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Middle School Chinese Teacher- Leave Replacement JobID: 565 Position Type: Middle School Faculty/ World Language: Chinese Date Posted: 5/1/2025 Date Available: 09/15/2025 Sacred Heart Greenwich has been empowering girls and young women since 1848 in a stimulating and developmentally appropriate educational environment in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of a Sacred Heart education. This mission provides opportunities to develop spiritual, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills. Sacred Heart Greenwich integrates technology into the learning process through enhanced collaboration, exploration, discovery, and creativity. We aim to form students of faith, intellect, and awareness, who will use their gifts in service to others. Relationship and mentoring are at the heart of the student experience, which is grounded in student-centered learning, inquiry, problem solving, interdisciplinary connection, collaboration, and an understanding of social justice. Student leadership and well-being are connected to every academic discipline, as all full-time teachers are also grade-level advisors. The school offers a coed program for young children at the Barat Center for Early Childhood Education and then an all-girls experience from K-12 on our 110-acre campus in Greenwich, Connecticut. We are proudly part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. We are currently seeking a full-time leave replacement for our Middle School Chinese Teacher or the 2025-2026 school year from approximately September 15, 2025 - December 2, 2025. Position: Middle School Chinese Teacher- Leave replacement Reports to: Head of Middle School FLSA Status: Exempt Job Summary The Middle School Chinese teacher is responsible for providing a stimulating and developmentally appropriate educational environment in a way that is in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of a Sacred Heart education and the philosophy that implements it. This philosophy includes providing children opportunities to develop spiritual, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills. The Chinese Teacher is responsible to the Head of Middle School and has the following responsibilities: Essential Functions: Teach 2 sections of middle school Chinese Conduct in-person classes and be prepared to engage in distance learning if necessary; Organize and provide developmentally appropriate educational programs and instruction; plan and implement curriculum and differentiated instruction for lower and middle school students; Conduct classes in the target language as much as possible and provide ample opportunities for students to communicate in Chinese through speaking, listening, reading and writing; Provide opportunities for exploration and discovery of Chinese culture; Lead student-centered classes and provide activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving, appropriate to the developmental levels and learning styles of the students; Create a supportive and caring classroom environment in which students can learn and interact positively with one another; through student-centered instruction and authentic assessment; Maintain an open and cooperative relationship with students, colleagues and parents; Participate in faculty and departmental meetings; performing various faculty supervisory duties. Qualifications Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese or a related field. The ideal candidate will be a native Chinese speaker, will have a graduate degree in Chinese and experience teaching lower and middle school aged students. As members of the international network of Sacred Heart schools, we are committed to attracting and retaining faculty with a passion for teaching who demonstrate an active faith, practice a deep respect for intellectual values, promote social awareness, build community, and value personal growth and responsibility. We seek faculty who are committed to all-girl education and who will draw upon current research to maximize student learning. Sacred Heart Greenwich is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes candidates who will enhance the diversity of our community. Application Procedure: Please Apply Online at Postings current as of 6/19/2025 11:48:31 AM CST. Powered by applicant tracking, a product of Frontline Education. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sacred Heart Greenwich

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