Description
Posting Number: T25-78
Date Issued: April 15, 2025
POSITION:
Worksite: Learning Services - Indigenous Education
Contract Type: Continuing, Full-time
Assignment Area(s): Indigenous Education Grad Coach- 3 positions
Salary Range: $59,711 to $109,520 (range based on length of service and qualifications in accordance to the collective agreement)
Effective Date: September 1, 2025
Deadline for Applications: Friday, April 25, 2025- 12:00 pm
Electronic Applications must be submitted through Make A Future and include a Cover Letter, Resume, Teaching Report, Transcripts & the names of 2 current supervisors who can comment on your teaching.
The Indigenous Education Grad Coach-will work directly with teachers and students throughout the school district. The successful candidate will work closely with other members of Learning Services.
Required Abilities, Qualifications and Experience:
- knowledge of, and demonstrated application of the Ministry of Education's current philosophy, teaching practices, and evaluation/assessment/reporting procedures as applied to all areas of this assignment
- extensive academic training, professional preparation, and qualifications in teaching in all areas of this assignment
- Demonstrated ability, and skilled in, creating relationships and connections within the school and community, to bring awareness to supports and opportunities for students
- demonstrated knowledge and experience at the Secondary School level
- extensive knowledge of secondary curriculum, graduation requirements and post-secondary opportunities
- extensive experience building meaningful success plans for secondary students using My Education BC for scheduling, reporting, attendance, assessments etc.
- a strong understanding of available educational programs and services including work and career experience, assisting with post-secondary documentation, scholarship/bursary coordination, an understanding of timetables and scheduling as it relates to building a customized success plan for the student.
- demonstrated ability to work with a range of internal and external interest-holders (First Nations, community, District, school-teams, etc) to integrate academic achievement and Indigenous culture within a positive social, emotional, and educational learning experience
- ability to host, facilitate and attend a variety of meetings with students, staff, parents, and the community to discuss and relay scholarship, career, school programming and post-secondary information
- demonstrated ability to provide opportunities for student leadership skills, and ability to connect with community role models
- ability to be a positive liaison between home, school, and community to assist in creating an environment to ensure meaningful student success
- ability to create a sense of community that promotes school engagement which allows students to build self-confidence and self-worth and self-advocacy skills
- demonstrated ability to plan and organize presentations for conferences and community events
- demonstrated ability to achieve the outcomes as defined through the various policies linked to the Enhancement Agreements, School Plans, Individual student plans and Strategic Plan to support the achievement of Indigenous students
- excellent relational, leadership, organizational and coordination skills
- valid BC driver's license
