FY 26-27 HIGH SCHOOL MANDARIN TEACHER

## Description

JOB TITLE: High School Mandarin Teacher

STATUS: Full Time, Exempt

REPORTS TO: Site Director/Coordinator

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center (“Vaughn”), located in Pacoima, is a large urban public school within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Since the early 1970s, low student achievement had been a pattern. In 1993, tired of being helpless and hopeless, Vaughn became the first conversion charter school in the nation and was authorized by LAUSD. The charter was renewed most recently in 2018. Vaughn has over 25 years of experience as a successful independent charter school serving the district’s low-income students. This previously failing elementary public school is now a full-service, community-based, K-12th charter school that assures all students are college/career ready, digitally literate, and globally competent.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The High School Mandarin Teacher is responsible for providing rigorous, engaging, and standards-aligned instruction that develops students' proficiency in Mandarin while fostering critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and global cultural awareness. Through research-based instructional practices, differentiated learning experiences, and meaningful assessment, the teacher creates a safe, inclusive, and academically challenging classroom where all students are empowered to achieve high levels of success. The teacher maintains accurate student records, monitors academic progress, and communicates regularly with students, families, and colleagues to support student achievement.

As an active member of the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center community, the High School Mandarin Teacher collaborates with colleagues to strengthen instructional programs, participates in professional learning and school committees, and contributes to a positive school culture aligned with Vaughn's mission and values. The ideal candidate is fully bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural in Mandarin and English, demonstrates high expectations for all students, effectively integrates technology into instruction, and is committed to preparing students with the linguistic, cultural, and academic skills necessary to succeed in college, career, and a globally connected world.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direction of the Administrator/Coordinator, the responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Deliver effective classroom instruction in Mandarin
• Provide effective classroom instruction with primary focus on the incorporation of the Common Core State Standards, research, argumentation, and inquiry appropriate to the subject matter
• Provide content-related and appropriate instruction to students in a diversified manner
• Provide a classroom environment which promotes active learning of the subject matter
• Exhibit knowledge of performance-based instruction and assessment
• Develop and implement lesson plans and activities to fulfill the requirements of the class curriculum
• Prepares lessons in instructional formats that accommodate differences in individual student needs
• Maintain an up-to-date online gradebook with feedback for students on progress
• Account for student attendance and punctuality
• Collaborate with department teachers to plan and integrate the Core Knowledge curriculum, when possible and appropriate
• Establish positive guidance techniques rather than negative methods to correct and influence student behavior
• Collaborates with peers and support staff
• Creates an effective environment for learning
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve an effective learning environment in the classroom.
• Utilizes different instructional strategies to meet the needs of a wide variety of students
• Maintains a safe, nurturing, and structured classroom environment
• Has a working knowledge of basic computer applications, interactive boards and technology available in the classroom
• Participates in department level meetings
• Participates in staff development
• Engages in Governing Committees
• Collaborates in High School Advisory Program
• Participates in SST and IEP meetings
• Communicates with support staff, administrators, team teachers and parents about student progress
• Completes and updates paperwork to ensure that student records are current
• Works beyond the parameters of a regular school day to assure the success of the program
• Desires to work closely with students, colleagues and community in modeling and teaching the values of Vaughn Next Century Learning Center
• Maintain appropriate records of student progress and other school records

SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Possess a work ethic and personal belief system that aligns with the mission and vision of Vaughn Next Century Learning Center
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact and forge relationships with students, parents, staff and community members
• Extremely high standards for student achievement
• Demonstrated relentlessness to meet organizational goals
• Self-directed with the ability to work both autonomously and in teams
• Fully bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural in Mandarin/English

## Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Must have a valid California Single Subject teaching credential with an authorization in Foreign Language: Mandarin required
• Have BCLAD, CLAD, or EL Authorization required
• Experience with Project Based Learning preferred
• Bachelor degree in Mandarin or related field