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[Sudz]

Well, I've been offered a part-time gig at a private junior high/high school in Tokyo. The school seems quite good, though the money only amounts to a basic entry-level ALT wage (being part-time)

Fortunately, I would only have to be at work 3 or 4 days of the week, and would have evenings free. Being fairly qualified (MA TESOL, lots of experience, etc.) I'm wondering if I could gamble that I'd be able to pick up some extra cash fairly easily? I'm quite interested in living in Tokyo, and figure I could ideally build myself up a bit over time (and hopefully having something full-time after a year).

Cheers.

[currentaffairs]

Yes, you could get work. Where are you living now?

It takes time to build up your workload, though. Most of the evening work will be through language schools or recruiters offering business classes. The business classes won't run all year (maybe 30 weeks or something like that) and the language school work will be relatively poorly paid.

The best type of work is to teach at universities during the day. It takes most people around two years to fill out their week. Once you get your foot in the door, other opportunities will come up.

[Sudz]

Thanks for that. Well, it is possible for me to free up 2 full weekdays. I have a feeling though that I might be pushing it a little bit time wise - in that most unis have finished their hiring already.

Does part-time uni work tend to pop up outside of the April start time? Actually, I would like to avoid eikaiwa (though would consider business classes).

[Sudz]

Oh. Well, I'm currently a ways away from Tokyo, though am planning on moving there late next month. I don't have a place set up yet.

[RM1983]

[currentaffairs]

Part-time university work will come up in February/March (for April start) and August/September (for October start). Teachers leave and positions become available around then.

Check the job sites regularly throughout the year for the advertised positions..

[Sudz]

Thanks guys.

Any recommended sites for teaching positions outside of JALT and gaijinpot? Would be much appreciated!

[currentaffairs]

http://www.ohayosensei.com/

http://www.jobsinjapan.com/

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop?ln=1

These sites have all lead me to jobs in the past. Gaijinpot has mostly dodgy employers like Gaba advertising so I preferred to use the above sites.. JREC-IN is a real gold mine for university work.

[Sudz]

Thanks!

[kzjohn]

JREC is maybe best, but also JACET: http://www.jacet.org/kobo/index.html

My view is you need to think of this in Oct/Nov rather than now.

[Sudz]

Thanks for the link. Yeah I'm guessing the hiring time for the April start is largely coming to an end.