Middle School Mandarin Chinese Teacher (Full Time Parental Leave Replacement )

The Spence School

Middle School Mandarin Chinese Teacher

Full Time Parental Leave Replacement August 2024 - Feb 2025

Overview

The Spence School seeks a full-time Middle School Chinese teacher as a parental leave to join our 5-12 Modern and Classical Languages program. 

Responsibilities

• Teach four sections of Middle School Chinese in grades 5-8. 

• Collaborate in teaching teams to design curriculum, assessments, and teaching methods

• Participate in department-wide initiatives about issues of equity, pedagogy, and curriculum

• Serve as Middle School Advisor (tentative)

Qualifications

• Demonstrates pedagogical skill and an appreciation for the science and the craft of teaching

• Finds joy in working with children and in school life 

• Demonstrates cultural competency and skills engaging with and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences

• Approaches work with energy, kindness, maturity, curiosity, flexibility, and a sense of humor

• Regards collaboration as an essential component of professional growth and values working on a team

• Has native or near-native proficiency in the Chinese language

• Has a Master’s degree or equivalent experience

• Has Sustained Middle School teaching experience

Salary is prorated based on the number of weeks.

Spence is committed to an equitable program and a diverse faculty and student body. We therefore actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds. 
Please note that the School has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires that all employees be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination.