Full Time English Teacher Position in Seoul
🏫 Seoul Sahmyook Elementary School
📍Seoul, South Korea
💰 Competitive Salary
Job Description:
Private Elementary School in Seoul is looking to hire a Full-Time English Teacher directly. Located in Hoegi, Dongdaemun, this opportunity is posted by Seoul Sahmyook Elementary School. The school is offering a one-year contract from August 14th, 2026, to August 13th, 2027, with a mandatory 3-day orientation in August.
The job entails teaching English to students in grades 1-6, with a maximum of 24 teaching hours per week (40 minutes per class). The working hours are from 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday, and until 3 pm on Fridays. Classes have a small size of 8-15 students.
Benefits for this position include a starting salary of 2,300,000-2,500,000 Won, medical insurance, severance pay equal to a monthly salary upon contract completion, almost 6 weeks of paid vacation, 500,000 Won allocated for rent, and the provision of your own classroom.
To be eligible, candidates must be native English speakers with a 4-year Bachelor's degree, teaching experience, and currently residing in Korea with specific visa types. Interested applicants should email hannahro@sen.go.kr with required documents such as resume, ARC copy, certificates, passport copy, and more. Only successful candidates will be contacted for a demo lesson and interview. Applicants not residing in Korea and unable to attend in-person assessments are advised not to apply.
👉 Apply Here: hannahro@sen.go.kr
Please mention that you found the job on Teast for the school's reference.
📌 You need to be from one of the following counties to teach English in South Korea: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. If you are not from one of those countries, you can still teach English in most other countries. This requirement is specific to South Korea and school's can only issue visa's to teachers from those listed countries.
⏳ Due to the high number of applications the schools receive they may not be able to respond to every application. If you don't hear back from them within a week or so, it's best to move on to the next job.
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