The Public School year begins in September. Interviews are held in Dublin each month and teachers depart for Korea at the end of August.

Qualification Needed, Job Description, Salary & Benefits

Candidate Qualifications needed

• You must be a Qualified Teacher (i.e. hold a teaching degree).
• Have at least 1 year teaching experience.
• A friendly, adaptable, outgoing personality and a clear speaking voice.
• To be a native English speaker.

Job Description

Public schools are very well organised as they are government run, students are polite and want to learn, so teachers rarely face any discipline problems. In public schools, class sizes are bigger than private schools and vary from about 25 students to 40 students. There will be two teachers in each English class, a Korean teacher and a Native English Speaker. The Native English teacher's role can be to assist the Korean teacher, or it can be vice versa, depending on the teachers’ qualifications and ethos of the school. An average of 22 teaching hours per week.

Salary and Benefits

Salary of 2.0-2.5 million won (€1700-1900) per month

Deductions from your salary for tax and pension contributions amount to about 7% of your gross salary. This salary allows you to save, as living costs are low and you will be getting free accommodation.

Benefits include --

• Return flight - school will pay for your return flight to South Korea.
• Free accommodation - shared accommodation in an apartment with another foreign teacher or a studio style apartment.
• Medical insurance - this is shared between employer and employee
• Paid Holidays - 10 vacation days + national holidays (about 12 days)
• Severance Pay of one month's salary