English Teaching Position in Gwangju
🏫 Sewoon VIVA English Academy
📍Gwangju, South Korea
💰 Competitive Salary
Job Description:
Teach English in Gwangju – 2.45M KRW + Free Housing! Kinder & Elementary
Posted by: Sewoon VIVA English Academy
Contact: missbigjl@naver.com
🏫 **Position Overview**
- **Job Title**: English Teacher (Kindergarten & Elementary)
- **Location**: 935 Poong Am Dong, Seo-Gu, Gwangju, South Korea
- **School Name**: Sewoon VIVA English Academy
- **Start Date**: September 9th, 2025
💼 **Job Details**
- **Contract**: 1 year
- **Schedule**: Monday to Friday
- **Hours**: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Full-time, Starting from ₩2.45M/month)
- **Students**: Aged 4–13 (Kinder to Elementary)
- **Class Size**: 1–13 students
- **Teaching Buildings**: Separate but adjacent for Kinder & Elementary programs
💰 **Salary & Benefits**
- **Salary**: ₩2.45M KRW/month (higher salary with more experience)
- **Housing**: Free, furnished single accommodation close to school
- **Airfare**: One-way airfare provided
- **Severance Pay**: Yes (one month’s salary after 1-year contract)
- **Pension & Insurance**: 50% covered (per Korean law)
- **Lunch**: Free Korean-style lunch
- **Vacation**: 11 paid vacation days (includes school breaks), and all Korean national holidays
✅ **Qualifications**
- Native English speaker from: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Valid E2 or F visa
- Clean national criminal background check (apostilled or notarized)
📄 **Required Documents**
1. Resume + Cover Letter (include photo, contact, and refs)
2. 3–4 Passport-style photos (3x4 cm)
3. Apostilled diploma (notarized if Canadian)
4. Apostilled federal-level criminal background check
5. Self medical check form
6. Passport copy
7. Self-introductory video (if possible)
8. If already in Korea: ARC (front/back), release letter, and immigration docs
📍 **Contact Info**
- **Contact Person**: Aemily Yang
- **Phone**: +82 10 2627 9046
- **Email**: missbigjl@naver.com
- **Skype**: yang.aemily
- **Address**: 935 Poong Am Dong, Seo Gu, Gwangju, South Korea
🏙️ **Why Gwangju?**
- 5th largest city in Korea
- Rich in culture, art, and food
- Foreigner-friendly
- Close to Mudeung National Park
- Home of the KIA Tigers baseball team
To apply, email missbigjl@naver.com
👉 Apply Here: missbigjl@naver.com
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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