Direct Hire Kindergarten ESL Teacher Gyeonggi Gwangju
🏫 YBM ECC Gyeonggi Gwangju
📍Gyeonggi Gwangju, South Korea
💰 Up To 2,300,000 KRW per month
Full-TimePrivate SchoolEnglish / ESL / TEFLJob Description:
YBM ECC Gyeonggi Gwangju - Direct Hire, No Agency
We are a brand-new YBM ECC campus that opened in 2026, and we are looking for a native English teacher from the USA or Canada to join our team for a March 1, 2027 start.
AT A GLANCE
- Salary: 2.3M - 2.7M KRW per month (negotiable based on experience)
- Housing provided, or housing allowance
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Students: Kindergarten-age young learners (international age 3-7)
- Start date: March 1, 2027
- Visa: E-2 sponsorship or F-visa holders
- Direct hire: no agency, no middleman
WHY TEACHERS LIKE IT HERE
- A stable, happy team: all 3 of our current teachers have told us they want to stay on for another year.
- Talk to them yourself: you can meet our current teachers during your interview and ask them anything about working here.
- Direct hire with an English-speaking director: you will deal directly with our director, who speaks fluent English, so communication is easy and clear from day one.
- A fun, positive workplace: we value a warm, relaxed atmosphere over a harsh, high-pressure one. We want teachers to enjoy coming to work.
- Curriculum and lesson plans provided, plus teacher training.
- Co-teaching with a bilingual Korean co-teacher, so you are never on your own with parents or classroom support.
- An expert in early childhood: our director has completed doctoral coursework in Early Childhood Education, so you will be supported by someone who truly understands young learners.
- Financially secure: our campus is fully financially supported, so your salary will always be paid in full and on time, every month.
- We operate in a family-owned building with no rent pressure, which keeps our campus stable for the long term.
- A quiet, comfortable city to live in, with easy access to Bundang, Pangyo and Seoul.
BENEFITS
- One-way airfare for candidates outside Korea
- 4 national insurances
- Severance pay upon contract completion
- 11 paid vacation days plus Korean national holidays
THE ROLE
- Teaching style: immersion, theme-based learning, phonics, drama, hands-on activities and reading
REQUIREMENTS
- Native English speaker from the USA or Canada
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
- E-2 eligible or F-visa holder
- Apostilled diploma and criminal background check (for E-2)
- Experience with young learners is a plus, but not required
HOW TO APPLY
Email your resume, a recent photo, your current location, visa status and available start date to: eccgg0@gmail.com
Location: Taeseong-ro, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
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👉 Apply Here: eccgg0@gmail.com
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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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