Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Looney]

yes I know about the shadiness/double bank book scam that goes on with some of them......any of you currently work for an afterschool that doesn't operate this kind of thing? How many classes do you teach per day?

Was offered an afterschool job for 2.4 plus housing....6 classes per day 40 mins......I asked about the double bank book thing and they said they wouldn't ask me to make a serparate bank book for them/hand over ATM card etc.

[pandemic902]

I do an ASP and the contract is with the public school, I get paid my salary by the PS, the company pays my housing allowance, and I'm presuming the school pays any admin fees directly to the company. I get tax and pension deductions exactly the same as when I worked with the board of education last year.

I like my job

[i]

I work at an ASP as an F-2. Got tired of the travel and cancellations of doing privates. I do 4 50-min classes m-th and Friday is movie day. Started a month ago and I am satisfied. Got them to kick in an extra amount to get my own place. They had a studio with salary, but it was not big enough. So I got my own.
I've got to get there at 12:30. Classes start at 1:10 and last until 4:45 or 5:50, depending on the day. Longer days include an hour break.
IMHO, if you don't want to get up early or work late, the after-school program is the way to go.
Don't do drugs, have HIV, or have a criminal record in Korea, they don't really care about the rest.
As for money, nothing about cards. Just direct deposit once a month. No scams.

[jkelly80]

Win Education seems on the up and up. I dealt with them and they seemed legit, just couldn't work out a location i wanted.

[Toon Army]

[Oreovictim]

I'd love an after school gig. I've seen a few where you go in at 12:00 teach 1:00 - 5:00 and get Fridays off. But I don't like the idea of taking a job without talking with a foreign teacher. At least before accepting a job with a hagwon, you can talk to someone.

A couple quick questions, if someone has the time. Are these programs like public school classes,30 students or more in a class, or are they more geared toward a hagwon size classroom?

Also, is it the same age as public school? 4th grade - 6th? I like teaching grades 1-4. I can handle a little of the 5th and 6th-grade crowd, but I'd hate it if the majority of my classes were with the older bunch.

Thank you, thank you.

[oni]

I do an ASP too.
I finally found a contact and have a contract directly with the school and no management company is involved
I've worked for ASP management companies before and got tired of them taking such a big cut. I get a percentage of the total student fees and so does the Korean co teacher. So my pay can fluctuate depending on student numbers but luckily the numbers have stayed the same and this new school year I'm doing 5 45 minute classes compared to 4 classes before.
Class size is smaller than regular public school classes. I have 15 in my classes now but at my previous school there were more because the company makes more money if there are more students and that's all they really care about.
I get paid directly by the school. No pension or health insurance thou but I don't care about pension as I wouldn't get it back anyways.
The classes are a mix of all grades but mostly 1-4th grade the highest class is mostly 4-6th grade students.
I go to school about 20-30 minutes before class.

I don't know why anyone would want to work for WIN having to be at the school 2 hours before classes start. I know an hour is lunch break but still!!

[jkelly80]

[Cathy OB]

What is a public afterschool job? Is it the same as a hogwan, or what's the difference? Which is the best to work in? I looking at coming to Korea to work. Cheers

[TheUrbanMyth]

[Kurtz]

Cathy, an ASP is a class run in a public school, but after normal teaching hours. The content is harder than what they learn in class in normal hours. It's cheaper for parents to use an ASP than a hogwon, why I dunno.


I'd say it's easier than a hagwon, and possibly safer in terms of getting paid from my experience.

Just picked up a gig at my school once a week. Pumps up my salary by half a million/month, that's the way to go I think, public school (if good co-teacher) and an ASP. Only wish I could do it twice a week then I'd be earning quite good fold.

[jdog2050]

[jkelly80]

[jkelly80]

[Cathy OB]

Thanks Kurtz, sounds like a good job.