Description
Posting Number: T25-45
Date Issued: April 15, 2025
Position
Worksite: Vedder Elementary School
Contract Type: Continuing, Full-Time
Assignment Area(s): Intermediate - Grade 3/4 Split
Salary Range: $59,711 to $109,520 (based on length of service and qualifications in accordance with the collective agreement)
Effective Date: September 1, 2025
Please Note: The assignment within this position in September may not be identical to the assignment in this posted position.
Deadline for Applications: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Electronic Applications must be submitted through Make a Future and include a Cover Letter, Resume, Teaching Report, Transcripts & the names of two (2) current supervisors who can comment on your teaching.
Required Abilities, Qualifications and Experience:
- Extensive academic training, professional preparation, and qualifications in teaching in all areas of this assignment.
- 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.
- Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to implement teaching practices that align with the Professional Standards for BC Educators.
- Demonstrated ability to plan for and teach all required subjects at this grade level, to effectively address the academic and social/emotional learning needs of a diverse group of students, with a commitment to create equitable opportunities for success
- Consistent use of the most current instructional practices to create a powerful, inclusive balanced literacy program; preference will be given to candidates with successful experience with small group targeted literacy instruction.
- Consistent use of the most current instructional practices to create a powerful, inclusive balanced numeracy program; preference will be given to candidates with successful experience with small group targeted numeracy instruction.
- Willingness to use District and Ministry data sets (ACT, SNAP, FSA, PM/RR) to identify student needs and drive informed teaching practice and team teacher planning.
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to Indigenizing curriculum and classroom practices using the First Peoples Principles of Learning.
- Demonstrated experience intervening, supporting, and motivating struggling learners through a Response to Intervention (RTI) lens, particularly in literacy and numeracy key concepts.
- Demonstrated ability to recognize and acknowledge individual student differences, including English Language Learners, and adjust instructional practices accordingly through informal adaptations and formal Competency Based Individual Education Plans (CBIEP's).
- Demonstrated ability in the application of current brain-based strategies as they relate to self-regulation, mindful behaviour and social emotional learning (i.e. Calm, Strong Kids, Mind Up).
- Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to support students through a variety of social/emotional strategies and trauma informed practices.
- Demonstrated ability to engage and motivate students in day-to-day lessons through the appropriate integration of technology.
- Demonstrated ability to set and clarify learning standards and to establish productive classroom procedures and caring relationships.
- Demonstrated excellent classroom management, behaviour management and classroom organization skills; experience with Positive Behaviour and Intervention Support (PBIS) is an asset.
- Commitment to supporting social responsibility throughout the school (i.e. Student Leadership, Check-in and Classroom Circles).
- Demonstrated willingness to implement the goals and strategies of the School Growth Plan.
- Demonstrated commitment to work with students, staff, parents and administration in an open, accepting manner to promote a strong and caring professional learning community.
- Demonstrated commitment and current involvement in professional development and collaboration that supports the enhancement of student learning (literacy/numeracy/social responsibility/application of technology/engaging learners) as is applies to the areas of this assignment.
