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PlanetESL - TESOL / TEFL jobs in Korea

Coming to South Korea to teach English is a simple, organized and thoroughly enjoyable experience with PlanetESL, right from the job search until the day you finish your contract. PlanetESL focuses on you, our teachers, and support you with information, advice, and the tools you need to perform the best that you can and get the most possible enjoyment out of your time in Korea. PlanetESL's services are free! No one takes care of you like PlanetESL do.

PlanetESL has extensive experience in the ESL field and we know what teachers need because we have been in their shoes before. Our entire focus is you and providing all the tools, information and support you need to perform the best that you can and get the most possible enjoyment out of your experience in Korea. This is what we provide:

• Hiring-Process Assistance: We guide you through every single step of the hiring process, making sure you have all the correct documentation and know where to send it and when.
• Contract Assistance: We provide detailed information on contract terms and conditions so that you can feel confident with what you are signing.
• Cultural/Lifestyle Information: We provide information on the culture and lifestyle in Korea so that you know what to expect from your new environment before you come.
• Working Environment Information: We ensure that you are fully aware of what your job entails, what you can expect from your employer and what your employer and students will expect from you.
• Continued Mentoring and Support: Unlike many recruiters who feel that their responsibility to you is complete once you arrive in Korea, we remain available to you throughout your contract to help if you have any difficulties in the classroom, with your employer, or just meeting people or getting around.

Korean schools offer the best employment package in South-East Asia. Standard one-year ESL contracts include:

• Monthly Salary: 1.9-2.1M KRW ($2250-$2500 CAD) minus 3% - 7% tax
• Free Accommodation: A single or shared furnished apartment is provided by the school
• Free Airfare: Round-trip airfare from and back to the teacher's home-country is paid by school
• Completion Bonus: one month salary bonus upon contract completion
• Medical Insurance: Half paid by the school
• Paid Vacation: 10 days + all national holidays paid
• Work-Visa Sponsorship

Nowon, Seoul, South Korea, (PlanetESL Position 29)

This is a very large and very well established school with an excellent curriculum. It is the number one school in the district, and has an excellent reputation both within the community and with foreign teachers. The accommodations are simply fantastic and the large staff of both foreign and Korean teachers gives new teachers great support and experience to draw from. Nowon is located in northeastern Seoul and is a very affluent area with a very large concentration of schools and foreign teachers. It is a beautiful community with lots of tress and parks in the backyard of a majestic mountain. Great shopping, restaurants and nightlife are never more than a few minutes away, and the rest of Seoul is easily accessible via bus and subway (lines 4 & 7).

• Job type: Private Language School
• Salary: 2.0-2.1M KRW ($2100-$2200 USD)
• FREE Airfare: round trip provided by the school
• FREE Accommodation: single furnished apartment provided by the school
• Contract bonus: one month salary upon contract completion
• Medical insurance: half paid by school
• Vacation: 10 days + all national holidays
• Student age: Elementary
• Base hours per month: 120
• Working hours: 2pm-10pm, M-F
• Number of foreign teachers at School: 20
• Start date: June/July

Applicants must be English native speakers and have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree. Preference will be given to those with previous teaching experience, but experience is not necessary. TEFL certification is strongly urged.

Mapo, Seoul, South Korea, (Planet ESL position 36)

We have known this school for five years and they have an excellent reputation. All teachers we have placed there have been happy and most have extended their contracts to a second and even third year. Mapo is a very active business district on Seoul that provides easy access to everything you need; great shopping, beautiful Yeouido Park for biking and recreation, non-stop nightlife at Hongik University and a plethora of both traditional and Western restaurants. Subway line 5 runs right through it and the rest of Seoul is easily accessible through it or by Seoul's vast bus network.

• Job type: Private Language School
• Salary: 2.0M KRW ($2100 USD)
• FREE Airfare: round trip provided by the school
• FREE Accommodation: single furnished apartment provided by the school
• Contract bonus: one month salary upon contract completion
• Medical insurance: half paid by school
• Vacation: 10 days + all national holidays
• Student age: Kindergarten & Elementary
• Base hours per Month: 110
• Working hours: 10am-7pm, M-F
• Number of foreign teachers at school: 5
• Start date: June/July

Applicants must be English native speakers and have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree. Preference will be given to those with previous teaching experience, but experience is not necessary. TEFL certification is strongly urged.

Incheon, South Korea, (PlanetESL Position 37)

This is a very well established school with an internationally recognized curriculum and textbook. Teachers who we have placed here have been very happy and extended their contracts to two and three years. Incheon is a rapidly growing port city that is the shipping and industrial center of Korea's western coast. In 2001, it opened the largest airport in the world and in June 2002, it hosted the World Cup soccer matches in conjunction with Japan. It is 45 minutes south-west of Seoul and very accessible by bus and subway.

• Job Type: Private Language School
• Number of Positions: 2 (couples welcome)
• Salary: 2.2M KRW ($2300 USD)
• FREE Airfare: round trip provided by the school
• FREE Accommodation: single furnished apartment provided by the school
• Contract bonus: one month salary upon contract completion
• Medical insurance: half paid by school
• Vacation: 10 days + all national holidays
• Student age: Elementary & Middle School
• Base hours per month: 120
• Working hours: 2:30pm-9:30pm, M-F
• Number of foreign teachers at School: 3
• Start date: July

Applicants must be English native speakers and have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree. Preference will be given to those with previous teaching experience, but experience is not necessary. TEFL certification is strongly urged.