These courses are usually paid by the hour. Many conversation school teachers supplement their regular hours with some evening hours teaching business classes. Unlike conversational schools, agencies do expect some their teachers to have teaching experience or qualifications. These agencies rarely advertise abroad as there is already a large pool of teachers in Japan who want to work more hours. Teaching at High Schools Teachers working full time in the high school system have a lot of advantages.
Holidays are long, including all national and school holidays.
A Japanese environment may entail some communication problems. Teaching times may be lower compared to chain schools but a high school teacher's duty usually goes beyond the classroom. The JET Program is a big employer of native speakers for high schools. It hires over 2,000 a year from various countries. According to Japanese government figures for 1999, the average salary for a male worker is 450,000 yen per month.