Footprints Recruiting

Job Start Month: February
Job Start Date: 20
Job Start Year: 2011
Number of Positions: 50 - 100
Location(s): Within Seoul city limits
City/Town: Seoul
Looking to teach in Seoul? With mountains circling Seoul on all sides and the Han River running through the centre of the city, Seoul is Korea's capital and most populous city. Seoul represents the country's center for business, education, and modern culture. It offers many exciting activities for everyone, including museums and palaces, parks and mountains, and restaurants and night clubs.

As the largest provider of teachers to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, Footprints offers teachers an unparalleled opportunity to teach in a public school system with other certified teachers, while polishing their skills for the future. Successful applicants will be required to conduct English conversation classes for Korean elementary and secondary school students in Seoul as part of the aim to promote and strengthen English language education.

The SMOE will be hiring through the EPIK program again and not independently anymore.

Candidates should be creative, motivated, and enjoy working with young children as part of an academic team. Successful applicants are expected to focus on the development of
verbal communication skills using interactive teaching methods.

With increasing needs for improvements in English curriculum has announced that SMOE will place native English speakers in every elementary and middle school in Seoul. Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to: Conducting English classes in cooperation with Korean homeroom or English language instructors. Preparing teaching materials and activities for English language education. Assisting with the development of lesson plans related to English language education. Assisting with activities related to English language education and other extracurricular activities (Judging English speech contest, voice recording for English listening comprehension tests, conducting English conversational classes in the English camp, etc). The SMOE places teachers in particular schools during the orientation period according to their abilities and interests.


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1. Apply as early as you can: be sure to obtain current reference letters that meet the guidelines
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Type of Teaching Job: Public School
Contract Duration: 1 year
Contract Duration Comments:
Teaching Hours Per Week: 21 - 25
Teaching Hours Comment:
Office Hours Per Week: 16 - 20
Working Hours Details: You are expected to remain at the school for a full work day like a public school teacher in your home country.
Age of Students: Elementary | Middle School | High School
Number of Students in School: 1000 - 2000
Number of Students in Class: 20 to 30
Number of Foreign Teachers: 1
Number of Local Teachers: over 20