Great Opportunity for Cultural Immersion

As someone who has worked as both an ALT with Interac and previously elsewhere as an English teacher at a private cram school, I have found some great points about working through Interac.

First, Interac does a great job of offering support for living in Japan to the amount needed by the ALT. There are many guides and helpful staff members that are available for reference on everything from paperwork at city hall to classroom management.
For someone like me who has already settled in Japan before working for the company, Interac is also great at letting me handle my own life. The company is always there to help, but is flexible enough to allow for autonomy.

Most of the day-to-day work that goes on can differ greatly depending on the board of education and schools that an ALT is assigned to. Although this can mean that the resources available and level of prep needed at each school can vary, Interac provides a depth of lesson plans and guides that assist with putting together a good lesson.
Meeting the needs of the school and students comes first, but the way in which you approach your lessons can be done in a way that utilizes your strengths. This opportunity for creativity in lesson planning keeps the job fresh and allows for continued adjustments from year to year.

One of the greatest strengths of an ALT teaching position is that you work directly in a school. If you are interested in experiencing Japanese culture, this provides great immersion for trying many foods through school lunches as well as experience in Japanese formal ceremonies such as graduation. Japanese language experience is not required for the job, but if you are interested in learning or improving, being able to talk to other school staff is a great opportunity to both share your native culture and learn about the local area.

In addition, the scheduling for Interac is very friendly to traveling and exploring your town. Working for schools provides a standard Monday through Friday work week with daylight left in the day when finished. This is a huge contrast to working at an English language cram school, where days start and end very late to accommodate students that attend school during the day.
A standard yearly school schedule also includes summer and winter vacations, which typically have some work days and training days. These days are paid labor, so they are nice to keep monthly income from being too irregular.
Interac has always been extremely nice and encouraging about taking planned vacations and using sick days. I never feel pressured when planning things on my own, and staff is always cooperative when advanced notice is given, or during sudden emergencies that require absence.