Job Title: Mandarin Teacher

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Academic

Reports To: Chief Academic Officer

Reviewed: December 11, 2024

Position Overview: 

The Mandarin Teacher reports to the Chief Academic Officer.  This position provides rich, differentiated learning experiences for school students with a diversity of learning levels.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching students who are non-native speakers of Mandarin.
• Integration of the International Early Years Curriculum, International Primary Curriculum, or International Middle-Years Curriculum.
• Establishing clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and assessments.

• Providing an inviting, exciting, and innovative learning environment.

• Meeting the needs, interests, and abilities for all students, including students with disabilities, ELL students, and those who are gifted and talented.
• Developing lesson plans that draw content from CMI professional development in the areas of arts integration and child development to reinforce student learning.
• Monitoring student progress through frequent formal and informal student evaluations recorded in portfolio assessments.
• Using a variety of instructional materials, resources, and experiences to enrich student learning.
• Providing educational opportunities that reflect an understanding of students’ unique sensory and information processing profiles.
• Using appropriate techniques and strategies that promote and enhance creative problem-solving and evaluative thinking of students.
• Working with families to support the progress of individual students.
• Using effective, positive, and respectful interpersonal communication skills.
• Establishing positive relationships with colleagues, students, families, and the community which reflect recognition of and respect for every individual.

• Incorporating technology into instruction.
• Attending required professional development sessions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal/written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well with the community
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member
• Ability to self-direct and prioritize among competing goals, exhibit flexibility, and drive results
• Adept at thinking strategically, translating plans into action, and exhibiting excellent judgment
• Commitment to the success of each and every student
• Bilingual Mandarin/English

Desired Skills and Abilities:

• Training in Google G - Suite for Education 
• Experience working with linguistically and ethnically diverse student populations and children with developmental differences 
• Possession of or eligibility for a valid District of Columbia Teaching Certificate or License (standard or provisional) 

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master's Degree in related field preferred)  
• 3+ years of related experience preferred

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

Statement:

CMI does not discriminate against, or tolerate discrimination against, employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis or protected class including, but not limited to, actual or perceived race, color, national origin, immigration status (except as necessary to comply with federal, DC, state, or local law), religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression), marital status (including domestic partnership status), genetic information, political affiliation, pregnancy, family responsibilities, personal appearance, veteran status, uniform service member status, status of being unemployed, status of victim a survivor of domestic violence, sexual offense or stalking, matriculation or any other protected class under federal, state, DC, or local law.