Freelance Japanese Language Teacher

Please do not apply if you are not based in London!

• Do you have a passion for Teaching Japanese to students from around the world?
• Are you a great teacher and students just love you?
• Are you happy to travel within London and meet new people?

If all of the above are a YES then being an teacher for Dear Asia is what you’re looking for!

About Dear Asia

Dear Asia is the Asian languages and culture centre in London. We offer language training to working professionals, companies, and culture-loving individuals in London, including Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other ESEA languages. We are also an professional event organiser with an exciting curated portfolio, including food tasting, cooking experience, playing pingpong, Japanese kintsugi, Kpop dance etc. We aim to promote positive representation of ESEA Cultures and build a community to celebrate our heritage - languages, food, crafts and so much more.

Teachers are at the heart of everything we do, all Dear Asia team members are teachers ourselves. We want our school to be an open, fair, professional and friendly place to work for all teachers.

Responsibilities and Duties

Teaching responsibilities

• Represent Dear Asia to teach group lessons over evening and/or weekends at our centre; private lessons in our centre or within London Zone 1-3; and corporate training lessons during normal office hours
• Prepare well each lesson in your own time is essential
• Report in to head office with timely feedbacks from students or clients
• Help each and every student under your responsibility

Admin responsibilities

• Manage a working calendar with updated availability and lessons bookings
• Prepare your own monthly invoice

Qualifications and Skills

• Japanese speaker & fluent in English
• Full rights to work in the UK with a minimum of one year legal stay
• Willingness to commit medium to long term as a freelancer teacher
• Academic excellence in education, teaching, or linguistic degree
• Strong knowledge in language acquisition theory and practice
• 1 years plus teaching experience in Teaching Japanese

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate + bonus
• Head office support and teacher training
• Team up with a group of other professional teachers

To apply: Please review the job details carefully, and apply here with a brief cover letter indicating your current working visa status and working availability.

This position will remain open, we will only arrange interviews with ones that suit what we are looking for, to join our current team of 10+ teachers.

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance

Salary: £20.00-£30.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Weekend availability
• Weekday flexible time

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Central London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Master’s (preferred)

Experience:

• teaching: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• One Year UK Working Visa (required)

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance

Salary: £20.00-£30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Flexitime
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• Japanese (required)

Work Location: One location