Teach in South Korea
South Korea is a small, very modern and high-tech country located across the South China Sea from Japan, and is one of the best places to teach English in East Asia thanks to superb natural attractions and excellent teaching salaries and packages.
South Korea is also known for beautiful mountain ranges that invite hiking in summer and skiing in winter, cherry orchards, Buddhist temples, beautiful beaches and islands and a unique chilli-based cuisine.
The many cities in South Korean offer all Western conveniences as well as uniquely Korean entertainment centres called ‘bangs’ (rooms) for playing computer games, watching DVDs and singing Karaoke. Temples throughout South Korea also offer opportunities to participate in Temple life and learn martial arts – and most teaching appointments offer plenty of time to do it.
Experience the ancient history and traditions that co-exist comfortably with the current culture of technological and industrial progress in South Korea.
Aclipse recruits adventurous university graduates and young professionals to teach English in South Korea with Creverse Inc. Aclipse is the North American recruiting office for Creverse Inc. and they interview teachers on their behalf. Creverse Inc is an education service company with premium brands for young learners: Chungdahm Institute (4th to 9th grade), April Institute (1st to 6th grade), and i-Garten (pre-K to kindergarten). Each offers its own distinctive curriculum, developed in-house and integrated with Smart Learning solutions to cultivate 21st century talents in the age of digitalization and globalization.
Established in 1998, their mission was to revolutionize how ESL was taught throughout the nation by providing the highest quality programs, instructors, researchers, and staff. They have always strived to push the limits of innovation in the classroom, providing their students with a rich and dynamic environment to develop their cognitive language potential.
They educate over 40,000 students throughout Korea, who trust the company to provide unique programs based on critical & creative thinking infused with media content to enhance their ability to absorb the English Language.
Today, they operate out of 180 locations with over 1,000 instructors, and 390 corporate employees across Korea.
LOCATION
Positions are available nationwide, including Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Jeju, Geoje and in many other cities across South Korea.
SALARY
£1,450 to £2,450 p/m (GBP)
$1,800 to $3,030 (USD)
CONTRACT LENGTH
12 months
START DATE
All year round
AGE GROUP
5 to 18 years old
- Experience: Founded in 2007, their staff has over 50 years of experience working and living in Asia. Their job is to provide answers, guidance, and support from learning about the opportunity through completion of your contract so you are 100% confident throughout the entire process.
- Creverse: Aclipse is the dedicated North American recruiting arm of Creverse, one of the leading institutes in South Korea, with over 200 locations. You won’t have to worry if there is a better opportunity out there for you.
- Teacher Network: They have placed over 10,000 people in Korea and have real life testimonials and blog posts so you can get a taste of what the opportunity is like. They can even set you up to speak with one of their teachers over zoom who is currently living and teaching in Korea!
- 24/7 Support: They have recruiters in multiple time zones who are always available to help. Whether you are a candidate just figuring out if this is the right opportunity for you, or if you’re in your second contract year looking to make a change, they will be there.
- Opportunities for Advancement: Teachers who wish to extend their contract in Korea have unique opportunities to advance into other roles in our client companies. From curriculum development and training, to marketing and business development, it’s not uncommon for teachers to stay for over 2-3 years and lay real roots!
- Compassion: Simply put, they care! All of them went through the process and care deeply about the amazing students they serve and the great people they’ve worked alongside. They are looking for people who share their values and attitudes towards making a difference in people’s lives.
- 2,400,000 to 2,800,000 KRW per month with free housing, or 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 KRW per month if the teacher prefers to find their own accommodation. Salary will be based on experience, qualifications and interview performance. (You can check the current exchange rate here: xe.com)
- Visa assistance
- Paid vacations
- Flight reimbursement (up to 1,200,000 KRW)
- Free accommodation or housing allowance
- End of contract bonus (equivalent to 1 month’s salary)
- Curriculum and lesson plans provided.
- Medical insurance (50% paid by the employer), and much more.
- Age groups:5 to 18 years old.
- Class size: No more than 15 students.
- Work hours and schedules: Monday to Friday (some schools may include Saturday work). Schedules will vary between different programs: i-Garten program: 9am to 6pm with one hour lunch. April program: 1pm to 9pm. Chungdahm Program: 2pm to 10pm. On average, you’ll be teaching 30 hours per week, the rest will be office hours.
- Locations: Positions are available nationwide, including Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Jeju, Geoje and in many other cities across South Korea.
- Start dates: Year-round, but primarily in February, May, August, and November.
- Contract length: 12-month contracts only.
- i-Garten Program: (Pre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten) Due to popular demand, Creverse launched its first kindergarten focused program, i-Garten. Immersing the program with art and music, the highly interactive lessons encourages freedom of expression and creativity. The diverse global cultural topics aim towards building self-esteem, confidence, and problem solving. Utilizing Smart Technology classroom, Creverse now caters to beginner phonics speaking or advanced TOEFL preparation.
- April Institute: (Kindergarten – Elementary) Launched in September of 2007, the ChungDahm April Institute uses creativity and art as its core concept to help elementary school aged children learn English. The program is aimed to allow students to use imagination, artistic sensibility, and expression to study creative thinking and problem solving. In this high-technology era, April Institute makes wide use of Information Technology to enable our own curriculum to be delivered effectively through a Smart Board. This allows the classroom environment to be more fun and enjoyable for students. Through the touch screen display and digital books, students can take part in various activities which results in an overall increase of class quality as well as motivating students to further their English studies.
- ChungDahm Institute: (Elementary – Middle School) ChungDahm Insitute is geared towards primary and secondary school aged students. This program in particular was the first in South Korea to implement all smart classrooms. Replacing traditional whiteboards with flat screen TVs and textbooks with tablets, the third generation ChungDahm curriculum fosters critical and creative thinking while encouraging English fluency. Dedicated to improving young learner’s confidence in speaking, Creverse’s methodological key principle is 75/25, where students speak 75% and teachers only speak 25%.
Due to work visa requirements, applicants must:
- Be native English speakers from the USA, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand.
- Have completed all the education from 7th grade onward in one of the countries mentioned above
- Hold a fully completed bachelor’s degree (or higher) from one of the countries mentioned above
- Hold a clean national criminal background check.