Description
The Delta School District aims to be an innovative, inclusive community where all learners belong and everyone soars. We are a District of more than 15,900 students and 3,000 employees.
The District’s mission is to inspire and nurture thriving, future-ready learners at each of its 31 schools, located in Ladner, North Delta, and Tsawwassen. We value Compassion, Responsibility, Integrity, Creativity, Diversity, and Resilience.
Our schools and District offices are located on the traditional territories of the Tsawwassen and Musqueam First Nations. The District offers its respect to the Knowledge Keepers and all First Peoples who have been on these lands since time immemorial.
Salary is based on TQS category and years of experience, ranging from $60,625 - $106,217.
Boundary Beach Program Coordinator
Competition: T-24-549
Location/Dept.: Inclusive Learning
FTE 1.0
Start Date: As soon as possible
Term of Employment: Continuing
Posted: September 13, 2024
Application Deadline: 12:00 P.M., Friday, September 27, 2024
Education Program at Boundary Bay School
The Coordinator Learning Services Inclusive Learning - Elementary focus uses a strength-based approach to enable student access to curriculum learning. This Coordinator is the teacher in the Program and, as such, supports the day-to-day implementation of the Program including the provision of inclusive instruction at the Grade 1-7 levels, the development and implementation of educational plans (Individual Education Plans, Positive Behavior Support Plans, Safety Plans, etc.), and the coordination of district and community-based therapeutic supports.
This Coordinator leads Integrated Case Management and liaises with district, community, MoE and MCFD support and services. This Coordinator designs individualized community or outdoor- based instruction for students and develops and implements robust transition plans for incoming students and students returning to their catchment school. This Coordinator uses inclusive and universal practice including but not limited to Universal Design for Learning, Trauma Informed Practice, Mental Health Literacy, social emotional learning, and the First People’s Principles of Learning.
This Coordinator works with Learning Services, Inclusive Learning to build networks and communities of practice across programs; working closely with Learning Services to investigate, assess and implement educational theories and practices to transform professional practice across the district.
Qualifications
Master's degree in counselling or Inclusion and Equity related master’s degree.
Successful classroom teaching experience.
Successful inclusive learning teaching experience in the areas of supporting students with Ministry of Education Special Needs designations including students presenting with social, emotional, mental health and behavioral support needs. Experience working with students with Indigenous ancestry and their families.
Successful and varied experience liaising with provincial resource programs, the Ministry of Children and Family Development and various agencies supporting children, youth, and their families.
Successful experience supporting educators in the work of creating and sustaining inclusive and accessible learning environments and opportunities for students with social, emotional, mental health and behavioral support needs.
Successful experience working as a member of various school and district-level teams in support of student success.
Course work/relevant experience in inclusion and/or counselling with specific focus on inclusive instructional and assessment practices, positive behavior support intervention, functional behavior assessment, suicide risk assessments and threat assessments.
Successful experience in developing and implementing transition plans.
Successful experience developing and implementing community or outdoor-based learning.
All required documents must be submitted in your application which include:
resume
cover letter
copy of valid/pending BC Teaching Certificate
additional/supporting documentation
For more information on this position, please email Shannon Hunt, District Principal of Human Resources and Teaching Staff at shunt@deltaschools.ca.
Please be sure that you have received a confirmation from Make a Future that you have applied to a specific posting. Without this confirmation your application will not have been submitted.
