[2025-2026] Chinese (Mandarin) Instructional Assistant Pool

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $20-23 per hour plus benefits, commensurate with experience.

Mandarin Instructional Assistant

Yu Ming Charter School seeks dynamic, innovative, and experienced educators to join our team, committed to nurturing lifelong learners who are bilingual, bicultural and able to create change in their own lives and in our community. We seek teachers that are excited by the possibility of transforming the traditional model of education to be learner-centered through personalized and project based learning that cultivates both the cognitive and social emotional skills our students need to thrive in school and beyond. Yu Ming teachers are leaders that thrive on exploration, collaboration, and seek to continuously learn and grow as individuals and team members.

ABOUT YU MING CHARTER SCHOOL

Yu Ming Charter School is a non-profit, tuition-free network of public schools located in Oakland and San Leandro and open to all residents of California. As a leader in Mandarin Immersion education, our mission is to nurture our inclusive and diverse community to become empowered, engaged, and outstanding global citizens. We currently serve 766 students across three campuses, and continue to grow our enrollment each year. Our intentionally diverse student body comes from many racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds representing 70 zip codes across the Bay Area and 29 home languages. Founded in 2011, Yu Ming is the first Mandarin immersion public charter school in the state.

We believe every child, regardless of their background or zip code, deserves a free, high-quality education that prepares them today to succeed tomorrow. Ranked the #7 Elementary School and the #2 Elementary Charter School in California by U.S. News, Yu Ming is a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 2020 and 2023 California Distinguished School. Yu Mings future-forward model prepares young people to succeed and thrive in an interconnected and multicultural world through personalized and rigorous learning experiences, active student agency, whole child and community focus, and multilingual education. As a result, our students far outperform their peers in the district, county, and state, regardless of socio-economic status, race, language background, and learning differences. We are closing the opportunity gap for our historically underserved students every day. To learn more about our innovative school visit our website www.yumingschool.org.

Position Overview :

Chinese Teaching Assistants report to the Assistant Principal and will be responsible for assisting in the classroom while fostering the social and emotional growth of students.

Core Competencies

• Ability to organize data, schedules, and information collected and / or submitted by teachers.
• An aptitude to work with children and teachers; warmth, empathy and the desire to become involved in the instructional process.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change; ability to work in a dynamic, creative and start-up learning environment.
• Superb interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of students, colleagues and families.
• Ability to follow instructions and accept constructive suggestions and professional standards.
• Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and a solutions-oriented attitude.

Core Responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

Preferred

TIME COMMITMENT

185-day school year, 8 student-free professional development days for collaboration with colleagues. Common building hours are 8 : 00am-4 : 00pm.

COMPENSATION

$20-23 per hour plus benefits, commensurate with experience.

TO APPLY

Interested candidates should apply at https : / / yumingcharterschool.bamboohr.com / jobs /

Application submission screening and initial phone interviews will be completed on a rolling basis.

Yu Ming Charter School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels.