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Ive been offered an afterschool position that seems too good to be true. am i missing something or should i go for it?

i am aware of potential pitfalls of afterschool programs - eg bank account scam, if students don't attend then i dont get paid etc...but given the benefits on offer (waiting to hear back on salary amount), is it worth the risk? This is my / would be my first year in Korea teaching - is this afterschool program a good starting job?

thanks in advance for any responses

Starting date: End of May~end of June
Location: Gyeonggi large city (would rather not say)
Target students: elementary school students(1-6th graders)
Students number: 13 in a classroom
Classes: 5 classes in a day/ 25 classes in a week
Working hour: 11:00~6:00
1:00~6:00(teaching hour)
System: co-teaching system with Korean English teacher/switching classes day by day
Afterschool English at an elementary school
Vacation: 7 days in summer and 7 days in winter(following school schedule)
Housing Providing
Health insurance providing(50% covering by us)
Flight ticket
Severance payment

[Otherside]

"to good to be true"

Why exactly?

If you are a complete newbie, then you might not be aware that accomodation, airfare, 50%medical and severence are standard in almost all teaching jobs. (No mention of pension here, which is a red flag already...)

Only perk I can see is the actual working hours, 7 hours vs. a regular PS teacher's 8... Then again you are teaching 25 hours/week vs 22...

Seems like a pretty standard offer, definitly not "too good to be true"....

[ttompatz]

There is nothing special about that offer

and you get less vacation time than a regular PS teacher would get (you get 2 calendar weeks vs. 14-21 WORKING days = 3-4 calendar weeks) + 2 additional weeks on renewal for a PS teacher.

Also as a subcontractor you may not get the (lawfully required) medical and pension.....

AND working for a contractor you do not have the assurance from the POE that you won't get dicked around on your salary, deductions or other benefits.

Unless the salary is absolutely spectacular....

[SirFink]