Mandarin Chinese Instructor Opportunities

Concorde Education; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide Mandarin Chinese language and culture enrichment for K-12 students. Assignments are on-site at partner schools, vary by grade level, and typically run 10 weeks per assignment.

Contractors may set compensation per hour and choose to apply, accept, or decline opportunities. Sessions are conducted in person after school with a focus on speaking, listening, reading, writing, pronunciation, and cultural understanding.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in spoken and written Mandarin.
• Experience teaching or tutoring school-age learners.
• Strong communication and classroom management skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate engaging Mandarin language sessions for K-12 students.
• Introduce foundational vocabulary, tones, Pinyin, and cultural topics.
• Adapt instruction to student levels and site requirements.

Skills

Mandarin Chinese

Teaching experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Classroom facilitation

Education

60 college credits

Job description

POTENTIAL INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR INSTRUCTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

Program:

Mandarin Chinese Instructor Opportunities

Location

On-site at partner schools; varies by assignment

Teaching Mode

In Person

Grade Levels:

Elementary, Middle, and High School; varies by assignment

Schedule:

Typically 1-4 instructional service hours per week after school

Program Length:

Commonly approximately 10 weeks per assignment

Start Dates:

Opportunities become available throughout the school year

Compensation:

Typical compensation of $50+ per completed instructional service hour, depending on assignment scope, experience, location, schedule, and agreed compensation

About The Opportunity

Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide Mandarin Chinese language and cultural enrichment services for K-12 students. This is a potential independent contractor assignment, not an employee position. Contractors may choose whether to apply for, accept, decline, or ignore available opportunities. Assignments vary by school, grade level, schedule, curriculum, classroom resources, available technology, and program objectives. Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, lesson-plan suggestions, instructional resources, cultural activities, or program objectives. Contractors may use their professional judgment to adapt instruction within the assignment scope and applicable site requirements.

ASSIGNMENT SCOPE

Depending On The Accepted Assignment, Contractors May

• Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate Mandarin Chinese language sessions;
• Introduce students to foundational Mandarin vocabulary, conversation, pronunciation, Pinyin, introductory Chinese characters, and Chinese culture through interactive activities;
• Adapt instruction based on student experience levels, site requirements, available resources, and program objectives;
• Support students in developing speaking, listening, reading, writing, pronunciation, and cultural understanding through games, discussions, projects, and other engaging learning activities, where applicable;
• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment;
• Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff, as appropriate;
• Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session; and
• Follow applicable site safety, visitor, classroom, technology, emergency, and student-protection procedures.

EXAMPLE PROGRAM TOPICS

Assignments May Include Topics Such As

• Pinyin, pronunciation, tones, and common conversational expressions;
• Greetings, introductions, and everyday conversational Mandarin;
• Numbers, dates, time, colors, and commonly used vocabulary;
• School, family, hobbies, travel, food, and daily life vocabulary;
• Basic sentence structure, introductory grammar, and commonly used language patterns;
• Listening comprehension, pronunciation, and conversational practice;
• Introduction to Chinese characters, stroke order, and simple reading and writing activities, where appropriate;
• Chinese geography, traditions, holidays, festivals, arts, food, customs, and cultural practices; and
• Language games, storytelling, role-playing, presentations, and collaborative cultural projects.

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include:

• At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site;
• Strong proficiency in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese;
• Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students;
• Strong communication, organization, and classroom facilitation skills;
• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable; and
• Ability to create engaging, age-appropriate language-learning experiences that encourage student participation and confidence.

Preferred backgrounds may include Mandarin Chinese teachers, world language educators, bilingual professionals, interpreters, translators, college students studying Chinese or education, tutors, language instructors, and others with relevant instructional or language experience.

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Assignments may utilize school-provided curriculum resources, lesson plans, books, games, presentation materials, Chromebooks, web-based language platforms, audio and video resources, and other instructional materials, where available. Contractors may use their own instructional methods and materials when appropriate, safe, age-appropriate, lawful, and consistent with the assignment scope and site requirements. Purchases requiring reimbursement must be approved in writing by Concorde before they are incurred.

Compensation

Compensation varies by assignment and agreed contractor terms. Many opportunities pay $50+ per completed instructional service hour with students. Contractors may propose their desired compensation rate when applying. When proposing a rate, contractors should consider the overall assignment scope, including anticipated preparation, planning, commute, materials, schedule, and other business considerations. Concorde may accept the proposed rate, decline the application, or provide a counteroffer based on the budget for the specific assignment. Unless otherwise approved in writing, compensation is based on completed instructional service hours with students. Payment for completed services is generally made by direct deposit on the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which services were completed, unless otherwise stated in the accepted assignment terms or required by applicable law.

APPLICATION AND ONBOARDING

Applicants selected to move forward may be invited to create a contractor profile and complete any required onboarding steps. Applying, interviewing, receiving an invitation to create a profile, creating a profile, or completing onboarding does not guarantee selection, placement, or future assignment opportunities. Potential assignments are subject to assignment fit, agreed compensation, completion of required onboarding, applicable background-check review, Fair Chance or pre-adverse action procedures where required, site-specific clearance requirements, and final written confirmation from Concorde Education. Some assignments may require background-check authorization, fingerprinting, agency clearance, site-specific documentation, identification badges, or other compliance steps before services may begin. Applicants should not provide criminal-history information unless and until requested through the appropriate legally compliant process.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Concorde Education considers contractor applicants without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law and is committed to respectful, inclusive, and student-centered programming.