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Middle School Chinese Teacher (grades 5-8)
Packer Collegiate Institute, The
Brooklyn, New York
Salary: $71,000 - $171,000 yearly
Date Posted: 4/11/2025
 
Job ID: 80634
Position/Title: Middle School Chinese Teacher (grades 5-8)
Employer: Packer Collegiate Institute, The
Department: World Language
Category / Heading #1: Teaching  Foreign Languages - Chinese [Cantonese]
Category / Heading #2: Teaching  Foreign Languages - Chinese [Mandarin]
Category / Heading #3: Teaching  Foreign Languages
Status: FullTime
 
 
Job Description/Responsibilities:

The Packer Collegiate Institute invites applicants interested in teaching full-time Middle School Chinese (grades 5-8).

Language learners at Packer learn language, culture, and content in every unit, with social justice and real-world themes woven throughout. Our ideal candidate has a FLES background, near-native proficiency, experience with Responsive Classroom techniques, and a solid understanding of the ACTFL framework.

Responsibilities:

  • Teach 4 sections of Chinese and design engaging curricula and lesson plans

  • Advise a small group of Middle School students

  • Collaborate closely with others in the department

  • Engage actively in departmental and school-wide diversity, equity, inclusion, & anti-racism efforts

  • Participate actively in departmental initiatives to update curriculum and complete our shift to standards-based grading

  • Communicate proactively with families via written and oral communication about student work and progress in English

  • Participate in one divisional overnight travel event

  • Lead and participate in various off-campus field trips
 
 
Minimum Degree: BA
Certification Required: No
Minimum Experience: 3-5 Years

 
Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred

  • A strong background in Chinese-language education and enthusiasm for working with elementary and middle school students

  • A commitment to anti-bias and anti-racism work and to promoting an inclusive, just, and equitable school community

  • A sincere and visible commitment to excellent teaching and continued professional development

  • Demonstrated ability to develop creative student-centered activities for a diverse group of students

  • A wide array of evidence-based evaluation strategies based on the standards outlined in the ACTFL framework

  • Familiarity with the effective use of technology in teaching a language

  • A genuine desire to collaborate with colleagues, including professional growth through peer observation and feedback

  • Comfort with and interest in working with students in an advisory capacity

  • A willingness to promote the program through parental outreach and visits to rising 5th graders

  • Experience with Responsive Classroom pedagogies are a plus
 
Tuition Remission: No
Spend for Graduate Study: No
Relocation Assistance/Allowance: No
Support/Sponsor Work visas to overseas candidates: No
ON Campus Housing: No
OFF Campus Housing: No
 
 
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Deadline:
Open Until Filled
 
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