Footprints Recruiting

Job Start Month: February
Job Start Date: 20
Job Start Year: 2010
Number of Positions: over 100
Location(s): Seoul (every area within the city of Seoul). No location preferences permitted
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) will start accepting applicants in October for the February/March semester start. Contact us for your application now as the sooner you apply, the better your chances are. Interviews will start in late October likely.

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Looking to teach in Seoul? 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 while polishing their skills for the future. Successful applicants will be required to conduct English conversation classes for Korean elementary, middle or secondary school students in Seoul as part of the Korean government's plan to promote and strengthen English language education.

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 oral communication skills using interactive teaching methods.

With increasing needs for the improvements of English curriculum, as a step in implementing English education, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) has announced that SMOE is working to place native English speakers in every elementary, middle and high school in Seoul.

The responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:
Conducting English classes in cooperation with Korean co-teacher (who teaches English)
Preparing teaching materials and activities for English language education.
Assisting with the development of teaching materials 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 matches teachers with schools during the orientation period according to their abilities, experiences and interests of the teachers and on availability of level requests.

Type of Teaching Job: Public School
Contract Duration: 1 year
Contract Duration Comments: One year contract, open for renewal upon performance evaluation
Teaching Hours Per Week: 21 - 25
Teaching Hours Comment: Up to 22 teaching hours (in the classroom) per week
Office Hours Per Week: 16 - 20
Working Hours Details: A standard total work week of about 40 hours is to be expected. 22 of those hours are in the classroom, the remainder used as office hours for preparation, organization, planning etc.
Age of Students: Elementary | Middle School | High School
Number of Students in School: 1000 - 2000
Number of Students in Class: 30 to 40
Number of Foreign Teachers: 1
Number of Local Teachers: 1 to 5