Teaching English in Korea

Find everything you want to know about teaching in Korea

South Korea offers some of the best ESL teaching opportunities in the world. Do you need to save money, pay off student loans or build for the future? If so, Korea is the place for you. Korea offers the highest starting teaching salaries, the best benefits with regard to free round-trip airfare and free housing AND the cost of living is really cheap.

Take your time and have a look at the wealth of information we have about teaching and living in South Korea. All Footprints ESL recruiters have been English teachers, many of whom taught and lived in Korea for several years. If you're accepted as a Footprints teacher, you will also receive a comprehensive Korean Orientation after you sign a contract.

We have over 40 teaching positions in private language schools in Korea EVERY MONTH. In these private language schools, also called Hagwons or Hakwons, you can teach all ages of students. We have some private language schools that are focussed on teaching kindergarten aged students and others that only teach adults. Most of these schools cater to elementary to high school aged students and some offer classes to all students K-adult (K being kindergarten).

If you've got teaching experience or an Education degree, Footprints is the main recruiter for public school positions around Korea. Footprints alumni are able to get coveted public school teaching jobs in South Korea in year 2 ahead of the rest of the pack.

Korean public school teaching jobs generally start in August and March each year but due to the incredible demand for teachers for public schools we are placing teachers EVERY month in these positions. These are great programs for teachers to add incredible international teaching experience to their portfolio.

Check to see if you qualify to teach ESL in South Korea

Requirements to Teach English in Korea

Some jobs may have additional requirements such as TEFL/TESL certification or Education degrees - please see the Korea job postings for specific details.

Basic Benefits to Teach English in Korea

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these are general minimum standards of teaching opportunities we represent in private language schools.
check our Korea Contracts Overview for more information on teaching contract standards in Korea.

Salary/month (minimum) - 1,900,000 Won per month (MINIMUM)
Tax - 3.5 - 7%
Overtime - approximately USD 20, CDN 25
Working Hours - 25 - 30 hours/week
Severance - Upon successful completion of your contract you will receive an extra one month salary as a bonus - also called severance and a legal responsibility of the employer.
Airfare - FREE airfare provided - reimbursed on arrival
Housing - FREE furnished apartment -single or shared
Medical - Complete coverage - 50% paid for by employer, 50% paid for by teacher. Amounts to about 4% tax of salary.
Vacation - 10 days paid leave vacation plus national statutory holidays.

* Terms and rate subject to change - contracts vary from school to school and benefits increase in accordance with qualifications and experience.

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