Now Hiring for Epik/smoe Feb 2015 Semester!!! Plus Private Institutes in Seoul

Greetings Teachers,

Canadian Connection (http://www.canconx.com) is an educational consulting agency based out of Toronto which recruits teachers for ESL positions in public schools, private institutes, and companies. We are currently interviewing for the spring semester for public school positions throughout Korea as well as private institutes in Seoul, Incheon, and Daegu.

And don't let the name fool you! We accept applicants from the 7 designated countries - USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia

Basic details are below but please visit our website (http://www.canconx.com) for more information

TO APPLY FOR THE POSITIONS BELOW: please submit an online application via our website (http://www.canconx.com) DO NOT email resumes, applications or other scanned documents

**Please be aware that schoolboard/schools require that applicants having only a Bachelor’s degree (with non English/Education related majors) complete a 100 hour TESL/TEFL certificate prior to departure and there is a strong preference for courses that have at least 20 hours in-class (not totally online).

English Program in Korea EPIK(Public Schools all around Korea)

(visit here to learn a little more about EPIK – http://www.epik.go.kr)

EPIK is a department within the Korean Ministry of Education that is in charge of hiring Native English teachers for the majority of school boards throughout Korea. Canadian Connection has been designated as one of the 8 official agencies to recruit for EPIK this year

NOTE: EPIK WILL STOP TAKING APPLICATIONS FROM AGENCIES SOMETIME IN OCTOBER SO IT'S BEST TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO SECURE YOUR SPOT. ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE APPLYING DIRECTLY TO ONE OF THE 8 AGENCIES DESIGNATED BY EPIK - HINT: WE'RE ONE OF THEM!

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 5:00

Classroom Hours: 22 teaching hours per week, overtime a possibility

School Levels: Elementary Schools (up to grade 6 but typically only working with grade 3-6), Middle Schools (grade 7-9) and High School (grades 10-12). The majority of positions are in Elementary and Middle School

Vacation: 18 working days + national holidays

Salary: 1,800,000 – 2,500,000 Korean won per month

Settlement Allowance: 300,000 Won

Severance Bonus: 1 month salary

Housing: non-shared housing supplied, schools pay rent, teachers cover util.

Airfare: Entrance allowance of 1,300,000 Korean Won when you arrive in Korea to cover your airfare and an Exit Allowance of 1,300,000 Korean Won to cover your airfare before you leave Korea at the end of your contract.

Start dates: February 2015 with a one week orientation

Contract Length: 1 year with option to renew

Locations: Various placements throughout the country including the locations listed below. Specific placements are decided by EPIK supervisors just before or during orientation so we specific location requests aren’t guaranteed but you will be able to indicate one preference in the application process.

City Placements: Seoul, Busan, Daejeon, Daegu, Ulsan, Gwangju, Sejong

Provincial Placements: Gangwon, North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong, North Gyeongsang, South Gyeongsang, North Jeolla, South Jeolla, Jeju

2nd interview with EPIK coordinators via skype is required

Private Institutes (Seoul, Incheon, and Daegu):

General Conditions

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Classroom Hours: 30 teaching hours per week.

Vacation: 10 days + national holidays

Salary: 2,000,000 – 2,500,000 Korean won per month

Severance Bonus: 1 month salary

School Type: mainly working with kindergarten and elementary aged students

Housing: non-shared housing supplied, schools pay rent, teachers cover util.

Airfare: One way ticket airfare is reimbursed after arrival and one way ticket home is given before the end of the contract

Contract Length: 1 year with option to renew

Locations: Seoul, Incheon, and Daegu

Start Dates: February through April

Jeollanamdo Provincial Office of Education (Public Schools)

Jeollanamdo province is in the southwest area of the country and includes smaller rural towns and cities up to 300,000 in population

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 5:00

Classroom Hours: 22 teaching hours per week, overtime a possibility

School Levels: Elementary Schools (up to grade 6 but typically only working with grade 3-6), Middle Schools (grade 7-9) and High School (grades 10-12). The majority of positions are in Elementary and Middle School

Vacation: 4 weeks + national holidays

Salary: 2,000,000 – 2,500,000 Korean won per month + bonuses for rural placements and travel schools

Settlement Allowance: 300,000 Won

Severance Bonus: 1 month salary

School Type: Elementary, Junior High, and High School

Housing: non-shared housing supplied, schools pay rent, teachers cover util.

Airfare: Entrance allowance of 1,300,000 Korean Won when you arrive in Korea to cover your airfare and an Exit Allowance of 1,300,000 Korean Won to cover your airfare before you leave Korea at the end of your contract.

Start dates: April 14th with a one week orientation in Gwangju

Contract Length: 1 year with option to renew at a higher salary

Locations: various cities and towns throughout the province

Placements: We make placements after receiving the school list from the supervisors

City Placements: Mokpo, Yeosu, Suncheon, Gwangyang, and Naju

County Placements: Jindo, Wando, Haenam, Gangjin, Yeongwang, Yeongam, Muan, Jangheung, Boseong, Gurye, Gokseong, Hwasun, Hampyeong, Goheung

Thanks for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!

Canadian Connection http://www.canconx.com

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