Literacy Support Position - Top Private Elementary School in Seoul

Top Private Elementary School in Seoul

Young Hoon was founded in 1965 and is one of Korea's most well-known private elementary schools. The school population is approximately 600, catering to grades 1 to 6. We hire 24 certified teachers from the U.S.A., Canada, South Africa, NZ, Australia, and the United Kingdom. We are an authorized Christian Cambridge International Primary School running an inquiry-based program delivering outcomes from the Cambridge P.E.C.F. and ESOL curriculum. We embrace S.T.E.M., G.R.A.S.P.S., and Google Workspace for Education and follow the Workshop/Centers model for literacy instruction. We emphasize the development of 21st-century skill sets and learner traits by providing authentic Western learning experiences through four 8 to 10-week modules of inquiry.

We have a very high success rate of teachers that  spent two to six years with us being accepted into teaching positions at excellent international schools all over the world. These include IB schools from Thailand, Italy, Vietnam, Turkey, Brazil, Columbia, Germany, Chile, India, China and more.

Website: www.younghoon.es.kr 

Location: Seoul, Miasageori (line 4)

Position: Semester 2 Literacy Support Position. Starting time - August 21st, 2025 or Sep 1st, 2025. Ideally, you could be available to come in and shadow the current Literacy Support Teacher for a few days in late July to learn the ropes.

Contract:  From August 21st, 2025 or September 1st to February 30th, 2026. Note. We actually finish on February 6th, 2026 and returning teachers (signed for 2026-27) go on Spring Break until the Feb 24th, 2026.

Important Note: Teachers that take on the Literacy Support role always end up in a grade level homeroom classroom the following year. Unless, they want to stay in the Literacy Support role.

This position has two parts: 

Part 1: Working with the Gr.1, 2 and 3 students in their homeroom classrooms. This would involve touching base with the gr.1, 2 and 3 homeroom teachers and then being in their classroom once, maybe twice a week (depending on which classes need the most support).  The goal is to provide support for those students  needing assistance with their literacy development. Most of the time you’ll be working on phonics using the UFLI lessons and tools https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/toolbox/

We aim for 11 to 12 blocks of support per week.  One block = 80 minutes

Part 2: Covering sick or absent teachers. Occasionally teachers have a family wedding or some other event or are just sick. In this regard, you would cover that teacher's class while they are away. We have good systems in place for when teachers are away, with Google Slide lesson links provided and lesson instructions. When you are covering someone's class, this takes priority over the literacy support timetable, so you only focus on covering for the day, not covering and doing the support role at the same time. We inform gr.1, 2 or 3 teachers that you won't be in their class that day (or days), as you'll be covering an absent teacher.

Other Duties

Morning Bus Duty:  8:10 to 8:30am - location by the back gate. Task welcoming students and allowing the 4 mini buses to enter safety. Currently, bus duty is Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 

English MC: For the Graduation Ceremony on Feb 6th. You’ll be given a script to read from

EP Camp: support the grade 1 teachers with Winter camps - Winter Camp is Dec 23rd to 26th (no camp on Dec 25th-Christmas Day - each day is 8:40 am to 1:40 pm

No lunchtime duty or hometime duty unless you want to help out if covering a sick/absent teacher

No report cards

Visa: MUST already be residing in Korea - a current E2/F2/F5/F6 visa holder. DO NOT APPLY FROM OVERSEAS. It's Important your visa matches up well with the starting contract period meaning you are actually available in August, 2025 to start the position 

Qualifications: Looking for licensed/certified teachers from the US, Canada, NZ, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Preferred qualification: a Bachelor of Education, Graduate Diploma of Education, Masters of Education. We will also consider candidates in the process of obtaining their teaching certification from institutes like Teach Now or teachers with suitable private school experience in Korea.

Church attendance is preferred for this position, as we seek individuals who align with our faith-based values, though it is not mandatory.

Benefits

School Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (Classes finish at 3 pm)

Paid Vacation: three weeks in summer and winter

Full English Administration Support
Working with other qualified teaching professionals

Professional development opportunities including the KORCOS conference

Shared Team Planning (four teachers per grade)

Significant Preparation Time (up to seven hours per week)

One to one Chromebook for Grades 2 to 6 and one to one tablets for Grade 1

All Classrooms have large Smart TVs

After School Club Opportunities for Extra Income: 3:20 to 4:40 pm

Housing Allowance 

To Apply:

Email the following documents to the Director at [email protected]

• Cover letter & resume including contact information, recent photo, qualifications /educational/employment history, and employment references. If you have an online teacher portfolio/website feel free to share the link as well.

• Picture of your  current Alien Registration Card (front and back).

To apply, email [email protected]