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Teacher Vacancies in the Tamagawa Academy Bi-Lingual Programme (BLES)
Authorized as an IB World School since 2009, Tamagawa Academy offers a bilingual English and Japanese curriculum under the framework of the IB Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme in its secondary school division. Now the School will launch a bi-lingual program in its elementary school and kindergarten as a feeder course of the IB Programmes.
Below is a vacant position for the captioned program. Teaching certification to teach school-aged children is a requirement for the position listed below. Holding any English teaching qualification such as TSOL/ESL in the Mainstream as well as experience working in Japan is an asset.
Tamagawa Academy BLES Teaching Positions
| Position | Start Date | Description of Duties |
|---|---|---|
| BLES Coordinator | April 2015 | The Tamagawa Academy Bi-lingual Elementary School Programme (BLES) is seeking a coordinator. The selected candidate will be responsible for coordinating all components of an eight-year BLES program from a three-year kindergarten to grade 5 by: (1) clearly communicating the vision and goals of the BLES organization to all stakeholders; (2) sharing in the development and implementation of the BLES and Japanese national curriculum (no prior knowledge or experience required) and assessment requirements; (3) coordinating and delivering ongoing school-based professional development; (4) acting as a pedagogical leader for the program. Together with the BLES leadership team and the school administration, the coordinator will continue fostering regular communication with subject area teachers/leaders and with Japanese mainstream teachers/leaders. The Coordinator will teach non-specialist subjects and is considered a member of the BLES leadership team, reporting directly to a program head. The Japanese language ability is not required, but would be considered an asset. See the attached file below for more detailed job description: BLES Coordinator JD.PDF |
| BLES Generalist BLES Music BLES P.E. |
April 2015 | Teach relevant subjects in elementary school and kindergarten in accordance with the Japanese national curriculum. Japanese language ability is not required, but would be considered an asset. See the attached job description for more details. BLES Teacher JD.pdf |
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting the following documents to the contact listed below:
- A resume/CV that outlines your qualifications, work experience and other related information(fill out the attached forms)
- The contact information of at least two recent professional referees who can confirm the applicant's teaching related experience and abilities is required. All referees should be education professionals at a recognized institution who were directly involved with the applicant's supervision.
- Copy of teaching certificate
- Philosophy of education
Contact information
Keiichi Watase, Dean of Academic Affairs
Tamagawa Academy
Tel. 042-739-8601
Fax. 042-739-8588
email. bles@tamagawa.ed.jp
