Career Center

Long-term Substitute Middle School Mandarin Chinese Teacher

Westtown School is seeking a Long-term Substitute Teacher for Middle School Mandarin Chinese to begin in late October 2023 for approximately 3 months. The successful candidate will be fluent in Chinese, be familiar with educational technologies, and will have experience with and a passion for teaching in the target language. The Middle School Chinese program serves as an entry point for new language learners. Teaching assignments will include 6th-grade Intro to Chinese, Middle School Chinese 1, Middle School Chinese 2, and Upper School Chinese 2.

The Long-term Substitute Chinese teacher serves as a member of the 7th-grade team. Responsibilities include supervision of study halls and recesses, chaperoning field trips, and related activities that contribute to the Middle School community and the educational experience of our students. The successful candidate will be a motivated educator with strong content knowledge and a keen interest in working with Middle School students.

As Westtown strives to fulfill our commitment to becoming an anti-bias, anti-racist (ABAR) school, we are seeking culturally competent educators with a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion who are eager to engage in ongoing professional development in these areas. This will be evidenced in their approach to curriculum and pedagogy, their ability to foster and develop inclusive communities, and through their personal and professional interactions with diverse groups of students, families, faculty, and staff.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops culturally competent and responsive lessons and learning activities that promote problem-solving, creative thinking, collaboration, and effective communication skills while encouraging risk-taking in learning;

• Contributes to building and sustaining an inclusive community and a program that reflects diverse cultures and perspectives;

• Actively involves students in the classroom through group work, project-based learning, exploration, questioning, discussion, and other cooperative teaching techniques;

• Interest in 21st-century pedagogy, integrated performance assessment, and continued professional growth are essential; 

• Supervise/facilitate divisional duties (e.g., study hall, recess, lunch, arrival/dismissal);

• Integrates technology seamlessly into teaching strategies and practices;

• Enthusiastically seeks out and participates in both school-sponsored and self-selected professional development opportunities to grow as an instructional leader;

• Communicates effectively with all constituents – colleagues, administrators, parents, and students.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Chinese or a related subject is required; an advanced degree is preferred;

• Is either a native speaker or has complete fluency in Mandarin Chinese;

• A minimum of 1-3 years of relevant classroom teaching experience with the ability to teach all levels of Chinese;

• A strong character with a team-oriented spirit, and the ability to connect meaningfully with students throughout our diverse community;

• A deep commitment to enhancing an inclusive school community based on cultural competence, commitment to social justice, and respect for all voices;

• Strong affinity for the mission of Westtown School and an educational philosophy consistent with the school’s Quaker values.

Westtown School is an independent, Quaker co-educational, pre-K to 12, college preparatory day and boarding school located in suburban West Chester, PA, approximately 30 miles from Philadelphia. On a beautiful 600-acre campus, Westtown offers facilities where our committed faculty and staff inspire and prepare our students to be stewards and leaders of a better world.

Guided by the Quaker belief that there is that of God in all persons, Westtown School is a community of learners who value, and are themselves strengthened by, the rich diversity of its members. As a school, we seek to prepare students for living and leading in a diverse and complex world. As a community, we aspire to inclusivity and respect for all. To these ends, we welcome qualified students, faculty, staff, and trustees of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, family structure including marital or parental status, and socioeconomic status. Westtown School does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of these characteristics in any of its policies, procedures, or practices relating to admission, access to activities or programs, hiring, or other employment-related decisions. 

We strive towards every student, faculty, and staff member feeling a sense of belonging at Westtown and strongly encourage applications from educators of color, LGBTQ+ educators, and educators from communities that are historically underrepresented in independent schools. 

Interested, qualified candidates should submit their resume, cover letter, and educational philosophy, including an outline of their professional development in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, to the desired job posting on westtown.edu/careers.