Exciting Opportunity to Teach Motivated Adults in Seoul
🏫 YBM EDU - Adult Academies Division
📍Seoul, South Korea
💰 Competitive Salary
Job Description:
Teach Motivated Adults in Seoul: September / October Start Dates
YBM Language Institutes in Seoul is looking for enthusiastic and skilled instructors to teach adult EFL classes at its YBM Jongno branch. Working closely with an English-speaking academic supervisor, instructors will receive full support to help students achieve their language goals in Topic Discussion, Business English, and English for Academic Purposes classes.
Instructors will have access to various resources such as commercially published texts, standardized lessons, and materials created by teachers. They will engage in small group and one-to-one classes with adult learners, providing valuable teaching experiences and room for professional growth.
LOCATIONS & START DATES
The position is for full-time instructors who must attend paid training sessions in the last week of the month before their start dates. Teaching will commence on the first weekday of the month.
YBM Jongno (Seoul): September & October 2025
Applicants currently working as EFL instructors in Korea will be preferred.
BENEFITS
- Round-trip airfare to and from Korea (for international hires)
- Up to 2.4 million won monthly salary
- Key money for housing deposit and monthly housing allowance
- Severance bonus, 15 days paid vacation, and national holidays
- Paid pre-service training and accommodation
- Employer contributions to medical insurance and pension plans
WORKING HOURS
Instructors will teach six 50-minute classes per day, totaling 30 teaching hours per week from Monday to Friday, with potential Saturday classes.
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS
- Positive and energetic attitude
- Previous student/service-oriented experience
- Formal EFL teaching experience with adults, and/or CELTA, TEFL certification
- Online EFL teaching experience
- Passport and undergraduate diploma from select countries
TO APPLY
Interested candidates should email the following documents to the national academic supervisor at YBM Language Institutes:
- Cover letter & resume
- Scanned copies of passport, criminal record check, and university diploma
- Recent photo
- Preferred starting dates and locations
For applicants in Korea: Alien Registration Card, release letter from employer, and other relevant documents.
All documents are mandatory for interview consideration.
YBM, established in 1961, is a prominent educational service provider in Korea. It publishes the Korean edition of National Geographic and administers tests like TOEIC and Microsoft Office User exams. YBM offers promising career paths in publishing, testing, academies, and online services divisions.
To apply, contact gregstapleton@ybm.co.kr
👉 Apply Here: gregstapleton@ybm.co.kr
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📌 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.
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