English Trainer Positions in Seoul

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) http://etis.sen.go.kr/ has two special centers and regular public schools that will open on March 1st, 2013.
Seoul English Education Center (SEEC) http://www.seec.go.kr/
Requirements for applicants are the same as those listed on our website for normal positions.
Student Trainer
At this center students come for a week long to learn English through situationally-based classrooms. One can learn English while baking cookies in Mom's Kitchen, doing an experiment in the Science Lab or singing karaoke in the Music Room. There are over 17 different rooms for students to experience English in. During the week, Students work hard to put on a performance during the last night of their stay. There have dramas, comedy clubs, fashions shows, dance performances, and comics drawn by the students presented.
This environment is best for teachers with high energy who enjoy interacting with elementary (mainly) and middle school students through a variety of environments and teaching in a plethora of ways.
There are 11 teachers from all over the world currently teaching there. As there already many teachers from the US and Canada teaching there, we strongly encourage other candidates from other areas (UK, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia) to apply. Secondly, we desire for a variety of ethnicities to be at the center, so we prefer non-Caucasians and non-Asians.
Teacher Trainer
At this center Korean teachers come to improve their English ability and English teaching ability. Courses are intensive, running for about a month in length. Teachers here need to have at least a master¡¯s degree and experience in teacher training. There are courses in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and practical English in the classroom.
There are some special allowances for both student trainers and teacher trainers working at the center above and beyond the basic salary.
-400,000 Korean Won per month for local disadvantage
-100,000 Korean Won per month for a long-distance public transportation allowance.
*If a teacher renews at the center for a second year a long-term service allowance of 300,000 Korean won per month will be given.
Seoul Education Training Institute (SETI) http://www.seti.go.kr/
Teacher Trainer Position
In addition to the regular requirements (which can be viewed at our website) to be a teacher with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, an applicant must possess the following
A. Masters or above in Education (preferably English Education)
or
Teaching experience at an elementary school with an elementary teaching license.
B. Academic Background for curriculum development, and teaching methodology.
Teachers wanting to work here should want to work as life-time teachers, continuing professional development through other certificates and degrees, conferences, conventions, etc. even while working at SETI. The academic and career experience of applicants should accurately show the ability of the applicant as a teacher and the depth of understanding in educational pedagogy.
In the past at this institute there was a two-tiered emphasis was on improving the English ability of our elementary school Korean teachers and the teaching ability of our secondary school Korean teachers in Seoul. However, now teachers at this institute will be focusing solely upon on training Korean teachers on the fundamentals and principals of teaching. Not only will this involve helping teachers to develop curriculum for their classes, but also teacher trainers will visit schools to evaluate teachers in their classroom environments and give them feedback concerning techniques, principles, and foundations of teaching.
Sejong Science High School http://www.sjsh.hs.kr/
Requirements:
A. Master¡¯s degree in Science or Mathematics.
B. Teaching license (preferred)
C. Teaching experience related to Science and Mathematics.
In addition to teaching regular English classes, this teacher will assist the school in teaching Science and Mathematically related classes.
SMOE Schools: http://etis.sen.go.kr/
There some regular schools with SMOE open. You would be teaching English classes in a public or private school within Seoul.
For Applicants Starting March 1st, 2013
The contract period is for 1 year and may be renewed upon successfully passing a yearly evaluation.
The base salary is 1.8 to 2.7 million won based upon qualifications, educational background and work experience.
An entrance allowance of 1.3 million won is given in the first paycheck when a teacher flies into Korea to start with SMOE. An exit allowance of 1.3 million won is provided upon successful completion of the 1 year contract (2.0 million won if one is renewed), if a teacher leaves Korea. These allowances are to help with the cost of the flight to Korea and are given only if the candidate is not a resident of/working in South Korea.
All other benefits can be viewed on our website http://etis.sen.go.kr/.
Teachers will be recruited directly without the recruiters.
Positions will be given to those who have all of their documents ready and send them in first.
For any general questions over the phone, please call Jonathan Baker (a SMOE Coordinator) at 02-3999-464.If interested please e-mail Jonathan Baker, at jonathanbaker@sen.go.kr with all of the documents listed on the 2013 Spring Checklist (available on our website for download under the announcements page on the ETIS Boards).
Only e-mails with all documents attached will be accepted. Multiple e-mails or e-mails with partial or incomplete documents will not be accepted.