PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHING POSITION for 2027
Cheongwon Elementary School · Seoul · Nowon
Copied listing
Lucy Job Quality Report ?
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
- 08:20–16:20 a day · days not stated
- 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
- 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 allowance, amount not stated
- 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
- 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?
- The advert gives the hours, 08:20–16:20, but not the days: how many days a week, and which?
- How many teaching hours a week?
- 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
Cheongwon Elementary School graduates are creative, collaborative, curious, compassionate, courageous, and committed to building a better society. Since its establishment in 1965, Cheongwon Elementary School has been a leader in educating people in a rapidly changing era.
Cheongwon Elementary School seeks to employ experienced, innovative teachers who are excited to teach in Apple Distinguished School(ADS).
Contract Period: March 01, 2027 – February 29th, 2028
Qualifications: Applicants must be a native English-speaker and must have a B.A. from an accredited institution
TESOL / TEFL Certification or M.A. in any education-related discipline preferred
2 years or more experience in the field required
Must already be residing in Korea. Do not apply from overseas
Your salary is negotiable based on your qualifications and experience.
Working Hours: 8:20am- 4:20pm
Teaching Hours: not exceeding 22 classes(40 min classes)
이 공고의 채용 담당자이신가요? 공고 무료로 가져오기
Job alert
Email me new Seoul jobs
One email a day at most; one click in any of them stops it.