Long Term Sub: Upper School Mandarin Chinese Teacher (Grades 5-8), 0.8 FTE

Start upon hire until June 2027

Burke’s is seeking a Mandarin Chinese teacher for grades 5-8 who can educate, encourage, and empower girls by developing their knowledge, skills, and cultural/historical understanding of the Chinese language and its contributions to our world. With an emphasis on project-based learning and a commitment to anti-racist education, students should be able to connect their learning to the world around them with strong speaking, listening, reading, and writing skill sets.

While serious in mission, Burke’s also sees the experience of learning as a joyful one where play, creativity, and growth mindsets are fostered and encouraged and go hand-in-hand with academic rigor.

This role involves teaching four sections of Mandarin Chinese—one section in each grade level of the Upper School. Class sections currently range from 5-10 students per section.

Job Responsibilities include:

• Teaching Upper School Mandarin Chinese; this includes: Formally assessing and reporting on student progress twice during the year using checklist/narrative report cards
• Providing extra-help sessions during and after the school day, as needed
• Planning and supervising field trips relevant to curriculum
• Communication: Effective communication with colleagues in support of a collegial and collaborative professional community
• Timely and supportive communication with students, parents, and caregivers to foster a strong partnership with families
• Collaboration: Participate in regular team meetings including attending faculty and grade level meetings
• Participate in Closing Meetings in June as well as professional development days in February and April
• Track curriculum and revision
• Collaborate effectively with the Director of Curriculum and Innovation as well as the Upper School World Language team, especially with respect to differentiation
• Supervisory duties as needed
• Support outdoor education trips as additional chaperone. This can include tent camping and backpacking.

Requirements

Qualifications & Skills

• Below are the personal and professional qualities that we believe are important for the success of the person in this role. Unless specifically noted as a prerequisite for the role, these qualifications and skills are preferred. We know many candidates bring a full complement of experience, skills, and ideas, even if they don’t check every box of a job description. If you meet many of our criteria, please don’t hesitate to apply. Every application gets serious consideration, including those with skill sets that we may not have included here. We welcome all applicants who will bring a unique perspective and personal characteristics to our amazing team.
• Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent, preferably in related field
• Experience teaching Mandarin Chinese, preferably at middle-school level
• Demonstrated confidence in: differentiation of instruction cultural competency project-based learning innovative use of technology in instruction
• Understanding by Design approach to curriculum design (preferred)
• Commitment to: equitable and anti-racist teaching practices integrating community and civic engagement in learning modeling lifelong learning and professional growth by engaging with professional development opportunities
• Understanding of, and appreciation for: the social-emotional development of adolescent girls providing opportunities for learning through play by inviting creativity, imagination, curiosity, and tinkering into the classroom
• Flexible
• Creative
• Collaborative
• Possessing a growth mindset and openness to feedback
• Ability to participate in outdoor education trips as additional chaperone. Physical demands include hiking 2-6 miles in a day, tent camping, and backpacking (~30lb) for 3-4 days.
• Burke’s does not sponsor employment visas. Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment.