Mandarin Teacher, Grades 9-12

2 weeks ago

Greenwich, United States Greenwich Country Day School Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Greenwich Country Day School is an independent, co-educational day school with a current enrollment of over 1400 students in grades N-12, and a faculty and staff of over 350. The original Old Church Road campus is home to grades N-8. The new High School (9-12,) established in 2019, is located less than two miles away on the Stanwich Road campus. Founded in 1926, GCDS is a school where innovative teaching is encouraged as teachers model and foster a love of learning, challenge and inspire children toward academic excellence, and cultivate students’ interests and talents outside of the classroom. We value purposeful and personal learning in a joyful environment, with emphasis on the development of character, creativity, and a sense of personal value along with strong academic skills. GCDS is committed to graduating ethical, confident leaders who possess a strong sense of purpose.

GCDS is fortunate to have built a large endowment that helps to fund competitive salaries and benefits, a robust professional development program, and reimbursement for graduate school tuition. GCDS offers a substantial need-based financial aid program to support students from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.  

Greenwich Country Day School seeks a Mandarin Teacher, Grades 9-12, to start in August 2024.  Fluency in and the ability to teach multiple languages is highly desirable, as is interdisciplinary proficiency. 

In addition, each GCDS faculty member is expected to demonstrate ability in the following areas:

  • Understands, champions, and implements GCDS Design Principles
  • Fosters and stewards a culture of mutual respect, equitable practice, and joy in and out of the classroom
  • Cultural competency skills to collaborate effectively across difference
  • Sets high expectations for learning, academic achievement, and character development
  • Exhibits strong working knowledge of student cognitive development and learning preferences
  • Identifies and supports students’ social, emotional, and academic needs
  • Provides timely feedback to students, and collaborates with faculty to offer specialized support in pursuit of each student’s learning goals
  • Implements a wide array of pedagogical tools and strategies in appropriate and effective combinations  
  • Facilitates and designs effective group/collaborative work and productive dialogue among students and teachers
  • Communicates effectively with students/families about classwork, learning goals, and student progress
  • Demonstrates content knowledge and expertise; and scaffolds curriculum to ensure progress towards mastery
  • Ensures that reading and writing are aimed across the curriculum and learning design
  • Collaborates and plans actively for learning with teachers and students
  • Implements backward design to align all lessons, activities, and assessments
  • Designs formal and informal assessments that measure student progress; employs a variety of formative and summative assessments to gauge student progress toward mastery
  • Fosters student growth through structured opportunities for reflection, including Student-Led Conferences and Presentations of Learning
  • Provides opportunities for student engagement through “Voice and Choice”
  • Creates relevant and authentic learning experiences; is able to include and/or connect with outside experts and resources towards this aim
  • Showcases student work within the community and prepares students to exhibit and communicate effectively

Responsibilities Include:

  • Instructional responsibility in language
  • Oversight of the development and progress of each child
  • Assessment of all students’ progress in both written and verbal reports
  • Communication with parents
  • Collaborative work with colleagues on grade level, departmental and interdisciplinary faculty teams, Upper School faculty and staff, and the broader school community

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or demonstrated professional competency
  • Minimum of 3 years of successful classroom teaching experience with students in this age group
  • Experience with inquiry-based learning and/or project-based learning
  • A passion for learning and the ability to motivate and inspire students
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Commitment to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive school community
  • Willingness to take on multiple roles within the school
  • Personal traits appropriate for nurturing the growth of children - must be energetic, creative, flexible, patient, and have an inexhaustible sense of humor

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in the field
  • Capacity to teach multiple languages
  • Work experience outside of education
  • Mentoring or advising experience (with adolescents)
  • Athletic coaching experience is valued and welcome
  • Demonstrated experience in establishing collaborative relationships with external partners/organizations in the design and implementation of learning experiences

Interested candidates are invited to use the link provided to send a cover letter and resume to:

Raquel Salcedo, Director of Recruiting & Talent


 

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