Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

CHINESE TEACHER (K-8th Grade Roles)
Instruction and learning provided in English and Chinese.

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This posting is for a position during the 2025-2026 school year which would start in August 2025.

Must-Haves - High-priority skills and qualities

• Engages in culturally responsive, equitable, and anti-racist practices
• Continuously reflects, grows, and develops professional practice
• Makes decisions aligned with the SLLIS Mission, Values, and Purpose
• Believes in the capacity of each child to achieve at high levels
• Cultivates a collaborative, adaptable, and solutions-focused culture
• Approaches all situations with an asset-based and growth mindset
• Develops and uses effective organization systems
• Communicates in a proactive, timely, and effective manner

Minimum Qualifications

• Near native fluency in spoken and written English and Chinese
• A license to teach in Missouri or other state (early childhood education, elementary or middle school education, K-6, or K-8) or ability to teach in the country in which the teacher received their training
• Bachelor's degree in education, literacy, language, or a closely related field

Nice-to-Haves - Skills and qualities that are a plus but not necessarily a requirement

• Teaching experience in K-8 classroom
• Strong data tracking and interpretation habits
• Solid understanding of academic and behavioral strategies for students with various needs
• Knowledge of best practices when working with language learners

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in core content areas (literacy, math, science, etc.) to both elementary and middle school students in either Chinese and English
• Ensures safety of students by providing active supervision
• Builds strong relationships based on mutual respect across dimensions of difference with students, families, and all stakeholders
• Provides appropriate, research-based scaffolds and differentiates instruction
• Develops and uses an effective classroom culture plan
• Collects and analyzes data, and uses it to drive decisions
• Prepares and implements daily lessons aligned to the curriculum
• Provides high-quality and consistent input in the language of instruction per the dual language model

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