Adjunct Mandarin Teacher

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates with other members of the department in preparing lessons for teaching and learning in alignment with Oakwood’s mission and philosophy.
• Works closely with students to help them develop critical thinking and research skills.
• Evaluates student progress through a variety of assessment modes.
• Maintains student records, including online grades.
• Implements a wide array of classroom activities to address multiple learning styles.
• Communicates regularly with student-support team members: parents, teachers, student services, deans, and other administrators.
• Provides ongoing student feedback, both informal and formal, including written narrative evaluations.
• Serves as an Advisor to a grade-level group of students.
• May serve as an Advisor to an Affinity Group.
• Teaches in Oakwood’s Immersion program.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stand for extended periods.
• Sit for extended periods.
• Bend and reach for filing and other job-related functions.
• Climb up and down stairs.
• Bend, stoop, and lift to move and retrieve materials.
• Pull, push, and lift.
• Reach both above and below shoulder height.
• Must be able to visually inspect work.
• Manual dexterity to operate computer and other office equipment required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required, (Master’s Degree preferred) in Mandarin, or in the teaching of Mandarin, with native or near-native proficiency.
• Working knowledge of the ACTFL proficiency standards and currently teaches two to three modes of communication.
• Committed to academic excellence, interdisciplinary learning, and exceptional teaching.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development in both subject matter and methodology.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and social justice both in and out of the classroom.