Private Elementary School/English Immersion Program 2013-2014 School Year

Uchon Elementary is a private elementary school with an English Immersion program located in Seongbuk-Gu, close to Line 4, Hansung University and Sungshin Women’s University subway station. We are seeking experienced teachers who are presently working and living in Seoul, Korea, for more than three years and presently have their own living accommodations, or desire so in the future.
Uchon is not a Hogwan. It is an accredited private Korean elementary school by the Seoul Ministry of Education, grades 1st to 6th. Uchon was founded in 1965 as a Mission school and in 2006 received a special charter from the Ministry of Education to become one of only a handful of English immersion education schools in Korea. The Immersion Program began in the 1st grade in 2006 and has grown to the 6th Grade in 2011.
Native English teachers are co-homeroom teachers with their Korean partner teacher. Each homeroom class has 24-28 students. The HR class is divided into an A and B group with 12-14 students in each group. A sliding wall divides the homeroom when A group is receiving Korean curriculum, while the B group is with the Native teacher receiving their English curriculum. Later, teachers exchange groups. Currently, we have 23 Native teachers at our school.
Minimum Qualifications:
* B.A. in Education or English with a 120+ hour TESOL/TEFL certification or a U.S. State Teacher’s Certification or Canadian Provincial Teacher’s Certification.
* Must currently teach and live in Seoul, Korea with minimum of three years experience and have your own living accommodations, or desire so in the future.
* Current E-2 working Visa
* Diploma with Apostille seal
* Criminal Background Check (FBI/RCMP) with Apostille seal.
* Must be available to teach one 40 minute class at our school in November or December while being observed by school administration.
Salary: (Electronically wired the 25th of every month)
*2.4 million KRW - B.A. in Education or English with TESOL/TEFL 120+ hours certification.
*2.5 million KRW - M.A. in any discipline or a U.S. State Teacher’s Certification or Canadian Provincial Teacher’s Certification.
Benefits:
National Medical Insurance - 50/50 split
National Pension - contribution 50/50 split
National Holidays - All Korean national holidays will be paid with time off.
Travel Allowance A 750,000 KRW travel stipend payment will be given to cover expenses of travel during vacation. It will be paid upon contract completion, or on a per year basis.
Severance Pay – A payment equal to one month’s salary will be paid for the successful contract completion, or on a per year basis.
Sick Days – 5 paid sick days. If not taken, then 600,000 KRW will be paid at the contract completion, or on a per year basis.
Compassionate/Marriage Leave – 5 paid days.
Relocation Allowance – A onetime payment of 300,000 KRW in the first month’s paycheck for moving reimbursement.
Housing: (Electronically wired the 2nd of every month)
Two options: A 600,000 KRW monthly housing allowance (no key money), or 500,000 KRW monthly housing allowance with a school down payment of 10 million KRW key money towards an apartment.
Vacation:
8 weeks paid vacation depending on the calendar year. We follow Seoul Ministry of Education breaks from school.

General Information:
The teacher must be available February 25th ~ 28th, (Monday through Thursday) to set up their homeroom class, become familiar with the school, attend curriculum training (Wed. 27th) and an orientation meeting with fellow Korean teachers. Friday, the 29th is a Korean holiday. The first day of school will be Monday, March 4th, 2013 and will be a half day for students.
We are looking for personable teachers who are flexible with planning and schedules, highly organized and can achieve due dates, know Korean parents and students well, and want to improve and grow their teaching knowledge and skill.
Applying process:
Step 1:
If you meet the minimum requirements and your paperwork is ready to go, then reply with a briefly written email which includes your name, nationality, birth date, the amount of years teaching in Korea, contact references (name and telephone number), your telephone number, housing situation and preference, and attach any Word document or a scanned copy of the items listed below. Then, address your email to the Uchon English Immersion Program Director at emmapeeljohnsteed@gmail.com, cc: uchonimmersion@yahoo.com
1. Diploma with Apostille seal
2. Criminal Background Check with Apostille seal
3. TEFL/TESOL or domestic certification certificate
4. Visa
5. Passport
6. Alien Registration Card (front and back)
6. Cover letter, resume and reference letters
7. University transcripts
8. Updated picture
Step 2:
After receiving the above list, a reply from our school will be sent via email with an attached Word document which contains questions. Please answer the questions and email back.
Step 3: Personal interview at Uchon elementary school with Director and Assistant Director.
Step 4: Set up a date and time to teach a class in November or December.