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[BenJ]

Heading to Okayama city with my girlfriend in August - does anyone have job contacts there as I am looking for work (gf has a job, I don't)?

Have Bachelor, TESOL cert, and currently work as an ESL teacher in Australia.

[David W]

Don't sweat it mate. Okayama is a big enough city that with your credentials you should be able to find something fairly easily. I can't give you any specific leads, just hit the schools when you get there, tie on and resume in hand.

[PAULH]

#0065 - Aichi, Mie, Gifu, Shizuoka, Okayama, Hiroshima areas

Job Description: Full time Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) positions in JHS, ELE and KINDY.

Job Details: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Minimum BA or BS degree; teaching experience and Japanese language ability preferred; current international or Japanese driving license; willing to relocate. RESPONSIBILITIES: Minimum of 8 hours a day at host institution Mon. - Fri. with up to 25, 45 - 50 minute lessons per week. Participate in school functions, curriculum development and Area Meetings. PAY AND BENEFITS: One-year renewable contract. Base salary starting at 250,000 yen per month; generous summer, spring and winter vacation. Company car provided for travel to and from school with limited personal use. Phone/fax machine provided. Assistance with accommodation and setting up phone line, if necessary. Visa sponsorship available. APPLICATION MATERIALS: Cover letter, resume, one passport-size photograph, photocopy of visa and international or Japanese driving license, sort essay on why you want to work as an ALT and what you feel are the responsibilities of an ALT. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: After interviewing with ALTIA CENTRAL, successful applicants will also need interview with the respective Board of Education for final approval.

Deadline: ongoing

Contact Details: ALTIA CENTRAL Simon Bldg. 9F 1-29-29 Sakae, Naka-ku Nagoya 460-0008 Japan TEL:(052) 229-1101 FAX:(052) 229-1102 EMAIL: [email protected] HOMEPAGE: http://www.altia-jp.com
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#0048 - Tokyo-to

I also saw a posting for a position at a university in Okayama but you need a minimum of a Masters and publications for a full time position.

Better luck next time.

[BenJ]

cheers, I have been in contact with ALTIA and INTERAC but the number of positions in this area is limited. Something might come up though!

[Dominique]

How is the job search for Okayama if you don't have a university degree?

[Gordon]

I know that Ben has come and gone and is now back in Oz. What an old thread?

Dominique, what do you plan on doing without a degree? Coming on a WHV or getting married are your 2 main options.

Okayama is a nice city, been there a few times. Don't know of any schools though.

[Dominique]

I have a degree, it's for someone else.
i figured it was more of a rural area, so the only option there is private tutoring. But I'm not sure, since I've never been there.

[Gordon]

[einsenundnullen]

Gordon,

Yeah, have a look at Okayama-ekimae at night: http://onesandzeros.no-ip.org/pictures/2003_08_okayama/200308_okayama06.jpeg . Nova' s there.

I don't know the exact prospects for Dominique's friend, but Okayama was, in retrospect, a very nice place. However, I fully recommend living *in* the city. Don't go too far outside. The only other place I can think of really being hopeful is Kurashiki. I lived outside the city, and I don't think it would be worth looking for work out there, and from experience, I can't recommend living out there if the work is eikaiwa (and the associated hours/environment). If you go as an ALT, I think it would be a totally different story...

Good luck, and to whoever goes, enjoy it. I miss it.

Chris