Mandarin Teacher (Leave Replacement)

Join our team as a part-time leave replacement Mandarin Teacher at Princeton Friends School!

Are you a passionate language educator who loves inspiring students to explore, create, and express themselves through learning a second language? Are you excited to be part of a diverse, joyful school community that values creativity, connection, and social-emotional growth just as much as academic progress? If so, you might be the teacher we're looking for.

At Princeton Friends School, all of our faculty work collaboratively to actively bring to life our school’s mission: 

Drawing on a rich tradition of Quaker values and practices, Princeton Friends School is committed to creating a diverse, vibrant learning community in which young people engage their natural curiosity, discover and express their individual voices and gifts, acquire intellectual, physical, artistic, and life skills, and develop a sense of responsibility for themselves and others. Princeton Friends both prepares students for the world that is and models possibilities for the society they will one day help to create.

As a leave replacement Mandarin Teacher, providing instruction from approximately October 2026 to January 2027, you’ll be at the heart of that mission—helping students grow in their study of Mandarin.

What You’ll Do:

Reporting to the Head of School, as the leave replacement Mandarin Teacher, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Implement Mandarin instruction to Preschool through 8th-grade students, following and adapting the provided plans as needed.

• Foster a classroom where all children feel seen, heard, and supported—emotionally, socially, and academically

• Provide regular communication to students and parents on academic progress and needs including class assignments, homework, assessments, performance progress and behavior

• Write reports to parents on students’ academic progress, social growth and learning needs at designated times of the year and meet with parents as necessary

• Perform assigned non-instructional duties and participate in the life of the school community

• Collaborate closely with warm, talented colleagues and communicate regularly and effectively with families

• Design, plan and teach developmentally appropriate curriculum for assigned subject areas 

• Develop lessons and instructional materials that support individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the learning needs of assigned students

• Use a variety of instructional and assessment strategies 

• Model empathy, kindness, and equity in all your interactions, and meet students where they are

You Are Someone Who:

• Holds a relevant degree (Master’s preferred)

• Has 3–5 years of experience with elementary and/or middle school children (experience in a Quaker school a plus!)

• Loves and respects children and believes that teachers and families should work together in support of them 

• Brings creativity, patience, and a sense of joy to your teaching

• Is able to work independently, and equally values and seeks out opportunities to collaborate with colleagues 

• Is comfortable with, or excited to learn, tools like Google Classroom and other educational tech

• Has experience (or interest) in programs like Responsive Classroom

• Has the organizational skills needed to manage both teaching and administrative responsibilities

• Holds a CPR and First Aid certification (can be obtained upon hire)

• Is flexible and understands that working in a small school often means wearing many hats and embracing community life

• Believes that adult learning is never complete, and approaches professional development opportunities with excitement

• Is eager to build relationships across differences and support an inclusive, anti-bias learning environment

Physical requirements:

Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices, and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. 

To Apply: 

At Princeton Friends School, we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community where all students, educators, and staff can learn, grow, and thrive. We believe that our school is strengthened by the variety of identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences represented within it, and we seek to build a team that reflects the diversity of the students and families we serve.

Our approach to inclusion is grounded in ongoing dialogue, reflection, and learning, with particular attention to issues of race, identity, and belonging. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are dedicated to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We are also committed to supporting individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process and during employment, including providing reasonable accommodations as needed. You can request an accommodation alongside your application. 

Apply by emailing a cover letter, CV/resume, and 3 professional references to jobs@princetonfriends.org. Please include (1) the title of the position in the subject line of your email and (2) where you found the position posting in your cover letter. Please email all documents in PDF format. 

Compensation for this position is based around an hourly substitute rate of $20/hour, an expectation of roughly 25 hours/week, for 10 weeks, with total salary to be between $4,000-$6,000.