Leave Replacement Job Opening: Upper School Mandarin Teacher

Leave Replacement Job Opening: Upper School Mandarin Teacher: mid-November 2024 to early March 2025 (approximate)

St. Luke’s School, a secular, college-preparatory day school serving grades 5 through 12 in New Canaan, Connecticut, seeks a Mandarin teacher to cover 5 Upper School classes. 

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Teach 5 Upper School Mandarin classes (about 6-14 students per class).  

1 section each of Mandarin 2, 2 honors, 3, 3 honors, and either 4/4 honors or level 1 (TBD soon).

• Maintain an open online gradebook, attend faculty meetings, administer and grade assessments. 
• Write 150-200 word report card comments for each student in January.
• Participate in parent-teacher conferences via Zoom in November.

Key Skills and Qualities:

• Strong background in Mandarin
• Inspiring, positive, flexible, collaborative teacher - equally with fellow teachers as with students
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Interest in working with adolescents

Salary: 

$1,875 per week

Dates: 

This position is to cover a parental leave, so the dates are approximate. Candidates should be available as early as November 15, 2024 and as late as March 7, 2025. 

Schedule: 

Each Upper School class meets 3x week, and each class meeting is 1 hour long. St. Luke’s has a rotating two-week schedule so the schedule is different each day within the two-week period. Normal work hours during a leave replacement are Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 3:00pm, though some flexibility may be possible.  

St. Luke’s attracts families from 35+ towns throughout Connecticut and New York. A combination of challenging academics and truly exceptional community support distinguishes St. Luke’s and encourages our students to go above and beyond their own expectations. St. Luke’s offers an inclusive environment where differences in race, culture, and personal beliefs are embraced as assets that enhance education. St. Luke’s prides itself on being a forward-thinking school where students hone their own distinct leadership skills by developing a design mindset, an inclusive ethos, a global perspective, and a service orientation.

St. Luke’s School is an equal opportunity employer. St. Luke’s School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, veteran status or sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law with regard to hiring, terms and conditions of employment or educational programs. We strive to provide a welcoming educational environment where the value and dignity of every member is respected.