Two English Teacher Vacancies in Seoul – December 2026 and February 2027
ESL Teaching Job in Asia · Seoul · Gangdong
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Pay and hours
- Salary
- ₩2,500,000–₩3,000,000 / month
- This is an employment contract, so Korea's 2026 statutory minimum wage of ₩10,320/hour (₩2,156,880/month on the official 209-hour basis) applies to it. See salary data across all live listings.
- Teaching hours
- Not stated
- Actual classroom hours. Full-time hagwon roles in Korea typically run 22–30 per week.
- Time on site
- 45 hours a week
- Hours you must be at the workplace, including prep and gaps between classes.
- Split shift
- Not stated
- A morning-and-evening schedule with a long unpaid gap in the middle of the day. Unpaid gaps do not count as working time, so a split shift lengthens the day without raising the pay.
- Weekend work
- Not stated
- Whether Saturday or Sunday classes are part of the normal schedule.
The job
- Students
- Kindergarten, Elementary
- Contract
- Employee · Full-time · length not stated
- An employment contract (근로계약) carries the four national insurances (4대보험), severance pay (퇴직금) and the statutory minimum wage, whether it is full-time or part-time. A standard first contract in Korea is 12 months.
- Visa
- Not stated
Housing and benefits
- Housing
- Housing provided
- Severance pay
- Offered
- Severance (퇴직금) and national pension / health insurance enrollment are legal requirements for full-time employees in Korea. “Not stated” only means the listing doesn’t mention it — ask before you sign. “Not offered” means the listing says no.
- National pension
- Offered
- Health insurance
- Offered
- Flight / settlement support
- Offered
- Paid vacation
- 11 days
- Contract vacation days, separate from Korean public holidays. For context, Korea's Labor Standards Act §60 (근로기준법) — 11 days in the first year (one per full month worked), 15 days from the second, rising by one every two years to 25. Workplaces with fewer than five employees are outside this rule (§11), so ask how many staff the school has.
The employer
- Employer type
- Recruiter / agency
- Who you would sign a contract with.
- Map search
- Google Maps ↗ Naver Maps ↗This searches for the agency, not the school; that address comes with the placement.
Ask before you sign
- How many teaching hours a week?
Silence isn’t a denial: it may well be offered, but nobody has written it down. ?
- Working terms
- Not stated: payday, raise on renewal, paid sick days, public holidays, class size, foreign teachers on staff, teaching materials, housing deposit, utilities
- The questions teachers ask in almost every interview. This listing does not answer them, so ask before you sign.
From the employer’s original advert
ESL Asia Recruiting Agency is inviting applications for two English teaching positions in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. These full-time opportunities are for teachers interested in working with kindergarten and elementary school students in a weekday teaching environment.
Vacancy Details
Location: Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Positions Available: 2
Starting Dates: December 2026 and February 2027
Working Days: Monday to Friday
Working Hours: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Student Levels: Kindergarten and elementary school
Salary and Accommodation
The monthly salary ranges from KRW 2.5 million to KRW 3.0 million .
Housing is available as a furnished one-room apartment or a housing allowance.
Employment Benefits
11 days of vacation, plus Korean national holidays
Airfare
Severance pay
Health insurance
National Pension
Enquiries and Applications
For further information about these vacancies, contact ESL Asia Recruiting Agency.
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