Early Years Teacher

St. Michael’s International School

Early Years Teacher

Start date: 1st August 2025

Closing date for applications: Thursday 6th February 2025

Location: Japan

Salary: paid monthly into a local bank account in Japanese yen

Contract: 2 year fixed term

We are looking for an excellent Early Years specialist teacher to join the team from August 2025. 

The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years experience working in an Early Years setting and experience of the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) will put you at a considerable advantage. Joining a well established team of enthusiastic Early Years educators you will be an excellent communicator and strong team player, who gets on well with colleagues, students and parents. Amongst other things, you will be confident in using technology to maximise learning, be well organised, have a good sense of humour and a commitment to delivering high quality provision that makes a difference on a daily basis to children’s outcomes as well as creating a nurturing, language-rich environment to support children new to learning English.

At St. Michael’s International School we are a close knit team and proud of our school and community. We have 160 pupils from Nursery to Year 6, with families representing 20 nationalities. The language of instruction and shared playground language is English. We are the only accredited British curriculum school in the Kansai region. Located in a vibrant and international city, Kobe regularly comes in the top three of expatriate rankings of the best places to live in Japan. The excellent reputation of our school is well established both at home and abroad, spanning a period of almost 80 years. Come and join us!

For further information please go to www.smis.org

How To Apply:

Applications should be made direct to the school electronically via the employment page of the school website

Applicants for teaching positions should hold a UK teaching qualification with Qualified Teacher Status or an international equivalent with at least 5 years teaching experience in a UK or British International School. Please read the Teacher FAQS on the school website before applying.

Application requirements:

• Online application form
• Upload an up to date CV.
• Contact details of two professional referees, one of whom should be your current Head of School.
• Letter of application outlining your educational philosophy, teaching strengths, professional goals and why you want to join the team at St. Michael's International School.
• Successful candidates will be asked to provide identity verification, original copies of qualifications and an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and barring Service) check or national equivalent (criminal record check.)

Recruitment Process:

• Each applicant will receive an email response confirming their application.
• Shortlisted candidates contacted by email
• Selection activities followed by Zoom interviews will take place by the end of February 2025       

St. Michael's International School reserves the right to make appointments when we feel we have identified the right candidate. Therefore, we encourage teachers to submit applications at their earliest convenience and not to wait till the closing date we have indicated for the position.