South Korea’s Ministry of Education is introducing PUBLIC SCHOOL ESL TEACHING CAREER.
EPIK (English Program in Korea) is a body within the Ministry that supervises the country's public school English education. EPIK is now hiring qualified ESL teachers for FALL 2008.
MeetTutors.com is an exclusive recruiter for South Korea's Ministry of Education. We work with the Ministry to hire qualified ESL teachers and place them at public school across the country. POSITION:
- Position: Full-time public school ESL teacher
- Start date: Sep. 1, 2008
- Term: 1 year (Sep. 1, 2008 - Aug. 31, 2009)
- Level: Elementary / Middle school
- Location: South Korea (map)
- Work hours : Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
- Classroom hours: 22hrs/week
LOCATIONS:
- all regions across South Korea
COMPENSATION:
LEVEL 1 : KRW2.3-2.65mn/month
- BA + Teacher's Certificate + over 2 years of full-time teaching experience OR
- BA + TESOL/TEFL/TESL/CELTA Certificate + over 2 years of full-time teaching experience OR
- MA + over 2 years of full-time teaching experience
LEVEL 2+ : KRW2.1-2.45mn/month
- MA in Education, English Education, English (or English Literature)
LEVEL 2 : KRW2.0-2.35mn/month
- BA + Teacher's certificate OR
- BA + TESOL/TEFL/TESL/CELTA Certificate (minimum of 100 course hours) OR
- BA + over 1 year of full-time teaching experience OR
- BA + Major in education OR
- MA
LEVEL 3 : KRW1.8-2.25mn/month
- BA
Note: There is a difference between metropolitan and non-metropolitan cities in terms of the compensation and benefits. Also, there is extra pay, if you are assigned to teach at a number of neighbouring schools beside a main school you would be placed.
BENEFITS:
- Round-trip airfare
- Furnished studio housing
- Medical, Pension
- 14+ days of paid vacation
- Settlement allowance on arrival
- 100% severance pay
- 2 weeks of paid vacation with a round-trip airfare at contract renewal
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Native speaker of English
- Citizen of US, Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or South Africa
- Bachelor's degree or higher
APPLICATION PROCESS:
1. Apply by send the following by email at info@meettutors.com by June 15, 2008.
- Application
- Scanned copy of passport's photo page
- Preferred day and time for a telephone interview
Note 1: If your application is selected by the Ministry, we arrange a telephone interview for you. Please specify the day and time that you wish to have an interview.
Note 2: The earlier you submit your application, the better chance you secure a job position.
2. Have a telephone interview. (April 1 – June 15)
3. Submit documents. (End-June)
4. Receive visa documents. (Mid July)
5. Apply for work visa. (Early August)
6. Leave for Korea. (Mid August)
7. Attend an orientation. (Late August)
See FAQs for more details.
CONTACT:
The MeetTutors.com Team
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e. info@meettutors.com
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