Job Details

Lower School World Language - Mandarin (80%)

Position Number: 6518305
Location: Oakland, CA
Position Type: Liberal Arts - Foreign Languages & Literatures

Lower School World Language - Mandarin (80%)

Responsibilities

Head-Royce School is seeking a culturally responsive, flexible, and enthusiastic educator to join our Lower School World Languages team to teach introductory Mandarin in grades K-5. The Mandarin teacher will introduce K-5 students to the Mandarin Language and cultures of the Mandarin speaking world, by establishing an appropriate and engaging learning environment and offering varied learning activities. The Head-Royce School envisions a future where education unlocks the promise and purpose of every student to better the world. Our faculty create classrooms that encourage students to participate in experiential learning, take risks, view the world through multiple lenses, utilize innovative tools, and demonstrate proficiencies through a range of assessments that include real world problems and performances. Beyond the classroom, teachers are expected to take on Lower-School-wide duties and participate in the life of the community.

Skills

Demonstrated knowledge and practice in culturally responsive teaching and learning
Collaborative, collegial, flexible teacher; able to work both with core classroom teachers and the World Language department to adhere to similar curricular scope and sequence through the grades
Clear communicator with students, colleagues and parents/guardians
Demonstrates expertise in teaching French to children in grades K-5, using a variety of teaching approaches in order to reach different student populations and adapt to better serve their learning styles and needs
Demonstrates success partnering with parents to support the educational needs of their students
Strong writing, organizational, planning, and leadership skills
Possesses a growth mindset, a love of learning, and patience

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Mandarin Language and/or Literature or equivalent area of study.
Fluent or Native Mandarin speaker
Familiarity with best practices for pedagogical approaches for teaching another language
3-5 years experience teaching primary and elementary level students;

Additional Qualifications (preferred, but not required)

Advanced degrees/certification are desirable in Mandarin (Language, Literature, Culture) and, or, Education
Experience with innovative approaches to teaching language, such as with Comprehensible Input or Integrated Performance Assessments.
Familiarity with ACTFL Proficiency standards

$60,000 - $100,000 a year

*Dependent on Years of Experience Teaching and Education Level
*Salary is pro-rated dependent on percentage of full time.

Location: Oakland, California
Education: Bachelor's degree required
Start Date: August 2025
Website: headroyce.org

To Apply:

Interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of interest as well as a current resume.
Application materials should be submitted through our website.

Located on a 22-acre campus in Oakland, California, Head-Royce (HRS) is a pre-eminent, co-educational, independent, K-12 day school with a 137-year history. Our mission is to develop students of character, intellect, and creativity. We deliver on our mission by living our values:

* Students First: We prioritize student learning, development, and well-being.
* Academic Excellence: We pursue knowledge and assess our learning to better ourselves and our community.
* Diversity: We embrace our different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences and identities to expand and enrich what we can learn and do together.
* Belonging: We create the conditions in which everyone thrives and brings their authentic selves.
* Civic Engagement: We connect students to the local community and beyond to enhance their academic experiences and foster genuine engagement.

Head-Royce enrolls approximately 900 students in the three separate divisions—Lower, Middle and Upper—and provides a dynamic, whole-child education to every student. We envision a future where education unlocks the promise and purpose of every student to better the world.

Please note - HRS is unable to provide immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo both Livescan background check and TB screening as part of the hiring process.

Head-Royce provides equal employment opportunities on the basis of merit, fitness, qualifications, and experience. The school's commitment to equal employment opportunity extends to all job applicants and employees and to all aspects of employment. Head-Royce makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breastfeeding), reproductive health decision-making, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, citizenship, military or veteran status, age, or other categories defined by state law, federal law or local ordinance. Head-Royce prohibits discrimination or harassment based on these classifications. Discrimination and harassment based on a perception that anyone is in any of these protected classifications or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as being in any of these protected classifications, are also prohibited. Head-Royce School seeks to be a community in which every individual is treated with sensitivity, courtesy and respect.

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