Why work at DL English Academy?

Are you passionate about teaching? Are you motivated to develop future leaders? So are we! Join DL (Designlandia) English Academy in our mission to develop future leaders who use design thinking to solve real-world issues. We  serve elementary school students in grades 1 - 6.  We started this program in 2022 and have been growing via word of mouth and anticipate further growth. Since we are growing, we are interested in finding someone who wants to be a part of this growing venture. Join us in making a great program!

We are looking for someone who is flexible and willing to grow and change with us. This program is still being developed, and we are looking for someone who is interested in being part of that growth. Are you that person? Do you want to try out new ideas and share your successes and challenges with our team?

Location

• Jamsil Seoul, Korea

Job Type

• Full Time

Student Type

• Elementary

Working hours

• Work hours : Monday - Friday, 12:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. 
• Teaching Hours: 4 classes at 5 hours per week per class

Salary

Starting at 4.0 million, negotiable

Qualifications:

• Have an F-visa

• At least five years of teaching experience

• Interest in design thinking

• Able to develop positive relationships with children and their parents

• Preferred: 

  • Teaching certificate

  • experience teaching abroad or at an international school

  • knowledge of linguistics, second language acquisition

  • knowledge of the science of reading

Position Duties:

You will be teaching a class of young advanced English learners using an international school curriculum. You will be responsible for: 

• Lesson planning

• Grading

• Report cards

• Homework posting

• Communicating with staff about students

Class Description:

• Elementary school students grades 1 - 6

• International school grade 1 - 6 English/Language Arts class 

  • Novel & nonfiction reading

  • Vocabulary instruction

  • Writing

  • Grammar

  • Phonics and word study

• Projects using the design thinking process

Working Conditions

• Student Type: Elementary

• Curriculum: Materials provided, but teachers are responsible for their own lesson plan

• Teaching Hours: Monday - Friday, 3:00 P.M. - 8:20 P.M. (Maximum of 25 hours per week)

• Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 12:30 - 8:30pm

• Wednesdays will be used for: professional development, student work analysis, teacher collaboration, curriculum development

• Class Size: 8 students per class

• Teaching Staff: 4 Native English Teachers & 1 Korean Teacher

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities

• National Insurances provided

• Vacation: 2 weeks paid vacation (one set week in the summer and one in the winter) plus Korean National Holidays; additional vacation negotiable

• Work environment that is open and welcoming to new ideas in the classroom

• No housing provided, sorry :(