Teach English at public schools in Korea

Do you have a university degree in ANY major? Do you want to save a good deal of money, and experience life in an Asian country at the same time? If you do, then come and teach English in Korea. We have hundreds of fantastic teaching opportunities available at public schools throughout South Korea starting in mid-August. (If you can't make the mid-August start date, we also have other Korean teaching jobs all year around. So just let us know when you would like to start, and we'll let you know about possible jobs around your preferred start date.)

Elementary, middle and high school positions are all available. Places are filling up fast for these positions so apply now to avoid disappointment.

++Salary & Benefits++
- 1.9 - 2.7 Million Won a month (depending on experience)(about R13000 to R19000 a month)
- 100,000 KRW (about R700) monthly rural allowance + 100,000KRW (about R700) monthly provincial allowance (depending on location)
- Full Airfare Reimbursement to Korea and free flight back to your home country on completion of your 1 year contract.
- Settlement Allowance - 300,000 KRW (about R2100)(one time payment) given to you within 2 weeks of arrival in Korea.
- 35 Day PAID vacation + 12 national holidays (2 weeks winter break & 1 week Spring Break & 2 weeks summer break)
- only 22 hours class teaching per week
- Overtime pay available if you would like overtime
- Severance pay equal to 1 months salary on completion of your 1 year contract.
- Free, private, furnished apartment close to your school.
- Tax exemption for 2 years apart from Canadians due to lack of ROK Treaty
- Compulsory medical insurance - 50% of premiums paid by employer ( i.e. you pay around R350 a month for this)
- Full orientation and training in a Korean resort area for 9 days with free meals and lodging
- Good savings potential - most teachers save R50000 or MUCH MORE in one year due to tax-free, rent-free salary etc (see below)
- Couples and friends welcome! We will place you at schools nearby to eachother. Couples apartments also available.

If you add all these benefits (i.e.flights/13th cheque etc) together, you are looking at a monthly salary of around R18000 a month for a first-time teacher. This is tax-free and rent-free, and your apartment will usually be close to your school so you won't need to worry about transport costs either. And you get the added benefit of experiencing life in an Asian country for 1 year, and you will be given full training.

You will be able to live off 1 million KRW to 1.5 million KRW(approx. R7000 - R10000) a month for all expenses comfortably or much less, if you are careful with your budget. Thus, there is good potential to save some money for travel or perhaps to pay off your student loan. Japan is a R1500 ferry ride away from Korea, and The Philippines and Taiwan are a R2000 (one-way) flight away. If you manage to save a mere R5000 a month, you could even spend 3 months or more backpacking around South-East Asia, lazing on tropical beaches after your 1 year contract is up. Or perhaps you could even put a deposit down on a house in South Africa.

Requirements:
* Passport from UK, USA, CAN, SA, AUS, IRE or NZ ONLY (No exceptions)
* BA/BSc Degree (Any major, teaching degree not required. Diplomas are not accepted for the visa.) No exceptions.
* Friendly & outgoing personality
* Under 45 years of age
* Commitment to a one year contract
* No criminal record
* Must be able to afford a one-way ticket to Korea (about R5000-R7000) - this will be reimbursed to you fully 2 weeks after arrival in Korea.

Your responsibilities:
- Teaching English
- Student evaluation
- Prepping class
- Curriculum development
- Liason between parents and staff to enhance student learning

About the Public School Program (EPIK:
EPIK or English Program in Korea is a government organization that was established in 1995. It's aim is to improve the English speaking skills of students and teachers in Korea and promote cultural exchange and strong global ties between Korea and the wider world.

Why work at public schools?
- Public schools offer a very stable working environment
- Public schools offer more holidays than private schools (35 days as opposed to 10)
- Public schools offer shorter working hours (22 per week as opposed to 30)
- Every class has an assistant to help you
- Full orientation is given making it easy for you to settle into your new life

++Briefs++
- Start date: August 18th (9 day orientation to be followed by placement)
- Working days: Monday - Friday
- Working hours: 8.30AM - 4.30PM
- Total hours: 22 classes per week (so 3 or 4 classes per day)
- Student level: Elementary, Middle or High School

Locations:
We have positions available all around the country. Just tell us where you want to be and we will help you get there.
++Busan ++Chungbuk ++Chungnam ++Daegu ++Daejeon ++Gangwon ++Gwangju ++Gyeongbuk ++Incheon ++Jeju ++Jeonbuk ++Jeonnam ++Ulsan

Who we are looking for:
We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate people who can commit themselves to a year of working with these schools. As a teacher you will have full classroom responsibilities including creating lesson plans, student assessment, and curriculum development. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved something special, to gain a real insight into Korea's unique culture, and to influence the lives and community of Koreans young and old. Experience is a plus but not essential! Sounds interesting? Then why not apply now! Looking forward to hearing from you!

About Eslstarter:
Eslstarter, an official Government sponsored recruiter for the EPIK program, was founded by a husband and wife team of former TEFL teachers. We are fully licensed and registered in the UK and have 3 year's experience of placing native English speaking teachers into schools throughout South Korea.

The experience we accumulated from teaching English around the world has helped us gain a thorough understanding of what it is to be both a teacher and employer in the TEFL industry. We want to help make your transitions abroad as fulfilling, exciting and memorable as ours have been and will strive to make sure you have as much information and assistance as possible along the way to make this happen.

PLEASE NOTE: All Rand figures are subject to change according to the exchange rate.