Chinese Teacher, Lower Division- Leave Replacement

Position: Chinese Teacher, Lower Division - Leave Replacement

Late Winter or Spring 2020

Location: New York, NY

WHY TEACH AT AVENUES?

A top-tier school in New York City, offering a truly global education, that will expand to the world’s leading cities in the next decades. Teaching and learning through dual language immersion and challenging interdisciplinary projects. A culture of creativity, entrepreneurship and deep collaboration. State-of-the-art technology throughout. Brilliant colleagues, with widely diverse experience, creating a unique educational experience together. Unparalleled possibilities for professional learning and development prospects around the globe. There is no place quite like Avenues.

DEEP COLLABORATION THROUGH LANGUAGE IMMERSION

Collaboration here isn't a buzzword: it's woven into everything we do given that our students in grades N-5 alternate their days between their English and Target Language classrooms.

• Teacher teams composed of English and Spanish teachers or English and Chinese teachers share two classes of students
• Teacher teams share responsibility for teaching curriculum that promotes their students’ social, emotional and academic growth in both languages.
• Given this structure teacher teams communicate daily to plan lessons and discuss student progress
• Additionally teachers collaborate with fellow grade-level and language colleagues during weekly meetings. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

This role is a leave replacement position in our Lower Division for 10-12 weeks in late-winter or spring of 2020. The role will be teaching fully in Chinese through our immersion program and will potentially be in classrooms from grades 2-5.

• Collaborate intensively and daily with colleagues to design learning outcomes, monitor growth, and thoughtfully address individual student needs.
• Design innovative curriculum that engages all learners in meaningful and challenging work that cultivates real-world problem solving skills and develops social responsibility
• Deeply connect with students, colleagues and parents to vigorously uphold a culture of welcome, safety and respect.
• Invoke a robust learning atmosphere that leads students to deeply value being at school and feel part of a rigorous and joyful learning community.

WHAT YOU BRING

• At least 2 years of teaching experience in grades 1-5 with a proven track record of student learning
• Full professional proficiency in Mandarin Chinese
• Strong understanding of and instructional skills teaching through a balanced literacy approach in the reading and writing workshop model
• Experience with problem-based mathematics instruction
• Highly effective collaborator, eager to listen deeply, contribute to a team and achieve goals together
• Deep dedication to learning and growing as an educator
• Eager to embrace change and consider new perspectives
• Degree in education, teaching or a related field 

APPLY BELOW

Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package. Avenues is committed to diversity among our staff, and applicants of diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.