Upper Elementary Chinese Homeroom Teacher

Chinese American International School • San Francisco, CA

305d • $85,900 - $115,900

About The Position

Join the vibrant community at the Chinese American International School's new Forever Home campus on 19th Avenue as a lead Chinese Teacher for the academic year of 2025-2026. Become part of a team striving to be the world's most innovative, inspiring, and influential Chinese English dual-language immersion school! CAIS embodies our mission by working continuously to maintain our role as a leader in immersion education, whether through our signature Global Programs for 5th, 7th, and 8th graders, our creation of the annual Early Childhood Chinese Immersion Forum, or our long-standing history of presentations and panel participation at the National Chinese Language Conference. In addition to our full time, dedicated Chinese Program Director, our faculty includes educators who have pioneered the field of Chinese language support and an impressive cadre of OPI and WPT assessors. We are known as an ambitious school, and are implementing our multi-year vision to reimagine immersion, reimagine our culture of learning, reimagine our community connectedness, and reimagine our learning spaces.

Requirements

• Native or near native proficiency in Mandarin.
• Has at least three years of classroom experience.
• Experience teaching upper elementary Mandarin in an immersion program.
• Minimum of bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to work with colleagues from different backgrounds and cultures.
• Strong communications skills in English and Mandarin.
• Desire to ability to work collaboratively.
• Motivation to seek and implement innovative teaching practices.
• Commitment to the school's mission, core values, vision, and annual strategic objectives.
• Commitment to the school's diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Excellent work ethic.
• Flexibility, patience, resilience, and good humor.
• Technical/Computer skills as required for job performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop a positive intellectual, emotional, and social environment within the classroom and a class community in which all children feel valued and a sense of belonging.
• Demonstrate teaching excellence, a growth mindset, professionalism, and integrity.
• Support the educational program by challenging, supporting, and engaging students.
• Encompass a positive discipline approach in guiding student behavior.
• Develop engaging instructional strategies that are employed in the target language for each student.
• Actively support and collaborate on school initiatives, such as events and committee work.
• Work with English partner teacher to develop and deliver integrated Social Studies and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion units.
• Work collaboratively and maintain standards of respect, courtesy, and mutual consideration with the school community, including students, staff, and parents.
• Communicate effectively, promptly, and proactively with families.
• Prepare assessments, grades, and progress reports according to school procedures.
• Attend Teacher Collaboration Time (TCT) meetings to plan and discuss pedagogies in all aspects with the Chinese Program Director and division meetings during the term of employment.
• Engage in school-wide cultural events and collaborate with cross division grade level teams.
• Progress toward and eventual certification to administer and rate the ACTFL OPI and WPT assessment.
• Work collaboratively with Chinese Language Support (CLS) teachers to monitor how students progress in Chinese and set individual academic goals.
• Supervise on student field trips and occasionally chaperone global programs to either China or Taiwan.
• Other duties and responsibilities as determined by the Head of Lower School and the Chinese Program Director.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is: $85,900-$115,900, based on experience.
• Strong benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree