Top Private Elementary School in Seoul

Position: Top Private Elementary School in Seoul
Company: Young Hoon Elementary School
Posted: 2026-08-26
Location: South Korea · English teaching
Contact: [email protected]

Young Hoon was founded in 1965 and is one of the most well-known private Christian elementary schools in Korea. The school population is approximately 670, catering for grade 1 to 6 students. We hire 24 certified teachers from the USA, Canada, South Africa, NZ, Australia and the United Kingdom. We are an authorized Cambridge International Primary School running an inquiry-based program delivering outcomes from the Cambridge PECF and ESOL curriculum. We embrace S.T.E.M., G.R.A.S.P.S., one to one technology integration through Chromebooks, tablets, ITSE, and Google Workspace. We follow the Workshop Model, UFLI, and utilise Learning Center Rotations for instruction. We emphasize the development of 21st Century skill sets and learner traits by providing authentic Western learning experiences.

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, Cambodia, Chile, India, China and more.

Website:www.younghoon.es.kr 

Location: Seoul, Miasageori (line 4)

Positions: Gr.1 to 6 Elementary

Visa: Preferred, if already residing in Korea - a current E2/F2//F5/F6 visa holder. 

Start Date: March 1st, 2027. Note. For those already residing in Korea. Ideally, your current ARC should expire in March 2027, meaning, your current school/hogwan contract should finish in mid to late February. This makes it much easier to transfer the visa to our school. 

Qualifications: Ideally, looking for licensed/certified teachers from the US, Canada, NZ, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. 

Preferred Qualification: Minimum a Bachelor’s Degree, though preference to those with a Bachelor of Education, Graduate Diploma of Education, or 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 or abroad.

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) if already residing in Korea.

To apply, email [email protected]

Curated external listing. Waegook is not the employer. Verify all details and apply through the original source.

Source: Dave's ESL Cafe