As a teacher, you will be dealing with the conversational English; mainly elementary school level. Most of private schools are for elementary school pupils and you might have some pre-school classes. Therefore making good rapport with children is essential. If you do not love working with kids, please, refrain from applying.

You can expect to teach 27 - 30 hours per week; therefore, no more than 120 hours per calendar month.

Class is conducted in two ways: You will pair with a Korean-English teacher. Or you teach the class all by yourself. In this case, students are not allowed to speak Korean. You do not need to learn some Korean language expressions to teach in Korea even though you will pick up some eventually. Bilingual Korean teachers are always at hand to assist the foreign teacher.

 

Generally, there is no dress code. Anyway important issue is you need to look professional. Therefore, Jean with holes and short pants are not allowed.

There thousands of private English schools in South Korea. Some of them are well organized and have reliable system,
but some of them are just money chasers and short lived. As we are located in Korea, we regularly visit schools and have a list of selected schools worth working for. That is one of the reasons why you should go with an experienced agency like us.

Successful applicants can expect following BENEFITS and more,

  • Salary commensurate with your teaching experience in Korea. You can save more than a half, even to 2/3, of your annual income. Therefore face amount is not that much meaningful.
  • Furnished rent free housing; only cheap utilities are on you
  • Free round trip airfare
  • No more than 30hrs/week, 120hrs/month contract teaching hours
  • Overtime payment
  • Health insurance
  • Paid vacation and Korean national holidays observed
  • Low cost of living, low income tax rate (3~5% of income)