English Homeroom Teacher
🏫 Uchon Elementary School
📍Seoul, South Korea
💰 Competitive Salary
English / ESL / TEFLJob Description:
Are you a qualified and experienced English teacher currently living in Seoul, South Korea? Uchon Elementary School is seeking experienced primary & upper elementary school homeroom teachers to join their team of professional educators.
Uchon Elementary School is a private elementary school located in Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, close to metro Line 4, Hansung University Station and Sungshin Women’s University Station. They prioritize authentic, hands-on learning and value student learning and the role of literacy in language education.
The position is for a Classroom English Teacher with a base pay of 2.4 million KRW per month + 700,000 housing allowance. The term of employment is from June 2025 to February 28th, 2026. Work hours are from 8:20-4:20 (M-F) with 24 teaching periods per week, each period lasting 40 minutes. The class size is approximately 28 students.
The benefits include 7-8 weeks of paid vacation a year, 5 paid sick days a year, medical insurance, pension, and a certification bonus for eligible candidates.
Applicants must have three years or more teaching experience in Korea, a BS/BA degree (Education, English or Linguistics is preferred), a 120-hour TEFL/TESOL or U.S./Canadian domestic teacher’s certification, and be willing to teach a demo class on site with real students.
To apply, please submit an application form and email the required documents to charlie@uchon.es.kr and kyo@uchon.es.kr.
Required documents include a cover letter, current resume, recent photo, alien registration card, two reference letters, passport, diploma with apostille seal, domestic federal criminal background check, scanned degrees or certifications, alien registration card, and scanned university transcripts.
If you meet the qualifications and are interested in this position, apply now!
👉 Apply Here: charlie@uchon.es.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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