Instructors and teaching environment

 

ATLAS® offers a 1-year contract, although we prefer instructors to think in terms of an initial 2-year commitment. It is an expensive endeavour to move to a new country and instructors who remain with us for at least two years do much better financially.

Many of our new employees are not career instructors; while others do have teaching experience.Either way, this is a new culture, new approach and new situation!

We offer extensive training and support for our new instructors, while at the same time giving you the freedom to create your own niche. We have substantial resources in each office, although any new material a teacher brings from home (books, games, posters) are always appreciated by your new co-workers and students.

Sapporo Area 2500JPY (60min) Language Space, Cafe or Office lesson
Online school e-Atlas 1950JPY (60min) Skype or our online room
http://atlase.net/

日本人講師の場合は、 札幌エリアは2,000円になっております。

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Lesson Fee:

Students are to be charged 1,950 / 2,500 yen per hour for private lessons. The Instructor will receive tuition fees directly from the students after each lesson. This fee is non-negotiable.

Transportation Cost:

Instructors are asked to pay for their own transportation to and from the cafe or student office. At all times possible, the student will be asked to travel as far as they are willing to travel and the instructor will meet them there, minimizing the instructor's travel time and expense.

Cancellation Policy:

Instructors are required to give the student a minimum of 24 hours notice for cancellation of a lesson. If the instructor is unable to give 24 hours notice, the following lesson shall be taught at half price or for an additional 30 minutes taught at no charge. Students are also required to give the instructor a minimum of 24 hours notice for cancellation of a lesson. If the student fails to give the instructor 24 hours notice, the student is required to pay for the cancelled lesson in full, payable at the next scheduled lesson.

No-Show Policy:

Instructors, who fail to attend a lesson, without contacting the student directly, will be required to teach the following scheduled lesson at no charge. Students, who fail to attend a lesson without contacting the instructor directly, will be required to pay for the lesson in full, at the following scheduled lesson.

Lateness Policy:

Lateness is not tolerated at ATLAS®. The instructor is expected to be on time for all lessons. If an instructor is late by more than 5 minutes, they are expected to teach that lesson at half price. Students, who are late for a lesson, must still pay the full lesson fee. Instructors are not required to make up the lost time.

NOTE: Regular lateness or cancellations may lead to termination of the instructor's contract and loss of all students.

Lesson Payment and Scheduling Policy:

Instructors will be responsible for collection of all lesson and cancellation fees. Scheduling and rescheduling of classes are the responsibility of the instructor and the student. ATLAS® will not be able to accept any responsibility for non-payment of lessons, accumulated cancellation fees or scheduling of lessons. All instructors will be expected to pursue any payment or scheduling issues on their own. If there are continual troubles with a student, please contact ATLAS® immediately

 

meet the people behind ATLAS®

I suppose I was initially drawn to Atlasbecause of the atmosphere.

More so than many other companies, Atlas has designed and developed a great working environment.

I`ve stayed at Atlas because of the people who work here and the great oppotunities that come with working for a growing and dynamic company.

Why Atlas? Because I have the oppotunity to meet great people, use and develop my skill set, and change the way English language is taught in Japan.

Cathy Snyder

Head teacher of Atlas

Lesson Place

You will only need to teach in the areas you specify. You can choose to teach at students office, the atlas Language Space(LS), a cafe or online.

If you are not teaching from home, you only have to travel as far as you are willing. The more flexible the teachers and the more potential introductions.

※ Instructors are asked to pay for their own transportation to and from the cafe or house at all times possible, the student will be asked to travel as far as they are willing to travel and then the instructor will meet them there minimizing the instructors travel time and expense.

1 Language Space(LS)

Students do not pay for the instructor's transportation at our Language Space(LS).

LS is located very close to main subway or JR stations.

2 Online room
(Atlas original server or Skype)
Instructors are asked to meet the student at the online room and show them the way to room ID and password(or Skype) for at least the first meeting.
3 Cafe Instructors are asked to meet the student at the train station and show them the way to their homes for at least the first meeting.
4 Students office Students are required to pay for the instructor's transportation to and from their home or office.
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