Busan Jungang Private Elementary March Start Grade 1-4

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Namsung Elementary School is a private elementary school in Jungang, Busan that received Cambridge Certification in 2021. It is one of a handful of schools in Korea with that certification. The curriculum is being developed at a rapid pace in order to implement the Cambridge material more effectively. The school is also beginning the process for IB World School candidacy, but this is a multi-year process. This coming year will require candidates interested in developing the program with the Cambridge material.  There is a focus on the students using English consistently and to improve the levels of the current students to reach the level required by the Cambridge program.

We are looking for multiple foreign teachers to start March 1st 2023.

Application requirements:

  • TESOL/TEFL certificate and/or qualified teacher status
  • Experience with elementary children, especially 1st-4th grade.
  • E2, F2-6 visa (or eligible for one)
  • Be a native English speaker from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, or the UK
  • Be able to attend an in-person interview the week of January 16 or have a Zoom interview (in-person preferred)
  • Must have all required visa documentation
  • Must be in Korea

Job details

You will share a classroom with a Korean homeroom teacher, but most classes are taught in a separate classroom.

  1. Pay: 2.4 million
  2. Hours: 8:30-4:30 (Mon-Fri)
  3. Teaching typically 20-22 classes (40 min) a week. 5 of those classes are in the 1st period working on vocabulary in the homeroom. There are also field trips for lower grades.
  4. Level 1st to 4th grade (A single grade, ideally)
  5. Term: March 1st 2023-Feb 2022
  6. Benefits: standard insurance, pension, health care
  7. Housing: 400,000 housing allowance, 5 million key money
  8. Vacation: It is about 3-4 weeks in summer and 3-4 weeks in winter. There is 1 week of summer camp at the end of summer vacation. There may also be mandatory training workshops scheduled ahead of time during these periods, but with consideration to teachers wanting to travel home.
  9. Documents to email: Resume with photo, Copy of ARC, Copy of TEFL/TESOL, Copy of Diploma

Please email documents to [email protected]
Application Deadline: January 11th

Does the school pay monthly contributions into a Pension Plan? : 

Yes

Is Health Insurance in the contract? : 

Yes

Do you arrange for immigration permission to work this job? *: 

Yes

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No

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