Resorts in Hokkaido are offering Ski Instructor jobs in Japan for Qualified Ski (not snowboard) Instructors, starting end-Nov.

Benefits: Free Accommodation and Season Lift pass for your Resort.

Hourly Wage: 1000yen (if no qualification), 1300yen (level 1), up to 1500yen (level 2/3 qualification) before tax per hour (20% for foreigners on Working Holiday Visas).

Hours: Approx. 7-10hrs per day, 8-10days off per month.*
*Hours can fluctuate a little depending on the time of season. March, for example, is less busy than January.
Additional work in the ski rental section or admin-related ski school duties may be asked of you during times you don’t have lessons, which is why the average work day can be 7-10hrs long.

NOTE: While Resorts do their best to give you as much work as possible, weather conditions and customer fluctuations can impact the regularity of work. So please understand there may be more/less time off than detailed above.

Typical day: 8:00am – 5:00pm.

Contact teaching hours: 2-4 hrs teaching per day (including preparation / cleaning & other activities comes to about 7-10 hours per day).

Meals deduction: 1000yen per day (3 meals).

Salary: approx. ¥80,000 ~ 145,000 (before meals and tax deductions) per month (Currency Convertor) (Income tax is 20% for foreigners on Working Holiday Visas).

Important Note: This page is designed as a very general guide. More detailed information about your specific ski school including information about pay/hours/work will be given to you in your Tentative Job Offer.

Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions!