A Little Job Update

I've finally sorted out my shifts in my new job as a Babysitter!  I'll be picking a kid up from a British school in the centre of Tokyo, before taking him home to look after him for a few hours before his parents come home, during which time I'll help him with homework, play some games and chat to him.  This'll be every Monday and Thursday, about 6 hours per week in total, which will bring me a nice little income of about £240 a month!  Not bad hehe :)

I really need to get setting a bank account up!

James

P.S. No photo of the day today, I have to get snapping some more with my camera...sorry about that!

I Got The Job! :D

Yessss so after a horribly long commute down to Yokohama (during which time my iPod's headphones packed in, grrr), I had a two-hour long interview with the head of the Babysitter company in a café near the station.  

For the first part of the interview, he went over my résumé with me, clarifying bits of it and asking me further questions, after which he explained exactly what the job entails, before giving me a test to see if I was suitable, which I passed!  

I could be starting as soon as Monday; it all depends on when the different clients need a babysitter.  He did say however that there is less demand in the western-Tokyo area, where I'm living, but that there are still a fair few jobs available along my train line (the Chuo-line).  Moreover, a couple of families have specifically requested British babysitters, so I'm not complaining!

The company is looking for more people to apply, as lots of their staff are leaving Japan, having reached the end of their visas and the like, so if you're in Tokyo or Yokohama and fancy this sort of work, have a look at their website here, or message me if you want any more information before applying.

Oh, and there are no classes on Monday, so I now have a four day weekend! Whooop!

James

Picture of the Day

Spotted outside a love hotel in Shibuya

Job Interview!

It says it all in the title really; having sent off my CV attached to an email, on Thursday I have a job interview!  The job I've applied for is an 'international babysitter'.  It consists of babysitting (obviously) the children of international (English-speaking) residents of Tokyo on a part-time basis.  The parents will want English only to be spoken to their kids, so if I get the job I won't have to engage in any awkward baby-Japanese conversations, which is a plus I suppose.

The pay is 1,750 yen (about £15) per hour for one child, with 50% extra for every child on top of that, and each shift is a minimum of 3 hours (if they want less than that they still have to pay you for 3 hours), and your transport is paid for, too.  You're not obliged to do any jobs, just the ones you choose to do, in quantities you choose, so it's nice and flexible.

I'm going to the company's head office in Yokohama, the city to the south of Tokyo on Thursday afternoon for the interview, when I'll find out some more information and whether or not I've got the job!  I shall certainly be updating this blog with a post on Thursday evening after I find out :) excited!! I could really use the money...better get setting up a Japanese bank account!

James

Picture of the Day

Because cheese is lovely