Interim K-4 Mandarin Teacher

Interim K-4 Mandarin Teacher

Beginning January 2026

Mark Day School seeks an experienced and collaborative Mandarin teacher. The role includes lead teaching Kindergarten through fourth grade classes. This is a 63% position. For a strong candidate, this could be a permanent position.

Join us and teach in a community characterized by academic excellence, student-centered teaching methods, close collaboration between colleagues, and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The successful applicant for this position will help advance the school’s mission with positive energy, creativity, dedication to a diverse and equitable community, love for children, a strong work ethic, and a willingness to collaborate in partnership with the wider school community.

Mark Day students learn to communicate effectively, confidently, and with cultural awareness in Mandarin, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking. They also develop cross-cultural literacy when interacting with native speakers of the target language or interacting across differences in language and culture.

• Teach Mandarin to students in Kindergarten through fourth grade.
• Challenge all students with high academic and behavioral expectations while maintaining a climate of responsibility, safety, kindness, enthusiasm, and fun.
• Support students who need extra help outside of class.
• Model personal standards of excellence: warmth, clarity of expectations, consistency, and accountability.
• Differentiate instruction to challenge every learner.
• Participate fully in a learning community committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Demonstrate equitable and culturally responsive teaching practices.
• Apply a wide range of highly effective approaches to teaching, balancing enduring and innovative best practices.
• Collaborate actively with World Language department colleagues.
• Engage in ongoing professional development.
• Form supportive and responsive relationships with students and families.
• Build a strong, positive classroom community in which students advocate for themselves and others.
• Provide constructive, timely, specific feedback that fosters a growth mindset
• Use available technology to enhance student learning, faculty collaboration, and responsive communication.
• Work with learning specialists, counselors, and parents when necessary to design differentiated programs for students who require specialized support.
• Collaborate with colleagues to carry forward major project initiatives in the cross-disciplinary literacies as well as enhance the students’ overall experience.
• Observe, evaluate, encourage, and monitor students’ academic and social development and progress.
• Communicate regularly with students, parents, and colleagues regarding students’ progress and needs.

• Back to School Night
• Parent information evenings
• Committee work
• Weekly faculty meetings
• Recess/lunch supervision

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution
• Relevant teaching experience with a minimum of two years preferred
• Relevant subject area knowledge in Mandarin
• Knowledge of and experience with relevant technology
• Proven track record of working effectively to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Strong skills with curriculum design, initiative, follow-through, organization, collaboration, and communication.

Mark Day School places faculty on a published internal salary scale with steps based on years of experience in education. The compensation range for this role is approximately $47,250 - $99,950 depending on experience. This position is 63% time.

Mark Day School is an independent, all-gender, K-8 school located in the Bay Area in San Rafael, CA, with an enrollment of 380 students. Innovative, inclusive, and full of heart, Mark Day School unites an enriched, challenging academic program with a kind and inclusive community. The school nurtures a love of learning, engagement in the community, and development of compassion and an ethical framework.

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