Description
Posting Number: T25-54
Date Issued: April 15, 2025
Position
Worksite: Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt Elementary / Middle School
Contract Type: Continuing, Full-Time
Assignment Area(s): Grade 7/8 Generalist - Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Physical & Health Education, French, Fine Arts (i.e. Art, Drama), ADST (i.e. Makerspace, Coding, Multi-Media Presentations) and Careers (2 Positions)
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 may not be identical to the assignment as indicated in this posting
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.
- Understanding and commitment to current middle school philosophy:
- Teaming - demonstrated ability and experience working with one or two other teachers to support a core group of students.
- Advisory - dedicated instructional time with students to foster connectedness and positive relationships to support adolescent development.
- Exploratory - providing students the opportunity to sample high interest courses.
- Collaboration - ongoing inquiry-based teamwork.
- Demonstrated successful classroom experience teaching at the middle school level.
- Consistent use of the most current instructional practices to create a powerful balanced literacy program to meet the diverse needs of learners; 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 balanced numeracy program to meet the diverse needs of learners; preference will be given to candidates with successful experience with small group targeted numeracy instruction.
- Willingness to use outdoor learning space as part of the extended classroom connecting place and space.
- Willingness to use District and Ministry data sets (ACT, SNAP, FSA, PM/RR) to identify student need and drive informed teaching practice and team teacher planning.
- Commitment and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of an assigned teaching team.
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to Indigenizing curriculum using the First Peoples Principles of Learning.
- Demonstrated use of highly successful assessment strategies in the classroom - for, of and as learning.
- Demonstrated use of highly successful instructional strategies and lesson designs in the classroom (i.e. a Connect, Process, Transform, Reflect approach).
- 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 and adjust instructional practices accordingly through informal adaptations and formal Competency Based Individual Education Plans (CBIEP's).
- 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 effective classroom procedures and relationships.
- Demonstrated excellent classroom management, behaviour management and classroom organization skills; experience with Positive Behaviour and Support (PBS) is an asset.
- Proven ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with students, staff, and parents.
- Proven ability to inspire confidence and self-worth in adolescents.
