Job Title: SY 25-26 Chinese Lead Classroom Teacher

Department: Education

FLSA Status: Professional Exempt

Reports to: Washington Yu Ying Principals

Schedule: 8am - 4pm Monday-Friday (10 Months)

Compensation: $67,759 - $116,269 annually

Position Overview: Yu Ying is looking for passionate and experienced Chinese Lead Teachers (CLTs) to inspire and guide our students through an immersive language learning journey. Lead Teachers at Washington Yu Ying are part of a collaborative and supportive faculty with a common goal of continuously improving a great school. As a key member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in creating and enriching an inquiry-based classroom environment that nurtures curiosity and academic excellence. This is a wonderful opportunity for individuals who are passionate about young children and want continuous-on-the-job development for growth.

Essential Responsibilities

Implement elementary curriculum (Reading, Lang Arts, Social Studies, Math, and Science)
Ability to plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies
Work in a trusted and positive manner within a team environment
Establish a positive classroom culture
Emphasize and support oral language development across all content areas
Communicate and work effectively with families
Work positively and collaboratively as a member of a grade team

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required. Bachelor's or Master's degree in education preferred.
Native-level fluency in Mandarin Chinese is required
Minimum of one year of experience as a lead classroom Teacher

Benefits

Culture

The support of welcoming and appreciative students, parents, and colleagues
A community that supports and promotes a growth mindset that allows every Yu Ying member to grow with one another each day.
A dedicated and passionate team of colleagues that value collaboration and growing themselves as educators
A strong administration team that provides you with exceptional professional development often on the cutting edge of educational theory and philosophy, values teachers, and provides continuous feedback. This includes IB MA and Project Zero.
A progressive learning environment for students that includes the The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme to guide you to focus on teaching inquiry and hands on, student centered learning.

Generous Paid Time Off

10 Personal/Sick
1 Milestone Day per year of employment
11 Federal Holidays
Chinese New Year
DC Emancipation Day

Insurance Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Options
Dependent Coverage
FSA/HSA Options
100% Company Covered Life Insurance Option
Short & Long term Disability Insurance
Fully covered Dental Coverage

Work-Life Balance Assistance

Public Transit Assistance
Staff Preference Enrollment in Yu Ying
On-Site Daycare (Ages 3 months - 4 years old)
Professional Development Opportunities
Annual Bonus/Stipend Opportunities/Monetary Rewards
3% 401K Match after 1 year of employment

Terms of Employment: 10 Months

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodation(s) can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall:

Use physical strength to lift, move, carry, pull or push equipment and/or student(s).
Sit, stand, walk, and run for required periods of time.
Speak and hear.
Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers and/or controls.

Environmental Demands

The environmental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive.