Chinese Lead Teacher - Grades PK3-K

Job Title: Chinese Lead Classroom Teacher - SY 27-28 

Department: Education 

FLSA Status: Professional Exempt

Reports to: Washington Yu Ying Principals

Compensation: $67,759 - $116,269

Application Timeline

We are opening applications early to begin building our candidate pool for the 2027-2028 school year.

What to expect:

October 1, 2026: Applications open

October–January: Applications are collected and candidates are added to our applicant pool. We will generally not begin reviewing applications or conducting interviews during this period.

February–Early April 2027: Candidate review and interviews will take place.

March–April 2027: Offers will be extended to selected candidates on a rolling basis.

If you apply early, please do not be concerned if you do not hear from us immediately. Your application will remain in our candidate pool, and we will begin the active selection process closer to our February recruitment timeline.

Company Overview: 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. At Yu Ying 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  passionate and experienced Chinese Lead Teachers (CLTs) to inspire and guide our students through an immersive language learning journey. 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, including but not limited:  

• Implement grade appropriate IB PYP curriculum (Chinese literacy, Social Studies, Math, and Science)
• Lead the implementation of the IB units of inquiry through Chinese language, ensuring alignment with programme standards and school priorities.
• Design, plan, and deliver transdisciplinary units that integrate Chinese learning within the IB framework. 
• Ensure a focus on conceptual understanding to support students in developing, extending, and transferring their ideas across contexts.
• Utilize current IB resources and guidance, and regularly review and refine the implementation of the Chinese programme based on IB expectations.
• Collaborate with colleagues to design, plan, assess, and moderate learning experiences within the IB programme.
• Use local and global contexts to establish relevance and authenticity in Chinese learning experiences.
• Promote effective relationships and purposeful collaboration among teachers to create a positive and dynamic learning community.
• Establish a positive classroom culture 
• Emphasize and support oral language development across all content areas
• Communicate and work effectively with families
• Work positively and collaboratively as a member of a grade level team
• Maintain active supervision of students at all times, including during instruction, transitions, arrival/dismissal, recess, lunch, and any school-sponsored activities; students must never be left unattended.
• Ensure student safety by proactively monitoring environments and behaviors, enforcing school safety expectations, and intervening immediately when unsafe conditions or behaviors are observed.
• Respond promptly to student injuries or medical concerns by following all school protocols, seeking appropriate assistance, and ensuring the student’s immediate well-being.
• Accurately document and report all injuries and safety incidents in accordance with school procedures and timelines, including notifying designated staff and families as required.
• Implement all special education plans with fidelity, including IEPs, 504 Plans, and documented accommodations and modifications.
• Participate consistently and professionally in required special education meetings, including IEP meetings, progress reviews, and collaborative planning sessions.
• Provide scaffolded and differentiated instruction to ensure all students
• Apply the Whole Child Model by addressing students’ academic, social-emotional, behavioral, and physical well-being, and by collaborating with families and support staff to promote safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments.
• Support and promote the IB mission and learner profile by modeling IB values, contributing to a positive school culture, and reinforcing internationally minded practices in daily interactions.
• Establish a positive classroom culture 
• Emphasize and support oral language development across all content areas
• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required. Bachelor's degree in education or Master’s degree in education preferred.
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese
• Early childhood and/or elementary experience required.
• Academic-level proficiency in English is required.

Benefits:

Culture

• 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. 
• 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 
• 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. 

Generous Paid Time Off

• 10 Personal/Sick
• 1 Milestone Day per year of employment
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Chinese New Year
• DC Emancipation Day

Insurance Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare option
• Dependent Coverage
• FSA/HSA Options
• 100% Company Covered Life Insurance Option
• Short & Long term Disability Insurance
• Fully covered Dental Coverage

Work-Life Balance Assistance

• Public Transit Assistance
• Staff Preference Enrollment in Yu Ying
• On-Site Daycare (Ages 3 months - 4 years old)
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Annual Bonus/Stipend Opportunities/Monetary Rewards
• 3% 401K Match after 1 year of employment

Terms of Employment: 10 Months 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodation(s) can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall:

• Use physical strength to lift, move, carry, pull or push equipment and/or student(s).
• Sit, stand, walk, and run for required periods of time.
• Speak and hear.
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
• Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers and/or controls. 

Environmental Demands:

The environmental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive.

• Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
• Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
• Exposure to heated/air-conditioned and ventilated facilities.
• Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
• Function in a workplace with a high level of noises at times.

* 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