Footprints Recruiting

Job Start Month: February
Job Start Date: 17
Job Start Year: 2010
Number of Positions: over 100
Location(s): All over Korea: Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Jeju & more
EPIK- the English Program In Korea is one of the biggest employers of teachers in Korea. They hire for basically all the public schools in Korea (except Seoul this semester). They've got a great program and super benefits.

You will be matched with a specific school within the province of preference during the orientation period according to your abilities and interests.

EPIK hires for almost all provinces and cities in Korea (popular areas will fill quickly):

Cities:
Busan
Daegu
Daejeon
Incheon
Gwangju

Provinces
Gangwon
Gyeongbuk
Gyeongnam
Jeju
Jeonbuk
Chungbuk

Some of the cities available are the biggest in Korea with several million people. They have virtually every amenity you could want and more.
 
Many of the towns and mid-sized cities in these provinces are deeply rooted with unique traditional culture and history providing an immersion in the Korean experience. Air quality is cleaner in rural areas than in most big cities across South Korea, plus the cost of living is generally lower.

These are excellent ESL teaching opportunities for teachers who are looking to spread their wings and gain invaluable and transferable teaching experience in public schools in Korea. For first-time teachers, whether you have never taught abroad or never taught at all, these jobs represent an amazing opportunity to gain classroom experience. Preference is given to those with experience but if you are a sincere, motivated person who loves to work with young kids, this could be a perfect opportunity for you.

You will have a Korean co-teacher in the class with you. Your co-teacher will be a Korean who speaks and teaches English.

If you decide you would prefer getting a unique cultural immersion experience we highly recommend applying for these teaching placements. In these situations teachers are embraced by the communities and they often learn more Korean and get more exposure to traditional culture.

We have a LOT of other information about these jobs that we can send you- if you are interested in applying let your placement coordinator know you'd like to apply for EPIK or if you haven't gone through the Footprints interview yet, please use our online application form to apply.

Type of Teaching Job: Public School
Contract Duration: 1 year
Contract Duration Comments:
Teaching Hours Per Week: 21 - 25
Teaching Hours Comment: Teachers are expected to teach up to 22 hours per week.
Office Hours Per Week: 16 - 20
Working Hours Details: Teachers are expected to maintain a normal 40 hour work week (22 of those hours actually teaching) and the remaining hours are to be used for planning/prep etc.
Age of Students: Elementary | Middle School | High School
Number of Students in School: over 2000
Number of Students in Class: 30 to 40
Number of Foreign Teachers: 1
Number of Local Teachers: over 20