🌟 Direct Hire (Seoul) | Full-Time Kindergarten English Teacher (Direct Hire) – Join Our Fun, Story-Based Learning…
Badanamu · Seoul
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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
- 40 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
- No
- Whether Saturday or Sunday classes are part of the normal schedule.
The job
- Students
- Kindergarten, Elementary
- Contract
- Employee · Full-time · 12 months
- 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
- E-2
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
- Not stated
- Paid vacation
- 10 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
- 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
- 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
Direct Hire (Seoul)* Exciting Teaching Opportunity in Seoul, South Korea – Join Our Fun and Engaging Learning Community!
Position: Full-Time English Teacher (Kindergarten & Early Elementary)
Location: Seoul, South Korea (Gangdong-gu | East side of the city – easy access to central Seoul)
Start Date: January 2027 or March 2027
Salary: 2.5M – 3.0M KRW (Negotiable based on experience)
Working Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Benefits: Housing Allowance/Housing Provided, Severance Pay, Paid Vacation (10 days (2 weeks)), National Health Insurance, Pension
About Us
At Badanamu Academy, we are a well-established learning center in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, dedicated to fostering a fun, story-based English environment for young learners. Our curriculum focuses on story-based learning, helping children develop natural English skills through engaging activities, games, and structured English programs.
We are looking for a passionate and child-loving teacher who can bring energy, creativity, and enthusiasm to our classrooms. If you enjoy working with kids, storytelling, and making learning fun, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
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