Upper Elementary Teacher
SIE Central · Seoul · Seongdong
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Pay and hours
- Salary
- Not stated
- 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
- 44 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
- Elementary
- Delivery
- Online
- 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
- F-series visa
Housing and benefits
- Housing
- Housing allowance, amount not stated
- Severance pay
- Not stated
- 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
- Not stated
- Health insurance
- Not stated
- Flight / settlement support
- Not stated
- Paid vacation
- Not stated
- 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
- Academy / language school
- Who you would sign a contract with.
- Map search
- Google Maps ↗ Naver Maps ↗A search by name, not an address — confirm it with the school.
Ask before you sign
- What is the monthly salary?
- How many teaching hours a week?
- Is severance pay owed at the end of the contract?
- Is national pension enrolled and contributed to?
- Is health insurance enrolled and contributed to?
- How many paid vacation days, and when can they be taken?
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
Employer Type: Direct Hire
Visa Type: F4 VISA F VISA Korean
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
Career Level: Experienced
Languages: English (Native)
Job Type: Full-time
Industry: Education > Other
Student Type: Elementary
Job Start Time: Morning Monday-Friday 8:00-4:45
Start Date: Open Until Filled
Upper Elementary Teacher
Spring 2027 Start | Training Begins January 2027
About the Role
We are seeking a warm, organized, and dedicated Upper Elementary Teacher to join our growing learning community for the Spring 2027 term. The selected candidate will begin new-teacher training in January 2027, ahead of the start of classes.
This role involves more than teaching. It’s about building strong relationships with students, supporting their academic and social-emotional growth, and creating a class culture where every child feels safe, supported, and challenged to do their best work.
You’ll work with a collaborative team and use Common Core-aligned resources to plan and deliver engaging English-medium instruction. The ideal candidate is flexible, encouraging, and passionate about helping upper elementary learners build independence, strong study habits, and confidence as readers, writers, and thinkers.
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