Are you interested in higher salary? Better compensation and working conditions? More exciting entertainment, nightlife, and travel? Apply for GEPIK, Gyeonggi English Program in Korea.
GEPIK recruits public school English teachers in Gyeonggi area, offering the highest salary amongst public school English teaching positions not just in Korea, but in all countries hiring EFL teachers the program has built a strong system since 2000, and more than 2,000 teachers are hired per year.
Living in Korea
Eligibility
A citizen of one of the seven countries: Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, and South Africa
Bachelor’s degree
Clean criminal record
One of the following:
- TEFL, TESOL, or CELTA Certificate of minimum 100 hours
- Degree in English Literature, English Language, or Linguistics
- Teaching Certificate or License
Conditions
One-year contract
Teachers work Monday through Friday, 8 hours per week. Hours are usually 8:30am – 4:30pm or 9:00am – 5:00pm.
Salary
2.0 ~ 2.5 million won/month
Benefits
- 300,000 won settlement allowance
- Round-trip airfare
- Airport pickup
- Paid overtime
- Severance pay of one month salary
- Rural area: additional allowance of 100,000 won per month
- 20 paid vacations in addition to all Korean national holidays
- 50% of medical insurance (4.8%; teachers pay 2.4%) and 50% of national pension (9%; teachers pay 4.5%; US and Canadian citizens reimbursed at the end of the contract; South African citizens are exempt from joining pension)
- Full-furnished single housing or housing allowance of 400,000 won per month
- There is no tax for the first two years of employment in Korea (with the exception of Canadian citizens).
Required Documents
- Application form
- Photocopy of passport
- Resume with photo
- Cover letter
- Sealed Official Transcript
- Apostilled copy of diploma
- Original copy of Teaching Certificate, TESOL/TEFL/CELTA (if applicable; bring the original to the school and make a copy at the school)
- 2 recommendation letters
- Apostilled Criminal Record Certificate (must be federal, not state); if you are Canadian citizen, your Criminal Record Certificate must include Vulnerable Sector Screening
- Self Health Assessment Report
- Experience Letter (if you have teaching experience at an accredited institution)
Apply
Email your resume with photo and DOB to
job@worknplay.co.kr
Please include the following for faster process
- Apostilled degree, Apostilled criminal background check, sealed transcript, any other documents that you have
- Preferred teaching age group
- Preferred location in Gyeonggi area
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