Teach English
in South Korea

Positions available All year round

Since 2004, TEFL JOB KOREA has been helping native English speakers find English teaching positions at private English language schools located mostly in Daegu Metropolitan City, the 3rd largest city in South Korea with the population of 2.5 million and several hundreds current native English speaking teachers.

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Benefits and Working conditions

monthly salary from 2,200,000 depending on experiences and educational background
one-way flight ticket to South Korea for one-year contract
10-day vacation and around 15 Korean national holidays per year
rent free fully-furnished single housing

within 10-15 min. walking distance of school

(Teachers need to pay for utility bills for gas, water, electricity etc. which is around 50,000 won per month depending on how much they use.)

severance pay equivalent of one-month salary on completion of one-year contract
50% of the medical insurance premium and national pension paid by the employer and the equivalent amount (3.5% and 4.5% each from the monthly salary) paid by the teacher each month
class size: fewer than 12 students in each class
length of contract: one year (extendable)
teaching hours; maximum 120 hours (1 hour = 60 min.) per month
all the curriculum and materials provided

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Qualification

Only native English speakers

with a bachelor's degree
from

Australia
Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
South Africa
UK
USA
(alphabetical order)

eligible to teach English as a foreigner
in accordance with
the Korean government's immigration policy.

Required Documents
(that need to be posted to Korea for E2 visa approval)

an original copy of

national (FBI) criminal background check

issued within 6 months

with 'Apostille' attached

(for Canadians,

it needs to be verified by a Korean consulate

in Canada instead of Apostille)

a photocopy of

bachelor's degree certificate

with 'Apostille' attached

(All those documents will not be returned

once they are submitted to the immigration office.)

■ Due to the serious impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, all foreign passport holders travelling to the Republic of Korea must present a PCR Negative Test Result upon arrival. This policy is effective on 1/8/2021 at 0:00am KST.

■ It is required that the PCR Negative Test Result be issued 72 hours before departure date.

■ The submission of the PCR Negative Test Result upon arrival is separate from that submitted for visa application. All travelers must attain and carry the document before leaving for Korea.

Positions Avaialble

About DAEGU city

The City of Daegu is located inland,

southeast of the Korean Peninsula.

Daegu is the 3rd largest city in Korea whose population is around 2.5 million and there are several hundreds native English speaking teachers in Daegu.

It takes just 1 hour and 40 min. to Seoul and 50 min. to Busan by express train

You can find more information on the city of Daegu

Where is Daegu?