Employment Opportunities

Hiring Information	Details
Positions Available	Scuba Instructor, seasonal & long-term (Foreign & Japanese)
Application Requirements	Please send a CV with your full work history, references, and a picture. Include a cover letter explaining why you’d like to work with us and what you’re especially good at.
Eligibility	Applicants must already have the right to live and work in Japan, for example by holding a working holiday visa. Please note that Piranha Divers is not able to offer visa sponsorship to individuals we have not previously worked with or met in person.
Language & Culture	You should be comfortable communicating in English and have an understanding of Japanese language and culture.
Work Conditions	Work schedules, holidays, salary, and overtime are all in line with Japanese labor law requirements.
Training & Certification	We’re happy to assist long-term employees in obtaining the Sensuishi license (in English).
Diving Approach	Staff should cross over to SDI/TDI and follow their teaching approach, including conducting skills in neutral buoyancy.

 

Job Opening:

Customer Service & Shop Operations

Piranha Divers Okinawa was founded in 2009 and is located in Onna Village, Okinawa. We are a small, family-run dive operation specializing in recreational and technical diving, training and dive equipment.

We have been operating in Okinawa for more than 15 years and are looking for a reliable, friendly person to join our team in a long-term position.

The main focus of this role is customer communication: managing emails and instant messages, answering phone calls, and welcoming customers who walk into the shop. You should be friendly, approachable and comfortable taking the initiative when customers need assistance.

What we’re looking for

* Fluent English and Japanese, both written and spoken

* Comfortable using computers and everyday office applications

* Able to write clear, friendly and coherent messages without relying on AI as the primary communication tool

* Comfortable answering phone calls in a polite and professional manner

* Friendly, approachable and comfortable communicating with customers face-to-face

* Organized and able to keep track of bookings, messages and customer requests

* Diving experience or a diving certification is preferred, but not required

* Marketing and social media skills are a plus

* A calm personality. We work in a small team and value straightforward communication, mutual respect and a drama-free working environment

* Applicants must already have the legal right to live and work in Japan. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

We are open to anyone who has the skills we are looking for and genuinely wants to work in paradise. You don’t have to come from the diving industry, but you should be interested in diving and willing to learn. Diving experience is a plus because it will help you understand our customers and the products and services we offer, but it is not a requirement.

What matters most to us is your ability to communicate, your attitude and how you work with other people. You don’t need to know everything on day one — we’ll teach you what you need to know about our business and diving.

When things are quiet, everyone helps with basic shop duties. This includes hanging wetsuits, vacuuming, cleaning, organizing equipment and generally keeping the shop and customer areas in good condition.

What we offer:

* Long-term position

* Monday–Friday, 10:00–18:00, with flextime

* Some flexibility around working hours is possible. Family obligations or other personal circumstances that require occasional adjustments to your working hours are not automatically a dealbreaker. We are happy to discuss a suitable arrangement depending on the individual situation and the needs of the shop.

* ¥250,000 per month

* Health insurance

* Employees’ pension

* Unemployment insurance

* Learn to dive for free

Our approach to employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. We care about your skills, attitude and ability to work well with others — not your gender, age, nationality, family situation or background.

We are a small, family-run business, but “family-run” does not mean unlimited working hours or blurred boundaries. We believe our staff should have a life outside of work and be able to enjoy living in Okinawa.

We follow Japanese labor laws and provide the required social insurance and benefits. We believe in fair working conditions, reasonable working hours and proper compensation. In short, we are not a “black company.”

How to apply

Please send us:

* A CV / résumé in English and Japanese

* A cover letter in English and Japanese

Please tell us a little about yourself, your relevant experience, why you would like to work with Piranha Divers, and why you think you would be a good fit for the position.

If you enjoy working with people, communicate fluently in both English and Japanese, and like the idea of working in a small, hands-on dive operation in Okinawa, we’d like to hear from you.