Korean Job Discussion Forums

[wondobern]

Is it possible for someone to get a job teaching English only 3 days a week? And what would be the salary/benefits for that person?

The reason I am asking this, is because we were discussing the possibility of English teachers helping out at my church in YangJae 2 Dong (Sunday School, and every other Saturday program, etc.).

However, we understand that teaching 5 days a week and expecting someone to commit to helping out at the church the other days would lead to burn-out.

The person I was talking to is the Asian missionary representative for the Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland. Which leads to my next question. If such positions existed, how open would they to hiring someone with a Finish accent?

These teachers wouldn't be your run-of-the-mill college grad, but have gone through an extensive interviews, references from their church/universites, trained in ESL, etc.

Currently, our church is too small to offer much of a salary, other than providing meals and possible free-will offerings.

I also have contacts with my home church body in the States (LCMS) as well as the Lutheran Church in Canada. So, the first question applies to them as well (obviously not the question about the Finish accent).

Appreciate any constructive feedback you may offer (please, no bashing of Christians or about my being a missionary in Korea! Save your time and mine ---Thanks In Advance!)

[thoreau]

I'm really confused as to what you are looking for.

You want someone to volunteer at your church but you expect that regularly volunteering might lead to burnout for someone working 5 days a week at their regular job.

So you are thinking about finding a job that will hire someone for only 3 days a week with being a volunteer as a condition of employment?

[CrikeyKorea]

From what I understand, you want someone to help on Saturdays, but for that person to be a part time worker in order not to be burnt out? I worked 3 days a week for around 3-4months, and did some stuff on Saturdays, but I also work 6-7 days a week now and i'm not burnt out. I doubt someone helping on Saturdays would be either...

[benji]

What is a "free will offering?"

[Draz]

[TheUrbanMyth]

[TECO]

Apply to Hongik University...at one time they had 3 or 4 day work weeks for teachers...not sure what it is now though....salary a hair under 3 million won a month.

other than universities, i don't know any teaching jobs that are 3 day work weeks.

they are nice to get that's for sure.

[wondobern]

Sorry if I wasn't clear in my first post.

The representative from Finland felt that asking someone who teaches 5 days a week to commit themselves to serving the church on weekends would be asking too much.

So, she came up with the idea that if they could find employment for 3 days a week, they wouldn't be burned out.

Their commitment with our church wouldn't have any direct ties to their employment, other than a "gentlemen's agreement" that they would see our church as their home church while in Korea to worship and serve at.

A free-will offering is simply an offering done on one's free will, with no definite guaranteed amount.

Just tossing some ideas around. Thanks for the feedback! Peace!

[Hyeon Een]

I work 3 days a week. But.. the dead guy on a stick thing doesn't do it for me.