Job Detail

Location: : Gwangju-Gwangyeokshi, Kwangju, Korea South
Company: : Brighton JLS Junior English School _ Juwoldong Campus
Type: : Full Time
Shift: : First Shift (Day)
Career Level: : Native English Speaker ( with Degree / with TESOL / TEFL Certificate)
Positions: : 8
Experience: : 1 Year
Gender: : No Preference
Degree: : Bachelors
Apply Before: : Jul 12, 2026

Job Description

This is an ESL teaching position starting in March, 2025.
People from the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa who have English as their 1st or only official language may apply.

It is for people who know they can have fun with kids, and will enjoy spending time with younger students on a daily basis.
You will mainly teach kindergarten and some elementary (typically ages 6-9), with class sizes typically being 10-12 students.

You will be involved with 2-3 different programs at most, catered to different groups of students and their levels.
Work times can be different between teachers. Some work schedules are between 09h00-18h00, while others are 11h00-20h00.

Classes are expected to be more activity-oriented to compliment the books and subject matters discussed and taught.
Teachers should be willing to sing, dance, chant, act, do roleplaying, host game-like activities, and use toy-like materials to help make lessons more interactive and interesting for the younger demographic.

If you are kind, gentle, caring, patient, and good with kids, this could be the job for you.

Benefits

  • Paid for flight to Korea (economy class) and a return ticket upon the completion of the final work month if the most recent contract with the company
  • Furnished Housing within 15-minutes walking distance, or a housing stipend of 300 000 won
  • Matching National Health Insurance and Korean Pension Fund contributions by the company
  • 11 days annual time off for 1st year employees, and 15 days for those who do a second year. (Some days are scheduled as summer and winter vacations for the whole company)
  • No desk-warming, and will have days in the schedule where you can leave the school 1-2 hours earlier.
  • Free Korean-style lunches cooked by the school Cafeteria
  • Longer afternoon breaks can be taken off campus and away from work
  • Books and materials are provided and shared with you
  • Mapped out curriculum, so only responsible for the lesson delivery and conducting the classes, meaning less time can be spent on prep and planning
  • Total of 12-14 other Native teachers work here, and making first friends or acquaintances should be easier
  • No Saturday work (except for potential 2 days a year - Sports Day and Open House.

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Brighton JLS Junior English School _ Juwoldong Campus

Our company consists of 2 kindergartens, one daycare, and English academy (hagwon), with various other afternoon programs as well. At our language school we teach English to ages 5 and up (mainly ages 6-9), kindergarten and elementary. Our curriculum... Read More

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