Why Seoul Metropolitan city

The centre of Korea

As all teachers know, a capital city in Korea is Seoul. 10 mil people are living in Seoul. Because of numerous population entertainments are very well developed such as night life, shopping, art galleries, etc. In old Korean words, "People should go to Seoul, and horses should go to Jeju." Like these words, Seoul is the center of most fields. (Ex: Education, arts, business, entertainment, etc)

Seoul is surrounded by Gyeonggi province, which has attractive cities like Ilsan, Gwacheon, Bundang, Bucheon and Incheon. All these cities are connected to Seoul by subway. You can get to cities of Gyeonggi proince within 1 hr.

I love to recommend Seoul positions for teachers who like to enjoy energetic entertainment for spare time and a typical city life.

The city that Never Sleeps

Seoul has plenty of entertainment options, Night clubs in Hong-dae, Exotic & fancy restaurants in Iteawon and Overnight shopping in Donddae gate Multi-plex shopping centre and so on! For the night owls amongst you Seoul is the place to be.

Not only these modernized parts, Seoul also has traditional attractions, Such as Palaces, Temples in the city.

Entertainments & Places to go

Palaces-Palaces built within the four traditional gates were areas of authoritarian rule, and now remain in the metropolitan area as vestiges of classic, Korean architecture. The good news is they are located within walking distance of each other and can be explored easily in a day.

Insadong street-Insa-dong, located in the middle of the city, is an important place where old but precious and traditional goods are on display.  There is one main road in Insa-dong with alleys on each side.  Within these alleys are galleries, traditional restaurants, traditional teahouses, and cafes.  The shops in Insa-dong are very popular among all age groups, because each store is unique.  The galleries are the heartbeat of Insa-dong.  There are about 100 galleries in the area and you can see every example of Korean traditional fine art from paintings to sculptures.  The most famous galleries are Hakgojae Gallery, which functions as the center of folk art, Gana Art Gallery, which promotes many promising artists, and Gana Art Center.  The best way to visit these galleries is to use the "Art Center Bus."  It will take you over 10 of the most famous galleries at a very reasonable price.  The teahouses and restaurants are the perfect compliments to the galleries.  At first they might be hard to find, but if you take the time to stroll around the twisting alleyways, the window shopping in itself can be very entertaining.  If you had to choose just one teahouse from the hundreds that are here, Gwicheon would be the place to go.  Poet Cheon Sang-Byeong's wife is the proprietor of the tea house.  The shop isn't very big, but you can see pictures and books of famous poets.  You might even run into one.  Mokwacha is their best tea and it is famous for its fragrance.   This is where they can experience and see Korean traditional culture firsthand, and also purchase pieces of fine art.  On the street you can eat Korean taffy and traditional pajeon (Korean pancake), and see many foreigners lost in all the joyous festivities of the street.

Shopping-There's Dongdaemun Market in the vicinity of Dongdaemun Gate. Namdaemun Market and Dongdaemun Market most popular traditional markets in Seoul are good places to experience the shopping culture of Korea literally for 24hrs. You can also purchase items at reasonable prices literally

Don't miss try snacks, like 'Deokbokki, Odeng' from Dongdaemun's street restaurants. It's incredibly cheep and Delicious!!

** These photographs and city descriptions are excerpted from Seoul Metropolitan City & Korea Tourism Organization website.

Useful links

Seoul Metropolitan City: http://english.seoul.go.kr/?Sid=101_01 Tour information: http://english.visitseoul.net/visit2007en/index.jsp Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education: http://www.sen.go.kr/

Work Conditions

-Start Date: 22nd of February/ 25th of August-Age group: Grade 1st ~6th/ Grade 7th~9th/ Grade 10th~12th -Number of positions: -Salary: 1.8~3.0 mil won per month (depends on Qualifications, please refer to pay scale info below) -Working hours: 8:30 a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m. -Teaching hours: 22 hours per week -Paid Vacation: 21 working days-Housing option: Single furnished housing or housing allowance

Benefits & Requirements

SMOE PAY SCALE

Category H : 1.8 million won per month

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in one of major English-speaking countries with the instructions taught in English.

Category G : 2.0 million won per month Must have one of the following qualifications:

• A valid teacher certification for either elementary or secondary level schools.
• A Bachelor's degree in Education.
• A Bachelor's degree in English, English Education, English Literature, or Linguistics.
• A TESOL/TEFL or an English Teaching Certificate comprised of a minimum of 100 course hours. A Master's degree.
• A Bachelor's degree with at least ONE (1) full year of English teaching experience at accredited institutions.

Category F: 2.2 million won per month Must have one of the following qualifications:

• In addition to one of the requirements for Category G, ONE (1) full year of English teaching experience at accredited institutions including at the SMOE.
• A teacher certification with specialization in English Education.
• A Master's degree in Education.

Category E : 2.3 million won per month Must have one of the following qualifications:

• Meet the Category G qualification with at least TWO (2) full years of English teaching experience at accredited institutions.
• Employed as Level 2+ at the SMOE for ONE (1) full year.
• A Master's degree in TESOL/TEFL or in English Education.

Category D : 2.4 million won per month Employed as Category E at the SMOE for ONE (1) full year.

• At least ONE (1) full year of English teaching experience at accredited institutions with Master's degree in TESOL/TEFL or in English education.
• A Bachelor's degree in English education with at least THREE (3) full years of English teaching experience at accredited institutions.
• A teacher certification with specialization in English education with at least TWO (2) full years of English teaching experience at accredited institutions.

Category C : 2.5 million won per month

• At least TWO (2) full years of English teaching experience at accredited institutions with Master's degree in TESOL/TEFL or in English education.
• A teacher certification with specialization in English education with at least THREE (3) full years of English teaching experience at accredited institutions.
• Employed as Category D at the SMOE for TWO (2) full years.

Category B : 2.6 million won per month

• At least THREE (3) full years of English teaching experience at accredited institutions with Master's degree in TESOL/TEFL or in English education.
• At least THREE (3) full years of English teaching experience as a present public or private school teacher with a recommendation by the superintendent or the school principal. Employed as Category C at the SMOE for THREE (3) full years.

Category A : 2.7 million won per month

• At least FOUR (4) full years of English teaching experience at accredited institutions with Master's degree in TESOL/TEFL or in English education.
• At least FOUR (4) full years of English teaching experience as a present public or private school teacher with a recommendation by the superintendent or the school principal.

Category S: 3.0 million won per month

• At least SEVEN (7) full years of English teaching experience at accredited institutions with Master's degree in TESOL/TEFL or in English education.
• At least SEVEN (7) full years of English teaching experience as a present public or private school teacher with a recommendation by the superintendent or the school principal.

 How to Apply:

Emily Emily at emily@worknplay.co.kr with you resume and photo!!