Elementary Mandarin Teacher SY 2024 – 2025

The GLOBE Academy is a dual language immersion charter school serving approximately 1050 Kindergarten - 8th grade students in the DeKalb County School District of Metro Atlanta, Georgia. With a focus on dual-language immersion, an experiential-learning model, and a constructivist approach, GLOBE inspires students to be high-performing lifelong learners equipped to make a positive impact in the world.

We are currently seeking an Elementary Mandarin lead teacher. Lead teachers should have a solid understanding of teaching in a project-based learning framework, have experience with the Workshop teaching model (Reading/Writing Workshop and Math Workshop) and have professional, academic proficiency in Mandarin (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Understanding/Listening). For further information about The GLOBE Academy, please see our website at www.theglobeacademy.org.

Job Description:

Essential Functions: The following duties are representative for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

● Educate elementary students in Mandarin

● Communicate and collaborate with parents/guardians, partner teachers, administrators, special

education teachers, and other service providers regarding the instructional program and student

progress.

● Develop lesson plans utilizing a variety of instructional strategies to improve student

achievement in a general curriculum; identifying instructional materials; assessing equipment

needs to augment instruction; maintaining student data; and promoting positive student

behavior.

● Must have knowledge and experience in differentiating instruction and meeting the individual needs of students

● Must be able to work in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team environment.

● Participate in grade level meetings and professional learning activities.

● Develop and maintain systems to monitor overall student progress and specific progress toward

achieving goals through formal/informal assessments, and data collection.

● Perform other duties as assigned.

Professional Qualifications:

● Must hold bachelor’s degree

● Preferred Mandarin Certification

● Additional endorsements/certifications (Reading, Gifted, ESOL, Special Education) are

a plus, and preference will be given to such candidates should they meet other important criteria and be a

cultural fit with the school.

Certificate, Licenses, Permits

● Certification or eligibility for certification in Elementary Education or equivalent.

● Permit to work in the United States (where applicable).

Steps to apply, (www.theglobeacademy.org, under Careers)

1. A completed application

2. A cover letter and resume indicating: your prior experience, your philosophy of teaching and learning, description of what teaching looks like in practice in your classroom.

3. Names and contact information for at least 3 recent references.

4. Other documentation that may be relevant to the position.

All applications and documents must be sent in the following format:

In the subject line of the email, sent to careers@theglobeacademy.net, please state your name and the position you are applying for (i.e., “Amber Smith – 3rd Grade English Speaking Lead Teacher” OR “Alex Miller – 1st Grade French Speaking Teacher”).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,994.00 - $90,946.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School type:

• Charter school
• Public school

Ability to Relocate:

• Atlanta, GA 30345: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person