Call for Presentations & Important Election Announcements

[Yojalt Publicity]

Dear Yokohama JALT Members,

Call for Presentations

Our Saturday, December 20th Chapter event is a "My Share".

If you would like to present, please prepare a 10-15 minute presentation on a practical teaching topic – an activity, materials, or similar. If you wish to book a slot to share your lesson/idea/teaching tip, please mail your proposal to pres...@yojalt.org .

The event will be held in the afternoon of the 20th at Kannai Hall, which is centrally (and conveniently) located in Yokohama.

Yokohama Chapter Officer Election

Part of our meeting in October will be the election of our Chapter officers.  Right now the following people have offered their services for the following positions:

Pres/Program: Malcolm Prentice

Treasury: Brett Milliner

Membership: Koki Tomita

Publicity: Jennie Roloff Rothman

If anyone would like to put their name forward for an officer position, now is your chance to speak up/step forward.  In particular, we are looking for a Program Chair, since currently our President, Malcolm Prentice, has been handling our event scheduling since late last year. 

JALT National Elections

The JALT National election ballot has been sent out, but has apparently found its way into many spam folders.  If you have not received your ballot, please check your spam folder and please vote!

Job Listing

Full-time English Teacher, Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

 

Position Opening

Title of position: Seeking a full-time English teacher from April 2015.

Institution: Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School. Aoyama Gakuin is a private Christian high school with an internationally-minded outlook.

Teaching Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

General URL: http://www.agh.aoyama.ed.jp

Teaching Requirement: Teaching 16 contact hours per week. Successful candidates will additionally be expected to participate actively in department meetings, committee meetings, test writing, curriculum development, and extracurricular school programs.

Starting Date: April, 2015

Contract: Full-time Teacher. The successful candidate will initially be employed on a one-year contract, which may be renewed (upon mutual agreement) following a successful appraisal.

Salary: Competitive salary based on experience in accordance with Aoyama Gakuin regulations, including housing allowance, bonus, and transportation.

Qualifications:

The applicant must fulfill the following qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree, plus a recognized TESOL or TEFL certification

2. Two years’ solo teaching in a Japanese high school; the position is not an ALT position.

Application Deadline: October 14^th, 2014

Application Method: CV and cover letter highlighting relevant experience to Mr. Carroll acar...@aoyamagakuin.jp Please write “FT TEACHER APPLICATION” in the subject box. We regret that only applicants invited for interview will be contacted.