EPIK Teaching Jobs in Public Schools Available Each Month

Name: EPIK Teaching Jobs in Public Schools Available Each Month
Brand: Korean Horizons
SKU: 29739
Rating: 4.94 (236 reviews)

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Location

South Korea
- Seoul
- Busan
- Gwangju

Length

26 - 52 weeks

Classroom Audience

Elementary Middle School High School

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Program Details

Qualifications

Bachelor in any field

Job Type

Government

Classroom Audience

Elementary Middle School High School

Housing

Apartment

Weekly Classroom Hours

Age Min.

Age Max

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Salary / Benefits

Salary is 2,200,000 to 2,950,000 depending on your resume and the location you teach in South Korea. Tax is income tax-free for certain nationalities.

Benefits include
Rent-free single furnished apartment near your school
• 300,000 won one-time settlement allowance
• Round-trip airfare allowance of 3,100,000 won
• 26 working days paid vacation + 15 national holidays (7 weeks in total)
• Medical contributions
• Pension contributions
• 1 month salary bonus on completion of contract
• Sick paid leave allowance
• Special leave allowance
• Korean co-teacher to assist with your classes

As a Korean Horizons Teacher, you will also receive :
1. Airport pickup, hotel for 1 evening & transport to the education office / school
2. Order anything you like using our interest-free Supermarket credit service from any online Korean store & pay us back once you get paid your salary.

Throughout your time – whilst applying; during applying – and after you are here – we will be available to support you and be there for you.

Price Details

We are financed by the South Korean government to recruit you. Therefore, our services are completely free to you - you should never pay for recruitment services for teaching positions in South Korea.

What's Included

Accommodation Activities Airfare Domestic Airfare Airport Transfers Meals Travel Insurance Visa

Last Updated: Jan 30, 2024

Last Reviewed: Mar 25, 2024

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About Program

We are the official recruitment agency of the EPIK program and we are here to assist you with the employment process. And after all, that's why it is good to come to a recruitment agency. We provide a safety net for you. Apply direct to an educational institution and you are on your own!

If you are having problems with your school... Or you need some information or help, you can contact us and we will provide you with some advice... You might not always like it, but it will be the truth. And that's really our philosophy: to provide you with a completely trustworthy service, right from the initial phase of introducing you to the education office, to making sure that you are content with your teaching position and if there's anything you need we will always be available.

Please search the internet and see what others say about us.

To apply, please email us directly on Jobs@KoreanHorizons.com

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Program Highlights

Travel Around South Korean & Learn About the Exciting Asian Culture
Learn Korean and stand apart from your peers
Work with EPIK and add value to your Resume - be recognized by future employers
Start dates Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov & Dec
3.1m in Flights provided, 7 weeks vacation and rent-free single furnished apartment

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Fun 4.85
Facilities 4.9
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Alistair was great at helping me through the whole EPIK process! He made sure I was prepared with my application and interview. He also made sure I was all set before arriving in South Korea. Korean Horizons has a great online community that is very helpful when it comes to information about preparing for interviews. I am grateful for the helping hand that got me here. I am most grateful for the community and friends I have met through Korean Horizons. I am now lucky enough to be able to start my journey officially as an EPIK teacher.

Pros

Great Supportive Online Community
Application Review
Interview Preparation

Working with Alistair/KH has been the best experience of my life. They made everything easy and they guided me on how to pass my interview and get the job 🥰💃 I’m highly grateful and happy to be in South Korea because of their amazing grace 🎉🎉 thank you so much and i hope other will get the same amazing and easy experience i got while working with you.

I’m currently in south korea and got placement in jeju💃 And I’m happy because i got what i requested for and everything is legit and easy. Thank you !

Alistair was very helpful and answered all of my questions in great detail. He helped me prepare every step of the way and when my flight was delayed he even provided a way for me to get to orientation outside of the window EPIK provided. I felt completely taken care of and well informed. It didn't matter what time of day I needed assistance, I was always helped quickly. He helps you practice for the interview with EPIK and gives great feedback.
I'm not working at a public school in South Korea! I highly recommend!!!!

Korean Horizons is a great support for anyone who's not keen on being a direct applicant for the EPIK programme. Alistair (the man behind the brand) will guide you through every step of the process, and his Facebook group will also help you to make connections with people before you even arrive in South Korea. He's also very friendly in person, so meeting him at the airport was a great relief. Even now that I've been taken to my school and I've moved into my apartment, he has kept in touch with me to make sure I'm okay. If you're interested in teaching in South Korea and you don't know where to start, I would highly recommend Korean Horizons.

Pros

Step-by-step guidance.
The service is free.
Free accommodation for your first night in South Korea.

I had a great experience with Korean Horizons, specifically with Alistair. He is AMAZING. I appreciate the support and comfort he gave me during my application process. I would have given up a long time ago on the application process if it weren't for Alistair's assistance, he was very supportive and he walked me through all the steps of the application with patience.

You could email Alistair during the middle of the night and he would always help you with everything you need and I am truly thankful for how he helped me.

I highly recommend working with Korea Horizons, I honestly don't think I would have made it to Korea without Alistair's help; considering that I applied around November 2022, had my interview (which Alistair made sure i nail, we had a mock interview) in January 2023 and I flew to Korea mid February 2023.
If you're looking for an agency that will carefully scrutinize your application form, ensure that you have the best lesson plan and essays then Korean Horizons is the correct agency for you. Do your part and they will definitely do their part.

Pros

Quick response
Extremely helpful
Resourceful

Cons

No cons

Alistair, from Korean Horizons, made the complex application process for the EPIK program seem easy. His experience and knowledge of what documents were needed was crucial. The EPIK team welcomed all the teachers in Korea and were helpful and informative throughout the following week of orientation. Orientation was a blast! Got access to good information, the opportunity to make other English speaking friends, go out on excursions and be introduced into the Korean culture. My housing and schools are near to one another (I walk to school) and satisfactory.

Working with Alistair has been such a pleasure, he is consistent, patient and only wants the best for you,, I honestly think that I wouldn’t be here without him. So I 10000% recommend Korean Horizons, because it is like you have a father figure, with you this entire process. We even call Alistair Father A, because he is like a father who wants nothing but the best for his children. And you do not have to feel alone during this entire stressful process, because Father Alistair is with you throughout.

Pros

Benefits
You have someone holding your hand through it all
Undivided attention

Cons

None

Questions & Answers

Is it a full time permanent job?

All of the positions we provide are full-time 12 month fixed term contracts. It's possible to renew each year.

By Alistair Wery on March 9, 2021

Am I likely to find a placement if I have no experience of teaching?

Teaching experience is not required. 98% of all new teachers have no prior teaching experience. To apply, you need to have a bachelor. You need to have the commitment to complete the TEFL by your start date and you can apply without one. Hope that this information is useful.

By Alistair Wery on August 15, 2019

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Why hasn't teacher's salary in EPIK increased in the past 20 years?

Hey Paul - we did some research and it looks like the salary is controlled by the government, and there are pay grades. Appreciate the question, surely others are wondering too

By Go Overseas on May 2, 2018

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Alumni Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with verified alumni.

Why did you choose this program?

I did not exactly choose this program. My TESOL/TESL/TEFL certification was through Oxford Seminars. Oxford Seminars offers graduate placement which lead to my contact with Korean Horizons. Korean Horizons services, prompt responses, and interests in me is what lead me to choose the EPIK program.

What did your program provider assist you with, and what did you have to organize on your own?

Korean Horizons provided me with all the information necessary to start teaching abroad. They emailed me the required paperwork in addition to advice on how to fill out the forms. This kind of help was invaluable for someone that had never left the country before. Moreover, Korean Horizons offered mock interviews and key feedback to prepare me for the interview process. That being said, there is plenty of leg work on the applicant end such as getting necessary paperwork notarized and having it apostille in a timely manner.

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What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone going on your program?

The transition from a biweekly paycheck to a monthly salary was a new experience. So, be prepared to budget accordingly!

What does an average day/week look like as a participant of this program?

The workday is 8:20-16:20 Monday-Friday in addition to teaching a night class once a week at the local high school for 2 hours.

Note: The high school night class is not a typical requirement of EPIK teachers. I was offered the additional hours and accepted them.

Going into your experience abroad, what was your biggest fear, and how did you overcome it and/or how did your views on the issue change?

My biggest fear was teaching. I had no prior experience and was very concerned about my ability. Fortunately, I reflect on every class and constantly look for ways to improve. Moreover, if something does not work I change it and if something does work I make sure to take note of why it was successful.

What's the most important thing you need to remember when living abroad?

You have to be willing to laugh at yourself and not dwell on mistakes. You are going to fail a lot and that is okay. There's no way to improve without making a mistake. Be prepared to learn and grow with your experiences and remember why you came in the first place.

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Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

What position do you hold at Korean Horizons? What has been your career path so far?

Alistair: I’m the consultant here at Korean Horizons and I’ve been working for the company for around 8 years now. I manage all of the incoming applications from new teachers, assist them during the application process, and provide support for all of those teachers currently living and teaching here in South Korea.

I love my job – speaking and meeting to people from all over the world – and it’s so fulfilling! Living here in South Korea, I feel set to remain here and I enjoy my career working for Korean Horizons, helping people achieve their professional teaching goals. Life is good.

Did YOU teach abroad?! If so, where and what inspired you to go?

Alistair: So, I had to get away from my boring job in England. I was in finance and I had enough of the regular boring, day-in-day-out life as an office worker. I needed excitement, so I started traveling and I made some Korean friends who suggested teaching in South Korea - that was it for me!

Before I worked for Korean Horizons, I worked for a private academy and a public school. My private academy was just awful – they didn’t honor the contract (i.e. didn’t pay me, no vacation, no medical) and made my life hell (I wanted honesty.) It seems that a lot of recruitment companies, who recruit for private academies, just care about making money. For my second job, I worked in a public school – it was bliss – and I got everything in my contract (so I was very happy). Though, with my background, teaching wasn’t for me and I began working for Korean Horizons!

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What does the future hold for Korean Horizons - any exciting new programs to share?

Alistair: A lot! Have a search online and you will discover that Korean Horizons is probably the most recognizable recruitment company for public schools today, period. There is no other recruitment company that provides public schools to EPIK (nationwide public school program), SMOE (Seoul public school program), IMOE (Incheon public school program), GEPIK (Gyeongi public school program), and GOE (Gyeongsangnamdo public school program). We specialize in public schools and provide no other type of positions. As for the future, quite simply, we are just looking to remain where we are and continue to provide a professional and personalized recruitment service.

What about the future of the teach abroad industry? How do you think international education will change over the next 10 years?

Alistair: The industry is like a business cycle – jumping up and down all of the time. South Korea knows that English education is now a natural requirement for its educated labor force, thus, things will always be on the up!

About Korean Horizons

Korean Horizons is an official provider of teachers for EPIK (English Program in Korea), SMOE (Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education), IMOE (Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education), BMOE (Busan Metropolitan Office of Education) GEPIK (Gyeongido Office of Education), GOE (Gyeongsangnamdo Office of Education) & the CNOE (Chungcheongnamdo Office of...

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Alumni Interviews

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Why did you choose this program?

What did your program provider assist you with, and what did you have to organize on your own?

What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone going on your program?

What does an average day/week look like as a participant of this program?

Going into your experience abroad, what was your biggest fear, and how did you overcome it and/or how did your views on the issue change?

What's the most important thing you need to remember when living abroad?

Staff Interviews

Alistair Wery

What position do you hold at Korean Horizons? What has been your career path so far?

Did YOU teach abroad?! If so, where and what inspired you to go?

What does the future hold for Korean Horizons - any exciting new programs to share?

What about the future of the teach abroad industry? How do you think international education will change over the next 10 years?