Chinese Teacher, Program Lead

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Chinese Teacher, Program Lead

Starting August 2026

Classification: Full-time, Exempt Faculty

Reporting to: Assistant Head for Teaching and Learning

Urban School of San Francisco seeks a full-time teacher in Mandarin Chinese to teach all levels of the Chinese language. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in Chinese language and literature, native or near-native fluency, comfort with an immersion classroom, expertise in differentiated instruction, and a deep understanding of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) process and the needs of adolescents. This is a full time position that includes Advising a small group of students. 

The school is looking for a dynamic, creative teacher and pedagogical leader who has enthusiasm for working with high school students, a commitment to innovative pedagogy and collaboration with colleagues, comfort and familiarity with the use of relevant technology to enhance learning, and a commitment to equity pedagogy, antiracist teaching practices, and to their own continued professional growth. Ideal candidates should have curriculum design and curriculum development experience, working knowledge of how to support students with learning differences, and at least two years’ experience teaching Chinese at the secondary level. 

Urban School strives to ignite a passion for learning and to inspire its students to become self-motivated, lifelong participants in their education and active citizens in their communities. For further information about Urban’s mission and programs, please visit http://www.urbanschool.org

The World Languages at Urban:

Urban’s World Languages Department aims to inspire students to become proficient in Mandarin Chinese, French or Spanish by their senior year and to continue their language learning beyond Urban in order to make a positive impact in a world changing exponentially due to technological innovation, globalization, and migration.

The tools of proficiency encompass both form (grammatical precision, extensive and expressive vocabulary, near-native accent and intonation) and content (authentic and spontaneous communication exchanges, critical, analytical, and creative thinking skills). Our students learn to access and balance these two domains of language production from their first year onward by immersion in the target language, avoidance of English, and both instruction and assessment practices that require daily and active participation. 

For a descriptive list of job duties and other responsibilities, please visit Faculty Job Description 

Salary and Benefits

The anticipated salary range the School reasonably expects to pay candidates for the position of full-time Chinese Teacher in San Francisco is $96,750 to $164,600 annually.

This full-time position includes the opportunity to participate extensively in Urban's teaching community, to collaborate with colleagues on curriculum development and pedagogy, and to benefit from Urban’s professional development program. Additionally, Urban provides all full-time and part-time employees teaching 4 or more classes or working more than 20 hours per week a generous benefits package including employer-paid medical and dental coverage. In addition, we offer retirement, life and disability insurance, Flex Spending for medical and dependent care, Commuter Transit benefits with an employer subsidy, EAP, Travel Assistance, and more, including:

• Professional development and training.

• Urban Café Dollars for purchasing breakfast, lunch and snacks.

• Parking garage provided on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Please see our Benefits Overview for more details.

Urban School is an equal opportunity employer; the school actively encourages applications from candidates of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. We strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Urban School is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures; if you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.