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Primary Homeroom Teacher

  • Date December 2, 2025
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Teach in a Cambridge-certified International School!

UIA International School of Tokyo (UIA) is one of the few Cambridge-certified international schools IN TOKYO with students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Cambridge curriculum and assessments are designed to encourage students to develop and become confident, responsible, reflective, innovative, and engaged learners.

UIA is a rapidly growing school with over 560 students and is welcoming dedicated and highly motivated Primary and Secondary School Teachers, who will engage and inspire UIA students. 

At UIA, we aspire to create culturally sensitive, environmentally responsible, global citizens who are prepared to represent and are capable of becoming the leaders of tomorrow’s generation.

Position TitlePrimary Homeroom Teacher
Function/DepartmentTeaching Staff
Reports ToPrimary Head
Position TypeFull Time
Position StatusFull Time

🟦 Position Objective

The Primary Homeroom Teacher creates an inclusive, inquiry-based classroom that develops the Cambridge Learner Attributes—confident, responsible, reflective, innovative, and engaged learners. They teach Cambridge subjects at the appropriate grade level and deliver differentiated lessons that support academic, social, and emotional growth, working closely with families and colleagues to foster curiosity, collaboration, and resilience in students.

🟦 Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning

  • Plan and deliver well-structured, student-centered lessons that meet Cambridge curriculum.
  • Use a variety of teaching strategies to support diverse learning styles and abilities.
  • Incorporate inquiry-based, project-based, or experiential learning where appropriate.
  • Maintain a positive classroom environment that promotes respect, responsibility, and engagement.
  • Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of learners.

Assessment and Reporting

●      Design and administer formative and summative assessments in line with school guidelines.

●      Provide timely, constructive feedback to support student growth.

●      Prepare accurate report cards and attend parent-teacher conferences.

Classroom Management

●     Establish clear expectations for behavior and learning.

●     Implement the school’s behavior and safeguarding policies consistently. Support the academic, social, and emotional well-being of all students.

●     Foster an inclusive, safe, and nurturing classroom environment.

●     Communicate regularly with parents to build strong school–home partnerships.

Professional Collaboration

  • Work collaboratively with teaching teams to plan units, improve practice, and ensure curriculum continuity.
  • Participate in faculty meetings, professional development sessions, and training workshops.

Support co-curricular and extracurricular activities that enrich student development.

🟦 Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Education or relevant subject field.
  • Recognized teaching qualification (PGCE, B.Ed., M.Ed., or equivalent)
  • Strong command of English (spoken and written).

Preferred:

  • Minimum [2–3] years of full-time teaching experience.
  • Experience teaching in an international or Cambridge school setting.
  • Familiarity with the Cambridge curriculum.
  • Competence in educational technology and digital learning tools.
  • Experience with student-centered, inquiry-based pedagogy.

🟦 Personal Attributes

  • Demonstrates the Cambridge Learner Attributes in practice.
  • Collaborative, reflective, and growth-oriented educator.
  • Strong intercultural awareness and empathy.
  • Excellent communication and classroom management skills.
  • Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students.

🟦 Child Welfare

UIA International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The expectation is that all staff, volunteers, and contractors share this commitment. All staff undergo onsite training. Safe recruitment practice and reference checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

🟦 Application Process

  • Resume
  • Cover letter
  • Copies of degrees and teaching certifications
  • Referee request:
    • 3 referees (email and phone)
    • Including your current head of school (or equivalent)
    • Minimum two direct conversation contacts 
  • Background Check: current country (if applicable)

 

If you are interested in joining our UIA community, please send the above to recruitment@uia.jp OR apply in the Online Application below.

Due to the volume of applications received, we will contact only selected applicants for an interview.

We look forward to receiving your application!

ONLINE APPLICATION

Fill out the form below, and we will be in touch soon.

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MEDICAL INFORMATION

  • If your child is sick at school, we will contact you. Please kindly arrange the pick-up within 1
    hour. Sick students are not allowed inside the school bus.
  • If your child has any lice, please do not send him/her to school. If your child has skin issues,　please let the nurse knows.
  • Please check your child’s temperature every morning, if your child has some fever (37.5), sore throat, cough or any symptoms, please do not send them to school. 
If you cannot be reached to give your consent to emergency procedures, you hereby give your permission for UIA International school of Tokyo to seek medical treatment for my child in case of injury or illness, which occurs while participating in school-sponsored activities. 
 
This will be used only if we cannot contact you directly at the time of injury or illness.

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MEDICAL INFORMATION

• If your child is sick at school, we will contact you. Please kindly arrange the pick-up within 1
hour. Sick students are not allowed inside the school bus.
• If your child has any lice, please do not send him/her to school. If your child has skin issues,
please let the nurse knows.
• Please check your child’s temperature every morning, if your child has some fever (37.5), sore throat, cough or any symptoms, please do not send them to school.

If you cannot be reached to give your consent to emergency procedures, you hereby give your permission for UIA International school of Tokyo to seek medical treatment for my child in case of injury or illness, which
occurs while participating in school- sponsored activities. This will be used only if we cannot contact you directly at the time of injury or illness.

SOCIAL MEDIA

I hereby agree to permit UIA International School of Tokyo to take photographs of my child during school activities for the purpose of educating students, promoting the school, or promoting public education. The school may publish photographs of my child and/or samples of work done by my child in a variety of ways. The publications could include, but are not limited to, school newsletters (online and in hard copy), UIA International School of Tokyo’s Internet and Intranet websites, content-sharing websites such as Facebook or YouTube, annual school magazines and local newspapers. Published photographs and work will be viewable by third parties.

We agree to the following:

      1. The school may publish photographs of my child and samples of my child’s work as many times as it needs in the ways mentioned above.

      2. The child’s photograph may be reproduced either in color or in black and white.

      3. The school will not use my child’s photograph or samples of my child’s work for any purpose other than for the education of students or for the general promotion of public education and the school.

Any photographs taken by the school will be kept for no longer than is necessary for the above-mentioned purposes and will be stored and disposed of securely. Whilst every effort will be made to protect the identity of my child, UIA International School of Tokyo cannot guarantee that my child will not be able to be identified from the photograph or work.

BUS INFORMATION

Parents are not allowed inside the school buses.

For Early Years students, parents/legal guardians MUST be at the bus stop wearing the lanyard for pick-up and drop.

If a parent/guardian is not present at the bus stop at the scheduled time for the bus arrival, the student cannot get off the bus. We will wait for 1 minute and try to contact parents. After that, we will bring the child back to Kiba campus.

Parents/Guardians will be notified and are required to visit the Kiba campus to pick up their child. In such a scenario, a penalty will be charged to the parents at the hourly rate of ¥11,000.

UIA will consider adding a new stop for students from Early Years to Grade 2 in the area of the existing routes.

The school bus may arrive earlier or later than the scheduled time, depending on traffic conditions. If the bus arrives early, they will wait until the scheduled departure time. If the bus does not arrive at the bus stop within 20 minutes after the scheduled arrival time, please contact 080-1187-9407.

Parents should report to the 3F to drop off or pick up their child.

If you want to cancel the bus service for the day, kindly inform us well in advance

INVOICE INFORMATION

Payment will need to be made within five business days of the invoice being dispatched.

Please kindly note that once the payment is made, no refund will be provided.

The two-weeks discount is only applicable for parents enrolling for Week 1 + Week 2 at the time of application. In case a student adds Week 2 after enrolling in Week 1, the two-weeks discount will not be applicable.

Please note that the final deadline of payment is July 7, 2025 by 3PM

Enrollment will be automatically cancelled after those dates if payment has not been made.