schools across 11 countries. We run pre-schools as well as K-12 international schools. Together, these schools provide internationally recognized programmes and high-quality education to over 20,000 students globally. The group also runs enrichment programmes and cutting-edge ed-tech programmes to scale the provision of high-quality education in pre-schools.

Over the last 27 years, EtonHouse has been at the forefront of international education in the Asia Pacific region and has won numerous awards. In 2019, our founder, Mrs. Ng Gim Choo won the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Education category. In addition, EtonHouse was recently selected to be in the inaugural cohort of the Scale-Up SG programme, which is an Enterprise Singapore programme selecting high-growth potential local companies which can be groomed into future global champions.

With children at the heart of what we do and the vision to make good quality education accessible to every child in Singapore, EtonHouse launched the EtonHouse Community Fund (ECF) in 2015. As an independent IPC charity, ECF continuously runs initiatives to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children.

**EtonHouse Vision**

Shaping the future through education

**EtonHouse Mission**

Developing confident and capable global citizens

**Be a part of the EtonHouse family**

We welcome passionate and dedicated professionals who share our belief in the power of education. Together, we can make a meaningful difference to children and society through education.

DESIGNATION : Japanese Teacher

RESPONSIBILITIES

**Job Role**:

- To teach the Japanese Language to Japanese and expatriate children as required.
- To assist in developing a Japanese curriculum.
- To assist in communication with current parents as required.
- Translation, design of promotional advertising materials in Japanese, if needed.
- To assist in marketing and promotion of school to reach the Japanese community by:

- Parental liaison, phone enquiries
- Assist in the promotion of school by liaising with prospective parents
- Showing prospective parents around the school premises (when time permits)
- Explain to parents in connection with enrolment.
- To conduct music class as the Japanese timetable allows.
- Any other duties as required by the Principal.

**Responsibilities**:

- To respect and value each child’s social, cultural and religious background and by example, provide mutual respect and tolerance.
- To share in the management of pastoral care, health, welfare and behaviour of all pupils and in particular, those within your designated class group.
- To undertake the teaching of a class in accordance with the school’s agreed policies and guidelines.
- To use a variety of appropriate teaching and caring methods to ensure high quality learning takes place.
- To provide planning documents identifying specific learning objectives, differentiated tasks, special needs, extension and assessment, to the Principal or other authorized officer.
- To maintain professional dialogue with colleagues concerning the children, other colleagues and the school. Treat all information with confidentiality.
- To ensure the provision of equal opportunities for all.
- To encourage children to take pride in their own environment and show respect and concern for others, to the benefit of the school as a caring community.
- To be responsible for all aspects of classroom management eg. Care of equipment with resources well-labelled and accessible. Maintain a tidy, well organised room.
- To create an interesting and lively classroom which promotes independent learning.

QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum Diploma in Kindergarten Teaching/Early Childhood or Japanese Teacher Certificate or Kindergarten Teacher’s Class 2 License from a recognised institution in Japan, or its equivalent,
- At least 2 years of relevant working experience in an educational setting is required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work well independently as well as within a team
- Commitment to working in an educational environment that offers academic rigour and excellence in teaching
- Sensitivity toward cultural diversities
- Ability to build community through positive interactions with parents
- Self-motivated with a high energy level
- Demonstrates use of initiative while showing flexibility and adaptability
- Exhibit our Core Values: Collaboration, Life-Long Learner, Open-Mindedness, Respectfulness encompassed with Passion