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Recently the federal, municipal and some provincial governments have begun hiring more and more expatriate teachers to teach English in the public school system.

The Korean government sponsors the English Program in Korea (EPIK), which is similar to the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program in Japan. Another equivalent program, English Teachers in Seoul (ETIS), operates exclusively in the Korean capital.

The conditions and hours of work are comparable in many ways to teaching in the public school systems in western countries such as Canada and the US.

Housing and basic furnishings are usually provided, and salary ranges from below 2 million to 2.5 million won per month. A candidate having a master's degree with experience in teaching or a TESOL certificate would be on the high end of the pay scale, while one with a non-education-based bachelor’s degree would be on the lower end. Half of your medical insurance is paid by the employer with the other half contributed by the employee.
 
Gyeonggi English Program in Korea (GEPIK)
Primarily, GEPIK teachers are required to conduct beginner to intermediate English classes at an assigned Gyeonggi school with a Korean “co-teacher” as a team. The GEPIK teachers are required to teach 22 classes (varying from 40 mins to 50mins) per week. There are other various extra curricular programs schools run such as English Day Camp, English Speech contest and quite often, English classes for the fellow Korean teachers.
 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Team-teaching with Korean instructors in their English classes.
• Conducting English conversation classes for Korean students or teachers.
• Preparing teaching materials and activities for English language education.
• Assisting with activities related to English language education and other extracurricular activities.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be a (recent/mature) graduate of a nationally accredited tertiary institution with a full Bachelor’s Degree, and a native citizen /passport holder of one of the seven major English speaking countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, US, and South Africa.

REMUNERATION
• Qualified teachers can earn Kor.2,000,000 ~ 2,500,000 per month
• Kor.20,000 per hour of overtime bonus pay for each extra hour of class instruction.

CONTRACT TERM AND OTHER CONDITIONS
• The contract term is renewable ONE YEAR (365 calendar days).
• Teachers work approximately 8 hours per day, 5 days per week from Monday to Friday.
• 22 hours of class instruction per week. If/when exceeded, teachers receive a
• supplementary class instruction pay of US$20 per hour (20,000 KRW, or slightly more when deemed appropriate.)

BENEFITS
• Free single furnished housing
• Airfare reimbursement
• Settlement allowance of $300 (US)
• Severance pay upon completion of contract (one month’s salary)
• Paid vacation for 20 working days
• 50% of medical insurance and pension
• Overtime - approximately USD 20, CDN 25
• Nominal Income Tax - 3.5 - 7%
• Medical - Complete coverage - 50% paid for by employer, 50% paid for by teacher. Amounts to about 4% tax of salary.

 
Types of Contracts:

GEPIK currently offers positions for people who have completed a bachelors degree and positions in a new internship program for those who have completed two years of post secondary education. Both the standard stream and the internship program have the same general job description, as outlined above. The major difference is pay. As with most jobs the more qualifications and experience you have the more pay you can earn. The standard stream starts at 2,000,000 Won per month (2,000 $US) and max’s out at 2,400,000 Won (2,400 $US), whereas the Internship Starts at 1,600,000 Won (1,600 $US) and max’s out at 1,800,000 Won (1,800 $US)

Note that if you are willing to accept extra hours of teaching (substituting teaching hours for office hours) you will be paid an extra 20,000 Won (20 $US) for each hour you teach in addition to your base salary. Picking up extra classes would be a great way to boost your savings.