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SalaryJob Title: SY 24-25 English Lead Teacher - Kindergarten
Department: Education
FLSA Status: Professional Exempt
Reports to: Director of Teaching and Learning
Compensation: $61,714 - $96,779
Company Overview: The Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School is a leader in Chinese Immersion education, achieving high levels of academic and organizational success. Our diverse and inclusive community reaches far beyond the walls of our building. Here at Yu Ying our teachers, staff and families are collaborators, who together, are raising the next generation of culturally fluent and well-rounded global citizens.
Position Overview: Yu Ying is looking for a passionate and experienced English Lead Teacher to inspire and guide our students. Lead Teachers at Washington Yu Ying are part of a collaborative and supportive faculty with a common goal of continuously improving a great school. As a key member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in creating and enriching an inquiry-based classroom environment that nurtures curiosity and academic excellence. This is a wonderful opportunity for individuals who are passionate about young children and want continuous-on-the-job development for growth.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Implement elementary (Grades K-5) curriculum (Reading, Lang Arts, Social Studies, Math, and Science)
- Ability to plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies
- Work in a trusted and positive manner within a team environment
- Establish a positive classroom culture
- Emphasize and support oral language development across all content areas
- Communicate effectively to families and work collaboratively with them as partners
- Work positively and collaboratively as a member of a grade team
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required. Bachelor's or Master's degree in education preferred.
- One year of experience as a lead classroom Teacher minimum
Benefits:
- A competitive salary and benefits package
- The support of welcoming and appreciative students, parents, and colleagues
- A community that supports and promotes a growth mindset that allows every Yu Ying member to grow with one another each day.
- Work/Life balance oriented- every teacher gets 10 personal/sick days a year and Wellness Fridays throughout the year
- A dedicated and passionate team of colleagues that value collaboration and growing themselves as educators
- A strong administration team that provides you with exceptional professional development often on the cutting edge of educational theory and philosophy, values teachers, and provides continuous feedback. This includes IB MA and Project Zero.
- A progressive learning environment for students that includes the The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme to guide you to focus on teaching inquiry and hands on, student centered learning.
Terms of Employment: 10 month schedule
- Working Environment: In-school. The role is based on-site and will grow to include another campus, which will result in interaction with students, parents and staff.
- Physical Demands: This role may contain physical demands that would require reasonable accommodations to be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job. Should reason be required, the HR department must be notified to discuss the physical demands of the job.
Washington Yu Ying PCS reserves the right to change and update policies, procedures, protocols and this job description/agreement and any addenda as needed. Employees will be notified in a timely manner of such changes by email or in staff meetings and provided an updated copy of this job description/agreement.
