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Kindergarten ESL Teacher

CREO

Seoul/Gyeonggi, South Korea

Housing provided, or you can opt for a monthly housing allowance if you have your own housing

Reimbursed flight at the end of the 1 year contract.

Ongoing

Job
School

Contract Length: 1 year

Number of Vacancies: 3

Student Level:

Early Childhood, Elementary

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher, ESL Instructor

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Work Visa Eligibility: United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada

Additional School Requirements:

We would prefer qualified teachers who have a North American or British accent. All candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of experience with the age groups we teach.

Qualifications:

Applicants will need to have a Bachelor's Degree in any subject.
Candidates must be a citizen from the U.S.A., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, or South Africa to be eligible for the required E-2, F-2, F-5, and F-6 Visa
Applicants will also need to have some key skills and characteristics:
Outstanding communication skills
Be confident in their ability to help students improve their essays/creative writing
Be creative and adaptable at the same time as being organized and well-prepared for class
Able to relate to, empathize with, and stimulate children
Able to maintain a high standard of professional conduct
Able to manage time and schedule
Have good social awareness.

Required Documents:

Notarized copy of Bachelor's degree with an apostille
Clean FBI or national-level criminal background check with an apostille (issuance date must be less than 6 months old unless you have been in Korea since it was issued)
Valid passport that has a minimum of 6 months until expiration.

Job Benefits:

Monthly pay of 2.6 mil to 3.0 mil KRW
Severance pay paid out at the end of employment - one month for each year worked.
Housing within a 10-minute walk of the campus
Airfare reimbursement
Employer Health and Pension contributions
Free lunches

Job Description:

Lanpus has garnered a reputation as being the premium Kindergarten School in its area. It is part of DYB education group, which was founded in 1993, and has been running since 2015. Up until now, we have had just one branch, in Songpa, Seoul. There is an after-school program too for elementary grades 1-3 and our teachers are each responsible for one class of 10 students. The students are advanced and the parental expectation is high.

We are now expanding by creating a new campus in the prosperous area of Hanam. We hope to replicate the success we have had in our Songpa campus and we need dedicated and experienced Kindergarten/early Elementary teachers to do that. We are starting small in Hanam and will expand as student numbers grow.

The campus will be situated in a beautiful new building and will have a pleasant atmosphere to work in. If you are confident that you can help build success in the lives of your students, then Lanpus could be the place for you.

Job Specifics:

A Korean assistant teacher will share between 2 homeroom teachers
The working hours are 8:50 am – 5:00 pm (4:30 pm on Fridays)
There are 40 working hours (27-30 teaching hours) per week.
Homeroom teachers teach a range of subjects/skills including phonics, reading, listening, writing, speaking, basic math, and basic science, all in English
Students go to specialized Art and Gym teachers for 1 hour a week each and some of the students attend a Korean Kindergarten Class. Teachers do not need to accompany students for these classes.
A good lunch is provided by Lanpus and teachers eat with the kindergarten students
We have an established curriculum – teaching from textbooks but our teachers also create additional materials that we share on Google Drive
We need to have good communication with the parents and update them on their children's progress. We write report cards and assessments a few times a year
We put on occasional events (like Christmas concerts, etc.)

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

Immersive Elementary Education

CREO is an after-school academy that specializes in immersive English education for students from first through sixth grade. We have been rapidly expanding and currently have campuses in Daechi and Songpa, with a third one just opened in Hanam. At CREO, we provide our teachers with individual classrooms, allowing them to create unique and engaging learning environments for our students.

Our teaching model is what we call 'the Circular System' which is a more integrated approach to language acquisition. Fluent English speakers pick up the language with familiarity with the vocabulary they hear and see used around them. Children see and hear their mothers and fathers, their siblings and relatives and neighbors using language and they pick up on that and start to reciprocate. We aim at replicating this natural process. Instead of treating speaking, listening, reading, and writing as separate entities, using different books and topics for each, and having students memorize vocabulary, which is what so many academies do, we integrate them using one topic. Our Korean teachers study the topic first with our students (they teach in English), and they focus on the receptive side - listening reading, and grammar. The students become familiar with the meaning and pattern of usage. Our teachers focus on the productive side of speaking and writing - getting students to apply what they previously understood only in theory. We use a Switch Teaching method, which involves students switching teachers and classrooms halfway through their lesson, so both our Korean teachers and our other teachers are homeroom teachers. This exposes them to two different teaching styles and allows them to develop a more natural and holistic approach to the English language. Our curriculum is designed to expand our students' English abilities and help them gain language proficiency. It's less about helping them survive as a tourist and more about them being confident and comfortable with the English language.

We are committed to providing a high-quality education to our students, with a focus on fostering a love of learning and developing English proficiency. We believe that our innovative teaching model, dedicated teachers, and immersive curriculum set us apart from other English academies and provide our students with the best possible learning experience.

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