Mandarin Teaching Positions in MA & CA

Head-Royce School Employment Notice: Lower School Chinese teacher
Professional Opportunity: Lower School Chinese teacher (Note: this is a 30% part-time position)



Head-Royce School
Founded in 1887, Head-Royce is an independent, non-denominational, coeducational college-preparatory, K-12 school, which offers a challenging educational program to educate the whole child.  The mission of the school is to inspire in our students a life-long love of learning and pursuit of academic excellence, to promote understanding of and respect for the diversity that makes our society strong, and to encourage active and responsible citizenship. More information about the school can be obtained on our website:www.headroyce.org.


Responsibilities
The part-time Lower School Chinese teacher will be responsible for beginning a Mandarin program in grades K through 3. He/she will assume full responsibilities for establishing an appropriate learning environment, providing rich curriculum for developing oral, reading and writing skills, and offering an exploration of Chinese culture, and varied learning activities, while maintaining professional communication with parents.  He/she will work with the Lower School faculty and other World Language teachers to develop the academic program. This program will grow over the following two years to extend from Kindergarten through grade 5.
Lower School faculty take on additional responsibilities ranging from lunch duty to serving on committees and participating in the life of the community.  The school seeks applicants who have a strong academic background, experience in multicultural education, an understanding of young children, and a genuine fondness for working with students in this age group.


Qualifications
The successful applicant will hold at least a Bachelor』s Degree with a credential or Master』s in Education preferred. Teaching experience with elementary school students is essential. In addition, the candidate will preferably be a native speaker possessing familiarity with the best pedagogical approaches for language instruction. We are ideally searching for a candidate who is able to effectively collaborate as a team player within the department and the division, and has experience working in a diverse school environment.


Salary/Benefits
Head-Royce is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding employees through a competitive compensation package.   The school provides a strong professional development program including funding for conferences, advanced education and other unique professional opportunities. 


Application Process
Applicants should send a cover letter and resume in PDF format to: Suzanne Abbey, Head of Lower School via jobs@headroyce.org. Please put: 「LS Chinese」 in the subject line of your email. Head-Royce School is an equal opportunity employer.