Public school offers its participants comfortable living conditions. In addition to monthly salary, many other benefits available for public school members are housing, medical insurance, tax exemption, settlement allowance and pension fund. You are eligible for severance pay after the completion of 1 year contract according to Korean Labor Standards Law.

REMUNERATION

Salaries will be paid in Korean currency corresponding to the appropriate levels of employment:

First Level ELI : 2,200,000 won per month.
Second Level ELI : 1,900,000 - 2,000,000 won per month.
Third Level ELI : 1,800,000 won per month.

There are three levels of employment for public school, and all applicants must have the following basic requirements:

1) Hold at least a Bachelor's degree.
2) Be a citizen of one of the six major English speaking countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States of America.
3) Be mentally and physically healthy.
4) Have a good command of the English language.
5) Have the ability and willingness to adapt to Korean culture and living.

First Level ELI (English Language Instructor)

In addition to the basic requirements, a 1st Level ELI must have one of the following:

- A Teacher's Certificate, for Elementary or Secondary school, with at least two years of full time teaching experience at accredited institutions or a Teacher's Certificate with 100 weeks experience with public school.
- A TESOL/TEFL Certificate comprised of a minimum of 100 course hours with at least two years of full time teaching experience at accredited institutions or a TESOL/TEFL Certificate comprised of a minimum of 100 course hours with 100 weeks experience with public school.
- A Master's degree with at least two years full time teaching experience at accredited institutions or a Master's degree with 100 weeks experience with public school.

Second Level ELI

In addition to the basic requirements, a 2nd Level ELI must have one of the following:

- A Teacher's certificate for Elementary or Secondary School.
- A TESOL/TEFL Certificate comprised of a minimum of 100 course hours.
- A Master's degree.
- A Bachelor's degree with at least one year of full time English teaching experience at accredited institutions or a Bachelor's degree with 50 weeks experience with public school.

Third Level ELI

A 3rd Level ELI must have basic qualifications listed at the beginning of this section.

ACCOMMODATION

A leased house/apartment as well as some basic household goods will be provided by the School. Utilities are not included and are the responsibility of the employee. Employees should recognize that arrangements may vary among each host institution. If housing is unavailable to the employee, a rent subsidy will be provided in lieu of accommodations.

TRANSPORTATION

All transportation will be provided for each participant from the place of residence to Korea, to the orientation site, and to each School, and also a return ticket back to his or her homeland when the contract has been satisfied. A round trip ticket to their homeland will be provided for renewing members. By the end of the orientation period, airfare from your country to Korea will be provided by public school. Airfare will be in a form of a loan to the employee by the employer, to prevent early termination of contracts. If you purchase a round trip ticket, you will be reimbursed for half of your airfare by the end of the orientation period and the other half will be paid when your contract ends. It is advisable to shop around for the best fare and to purchase your ticket in advance. Please consult with the Korean Embassy/Consulate where you applied for the best possible routing and fare.

TAX EXEMPTION

All participants, except Canadians, will be exempted from paying Korean income tax for the first two years. In order to be tax exempted, you are required to submit documents below to your supervisor within the first month of your employment.

- An Application Form(provided by your supervisor)
- A copy of Residence Certificate(issued by the competent authority - Revenue Office of your resident country)

If you have already worked more than two years in Korea, you will not be eligible to be exempted. This can be a great benefit since, for example in the USA, a person declared single with no dependents might be responsible for a third of one's income as tax. Canadian participants will be responsible for approximately 2-4% of their income as Korean income tax depending on the level of employment, since there is no tax treaty between Canada and Korea.

VACATION & PAID LEAVES

A total of 14 working days will be provided as official vacation days, to be taken 7 days during each semester with agreement from your employer. An additional paid two-week vacation will be provided between contracts for renewing members.

Employees will be off during all Korean national holidays.

OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL ATTRACTIONS

- Half of medical insurance, which is approximately 2.155% of an employee's salary(the total medical insurance premium is about 4.31%), will be paid for by the employer. Medical insurance will allow you to get medical attention and prescribed medication at a fraction of a cost.
- The pension fund is a payment implemented by the government to protect the employee in case of a tragedy or retirement, which are the only cases the money is refunded to the employee. This fund is comprised of 4.5% borne by the school, and another 4.5% payment borne by the employee, deducted from monthly pay.
- Round trip airfare for visiting their home country (not exceeding two weeks) will be provided for employees who renew their contract.
- Public school members who complete the 1 year contract will be entitled to receive severance pay.
- All first level ELIs (English Language Instructors) renewing after two years of service with the same employer as first level ELI will be entitled to special allowance of 200,000 Korean won per month.

The above information can be changed according to each school's condition. Please contact us to know each school's working condition.

Please contact us at ceo@englishwork.com