Elementary Nonfiction Teacher

We are a Twinkle branch located in the Mapo area near Seodaemun Station, an active business district in central Seoul. Twinkle has sister branches in Daechi, Bundang, Mokdong, and Songdo. We are a two-minute walk from the train station and surrounded by museums, galleries, palaces, consulates, universities, restaurants, and cafes.

Twinkle AP offers a unique curriculum that targets the top 1% of Korean elementary students. Our curriculum fosters critical thinking and stimulates creativity through both fiction and non-fiction classes. Subjects include science, history, debate, creative writing, and essay writing. We are planning to add classes in management science and artificial intelligence. Twinkle hosts various events each year, such as our Annual Science Fair (this year’s objective is to build a Mars Colony and present it). Our mission is to educate Korea’s future leaders and inspire them to change the world. Twinkle students are self-motivated and communicate like native speakers.

Position

• Role: Non-fiction / elementary teacher
• Openings: 3 new teachers (preference for those already in Korea and with teaching experience)
• Location: Jung-gu, Seoul (중구, 서울)
• Starting date: Immediately

Schedule

• Elementary — Monday to Friday, 1:00 pm–9:00 pm, 40 hours weekly
• 1:00 pm–2:30 pm: Prep time
• 2:30 pm–5:30 pm: Class 1
• 5:30 pm–6:00 pm: Break
• 6:00 pm–9:00 pm: Class 2
• Class size: 8 students max

Payment

• 1st Year: 3.4 million KRW per month, including housing allowance (breakdown: 2.7 million salary + 700,000 housing allowance)
• 2nd Year: 3.6 million KRW per month, including housing (breakdown: 2.9 million salary + 700,000 housing allowance)

Vacation Policy

• 1st Year: 11 vacation days + all national holidays
• 2nd Year: 15 vacation days + all national holidays
• Note: 1–3 leave days are allocated, usually during August and December

Requirements

• Native English speaker from: Canada, America, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, or Ireland
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s from an accredited university (social sciences, business, education, literature and humanities majors preferred)
• Leadership and/or volunteer experience
• A clean national background and drug check

Benefits

• Private officetel
• National Health Insurance
• Pension
• Severance at the end of the contract
• One-way flight reimbursed upon contract completion
• Your own dedicated classroom

What We’re Looking For

Motivated self-starters who are passionate about learning new things and interested in history, science, debate, literature, writing, and other fields such as economics, business, and psychology. Strong academic performance and extracurricular record, team players with strong interpersonal skills, experience working with students/children, and willingness to communicate with parents regularly. We are looking for teachers genuinely interested in pursuing a career in education and staying in Korea for 2+ years.