Head-Royce School is seeking a part-time Mandarin substitute teacher to join our World Language team beginning February 9, 2026 and running through April 13, 2026. The current teacher who will be going on family leave will be there the week of February 9 - 13 alongside the new hire. This position is teaching three classes and is not eligible for benefits.
Head-Royce seeks teachers who are not only excited by the content they teach, but who are also actively engaged in evolving their classroom pedagogy.
The Head-Royce School envisions a future where education unlocks the promise and purpose of every student to better the world. Our faculty create classrooms that encourage students to participate in experiential learning, take risks, view the world through multiple lenses, utilize innovative tools, and demonstrate proficiencies through a range of assessments that include real world problems and performances. We seek applicants who have a strong academic background, experience in culturally responsive teaching, a deep understanding of adolescents, and a genuine fondness for working with students at this specific age level.
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by November 15, 2025.
Head-Royce School is seeking a part-time Mandarin substitute teacher to join our World Language team beginning February 9, 2026 and running through April 13, 2026. The current teacher who will be going on family leave will be there the week of February 9 - 13 alongside the new hire. This position is teaching three classes and is not eligible for benefits.Head-Royce seeks teachers who are not only excited by the content they teach, but who are also actively engaged in evolving their classroom pedagogy.The Head-Royce School envisions a future where education unlocks the promise and purpose of every student to better the world. Our faculty create classrooms that encourage students to participate in experiential learning, take risks, view the world through multiple lenses, utilize innovative tools, and demonstrate proficiencies through a range of assessments that include real world problems and performances. We seek applicants who have a strong academic background, experience in culturally responsive teaching, a deep understanding of adolescents, and a genuine fondness for working with students at this specific age level. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by November 15, 2025.
Salary prorated depending on percentage of full-time employment. Substitute will not be eligible for benefits.
Skills
Experience teaching Mandarin at a variety of levels.
Empathetic and clear communicator with students, colleagues, and parents.
Demonstrated understanding of and curiosity regarding curriculum design, varied pedagogical approaches including multiple assessment modalities.
Strong writing, planning, and organizational skills.
Qualifications
Fluent or Native Mandarin speaker
2-5 years minimum teaching experience
Understanding and support of Head-Royce’s core values with strong emphasis on equity and social justice
Ability to provide proof of Fingerprint and TB clearance
Additional Qualifications (pref'd not required)
Advanced degrees/certification are desirable in Mandarin or Mandarin education.
Experience with innovative approaches to teaching language, such as with Comprehensible Input or Integrated Performance Assessments
Familiarity with ACTFL Proficiency standards
Located on a 22-acre campus in Oakland, California, Head-Royce (HRS) is a pre-eminent, co-educational, independent, K-12 day school with a 137-year history. Our mission is to develop students of character, intellect, and creativity. We deliver on our mission by living our values:
* Students First: We prioritize student learning, development, and well-being.
* Academic Excellence: We pursue knowledge and assess our learning to better ourselves and our community.
* Diversity: We embrace our different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences and identities to expand and enrich what we can learn and do together.
* Belonging: We create the conditions in which everyone thrives and brings their authentic selves.
* Civic Engagement: We connect students to the local community and beyond to enhance their academic experiences and foster genuine engagement.
Head-Royce enrolls approximately 900 students in the three separate divisions—Lower, Middle and Upper—and provides a dynamic, whole-child education to every student. We envision a future where education unlocks the promise and purpose of every student to better the world.
Please note - HRS is unable to provide immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo both Livescan background check and TB screening as part of the hiring process.
Head-Royce provides equal employment opportunities on the basis of merit, fitness, qualifications, and experience. The school’s commitment to equal employment opportunity extends to all job applicants and employees and to all aspects of employment. Head-Royce makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breastfeeding), reproductive health decision-making, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, citizenship, military or veteran status, age, or other categories defined by state law, federal law or local ordinance. Head-Royce prohibits discrimination or harassment based on these classifications. Discrimination and harassment based on a perception that anyone is in any of these protected classifications or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as being in any of these protected classifications, are also prohibited. Head-Royce School seeks to be a community in which every individual is treated with sensitivity, courtesy and respect.
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