After that, I believe a promotional period begins. Basically, the company goes around to various public schools needing an ALT and says "Hey, we happen to have an ALT." Then I get to do more interviews with school principals, until I get accepted somewhere. Once that happens, the company helps me find a place to live near there, and I both a) move into and setup the apartment where I'll be living for a year, and b) start my job of teaching 7-15 year old Japanese kids to speak English.
From what they've explained, for Junior high schools, I will be assisting a Japanese teacher in these lessons. But for elementary schools, I come in 1 or 2 days a week, and do some random (chosen by moi) activities (songs & games) that happen to involve English words and grammar.
Along with all of that, within a certain number of days I need to:
- change my status from tourist to foreign worker
- register for the local health plan
- get a hanko made (a rubber stamp used in place of signature, you need this to get a bank account, and other useful things)
- open bank account
- get registered at local city hall (residence permit)
- possibly lease a car
- get internet
