Japanese Language Teaching Opportunities

Concorde Education, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Concorde Education, LLC is seeking independent Japanese language instructors to provide on-site sessions at partner K–12 schools. Opportunities vary by assignment, grade level, and schedule, with after-school hours typically 1–4 per week and ~10 weeks per assignment.

Instructors will plan engaging lessons, teach vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and cultural topics, and adapt to student levels while maintaining a positive environment.

Qualifications

• 60 college credits required where applicable.
• Proficiency in spoken and written Japanese.
• Experience teaching or leading activities with school-age students.
• Strong communication and classroom facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate engaging Japanese language sessions.
• Introduce vocabulary, grammar, and culture through activities.
• Adapt instruction to student levels and site requirements.
• Maintain a safe, age-appropriate learning environment.
• Submit session completion forms after each session.

Skills

Japanese language proficiency

Classroom management

Communication skills

Curriculum adaptation

Education

60 college credits

Tools

Chromebooks

Web-based language platforms

Job description

# Japanese Language Teaching Opportunities at Concorde EducationPOTENTIAL INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR INSTRUCTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS**Program:** Japanese Instructor Opportunities**Location**: On-site at partner schools; varies by assignment**Teaching Mode**: In Person**Grade Levels:** Elementary, Middle, and High School; varies by assignment**Schedule:** Typically 1–4 instructional service hours per week after school**Program Length:** Commonly approximately 10 weeks per assignment**Start Dates:** Opportunities become available throughout the school year**Compensation:** Typical compensation of $50+ per completed instructional service hour, depending on assignment scope, experience, location, schedule, and agreed compensation**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide Japanese language and cultural enrichment services for K–12 students.This is a potential independent contractor assignment, not an employee position. Contractors may choose whether to apply for, accept, decline, or ignore available opportunities.Assignments vary by school, grade level, schedule, curriculum, classroom resources, available technology, and program objectives.Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, lesson-plan suggestions, instructional resources, cultural activities, or program objectives. Contractors may use their professional judgment to adapt instruction within the assignment scope and applicable site requirements.**ASSIGNMENT SCOPE**Depending on the accepted assignment, contractors may:• Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate Japanese language sessions;• Introduce students to foundational Japanese vocabulary, conversation, pronunciation, grammar, writing systems, and Japanese culture through interactive activities;• Adapt instruction based on student experience levels, site requirements, available resources, and program objectives;• Support students in developing speaking, listening, reading, writing, pronunciation, and cultural understanding through games, discussions, projects, and other engaging learning activities, where applicable;• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment;• Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff, as appropriate;• Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session; and• Follow applicable site safety, visitor, classroom, technology, emergency, and student-protection procedures.**EXAMPLE PROGRAM TOPICS**Assignments may include topics such as:• Greetings, introductions, and everyday conversational Japanese;• Pronunciation, common expressions, and polite language;• Numbers, dates, time, colors, and commonly used vocabulary;• School, family, hobbies, travel, food, and daily life vocabulary;• Basic sentence structure, introductory grammar, and commonly used particles;• Listening comprehension, pronunciation, and conversational practice;• Introduction to Hiragana, Katakana, and simple reading and writing activities, where appropriate;• Japanese geography, traditions, holidays, arts, food, customs, and cultural practices; and• Language games, storytelling, role-playing, presentations, and collaborative cultural projects.Specific curriculum, instructional activities, available resources, and language proficiency expectations vary by assignment.**QUALIFICATIONS**Preferred qualifications include:• At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site;• Strong proficiency in spoken and written Japanese;• Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students;• Strong communication, organization, and classroom facilitation skills;• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable; and• Ability to create engaging, age-appropriate language-learning experiences that encourage student participation and confidence.Preferred backgrounds may include Japanese teachers, world language educators, bilingual professionals, interpreters, translators, college students studying Japanese or education, tutors, language instructors, and others with relevant instructional or language experience.**MATERIALS AND RESOURCES**Assignments may utilize school-provided curriculum resources, lesson plans, books, games, presentation materials, Chromebooks, web-based language platforms, audio and video resources, and other instructional materials, where available.Contractors may use their own instructional methods and materials when appropriate, safe, age-appropriate, lawful, and consistent with the assignment scope and site requirements.Purchases requiring reimbursement must be approved in writing by Concorde before they are incurred.**COMPENSATION**Compensation varies by assignment and agreed contractor terms. Many opportunities pay $50+ per completed instructional service hour with students.Contractors may propose their desired compensation rate when applying. When proposing a rate, contractors should consider the overall assignment scope, including anticipated preparation, planning, commute, materials, schedule, and other business considerations.Concorde may accept the proposed rate, decline the application, or provide a counteroffer based on the budget for the specific assignment.Unless otherwise approved in writing, compensation is based on completed instructional service hours with students.Payment for completed services is generally made by direct deposit on the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which services were completed, unless otherwise stated in the accepted assignment terms or required by applicable law.**APPLICATION AND ONBOARDING**Applicants selected to move forward may be invited to create a contractor profile and complete any required onboarding steps.Applying, interviewing, receiving an invitation to create a profile, creating a profile, or completing onboarding does not guarantee selection, placement, or future assignment opportunities.Potential assignments are subject to assignment fit, agreed compensation, completion of required onboarding, applicable background-check review, Fair Chance or pre-adverse action procedures where required, site-specific clearance requirements, and final written confirmation from Concorde Education.Some assignments may require background-check authorization, fingerprinting, agency clearance, site-specific documentation, identification badges, or other compliance steps before services may begin.Applicants should not provide criminal-history information unless and until requested through the appropriate legally compliant process.**EQUAL OPPORTUNITY**Concorde Education considers contractor applicants without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law and is committed to respectful, inclusive, and student-centered programming.