Description
New Westminster Schools Career Opportunity
New Westminster Schools is seeking qualified French Immersion Teacher for the following position:
0.40 FTE Temporary District French Immersion Curriculum Facilitator
About New Westminster Schools
Serving the community of New Westminster, the New Westminster School District provides high quality educational programs to over 7,000 students in a variety of learning environments. Located in the geographic centre of Metro Vancouver, New Westminster is a compact and growing urban centre with all the benefits of both city and small town life - ready access to a rich array of recreational and cultural pursuits, high quality public services, and the neighborly feel of a small community. Commitment to the success of its students and its staff makes New Westminster School District a great place to learn and to work.
New Westminster School District has a rich tapestry of cultures, backgrounds and needs. Together, we are a caring, inclusive, and committed learning community dedicated to supporting each of our unique learners.
The candidate will be part of, and work closely with, a collaborative team of teachers. An understanding of the BC Curriculum, effective teaching and learning practices, and a commitment to professional development are essential.
This position is effective September 3, 2024 and will end on June 30, 2025, with opportunity to apply internally for postings for the 25/26 school year. Also, as this position is part-time, the successful candidate may wish to also accept at Temporary 0.60 FTE French Immersion Priority TTOC position for a full-time equivalent to June 30, 2025.
NATURE OF ASSIGNMENT
The District French Immersion and Core French Grades 4-12 Curriculum Facilitator is responsible for providing district level and direct classroom support to educators in the broad areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices. This individual will support competency development in the teaching of the French language, personalized learning, resource selection, social emotional learning, curriculum planning, assessment and communicating student learning. This individual will work as part of a team to design and facilitate professional learning opportunities for staff. Other responsibilities will include: promoting, reviewing and enhancing French Immersion (Early and Late) and Core French district programs and resources, coordinating French socio-cultural activities, performances and events, serving as a lead for the French Advisory Committee and tasks associated with this role, facilitating French language assessments, developing classroom resources for French Immersion/Core French teachers, and working in collaboration with community partners (ie. Canadian parents for French) to promote French second language opportunities. The role will involve site-based work, co-planning and co-teaching in Early French Immersion schools and support the Secondary French Immersion program as needed.
SCOPE OF POSITION
Comprehensive knowledge of the BC curriculum (specifically in the areas of Core French and French Immersion);
Thorough experience with curriculum design and planning, Universal Design for Learning, differentiating instruction, assessment, evaluation;
Thorough knowledge of the ministry and district's reporting policy and guidelines;
Ability to collaboratively plan and co-teach with French teachers using a variety of research-based teaching strategies including inquiry, project-based learning using technologies to enhance personalized learning;
Ability to guide teachers to incorporate the First Peoples Principles and Core Competencies into all aspects of the curriculum;
Demonstrated experience in designing and facilitating professional learning opportunities for teachings including district professional development or school-based initiatives determined by the needs of teachers and administrators;
Demonstrated experience in implementing the Universal Design for Learning model to enhance practices in differentiated instruction, assessment, and social emotional learning strategies;
Demonstrated ability to design and implement a variety of assessment practices to measure and monitor student progress effectively;
Ability to organize and monitor a spending plan for the OLEP budget, including collaboration with schools on purchase requests, sourcing resources, tracking the budget and completing federal budget reporting requirements;
Ability to support initiatives through the French Advisory Committee;
Ability to assist French Immersion schools and the district with the development of goals and action plans designed to enhance French Immersion student achievement and retention;
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively on a team of District Curriculum Facilitators.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Valid BC Teachers Certificate
Member of the Ministry of Education Teacher Regulation Branch
Qualified/experienced in French Immersion
Fully bilingual, with native-like fluency in French and English Language (reading, writing, speaking, listening)
Undergraduate degree in French Immersion and methodology coursework in teaching French as a second language
Extensive and successful teaching experience in a variety of classroom settings
Demonstrated experience in curriculum, instruction, assessment and reporting
Superior listening, oral, and written communication skills
Superior work ethic and social emotional competencies, excellent reflective judgement and commitment to building effective learning communities
Confidence and proficiency in using instructional organizers, concepts and strategies that actively engage all students in learning
Demonstrated leadership ability and experience
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with students, parents and staff
Knowledge of effective literacy and numeracy practices and development
Knowledge and experience in personalizing learning for all students
Ability and willingness to work in a technologically rich learning environment
Successful completion of a Criminal Record Search as carried out through the Ministry of Education Teacher Regulation Branch
Commitment to creating a safe and caring learning environment
Compensation:
Salary as per Teachers' Collective Agreement. Current salary range is $59,724. to $110,833. annually plus comprehensive benefits package.
Application Process:
To apply for this position, click on the APPLY ONLINE button at the bottom of the page. Please include your cover letter, resume, transcripts, copies of certificates or diplomas, practicum and/or teacher evaluation report, and references..
School District No. 40 (New Westminster) is an equal opportunity employer. Successful Completion of a Criminal Record Search is a legislated requirement, and only those applicants legally entitled to work in Canada will be considered. New Westminster Schools values the time you have taken to submit your application; however, only those applicants selected to move forward will be contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.
The New Westminster School District recognizes and acknowledges the Qayqayt First Nation, as well as all Coast Salish peoples, on whose traditional and unceded territories we live, we learn, we play and we do our work.
School District No. 40 (New Westminster) is an equal opportunity employer. New Westminster Schools welcomes and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, any gender identity or gender expression. If you require an accommodation through our hiring process, please include your request in the application email to equity@sd40.bc.ca.
School District No. 40 (New Westminster) has been given approval from the Human Rights Tribunal for a Special Program under s.42(3) of the Human Rights Code. Under this special program, New Westminster Schools seeks to preferentially hire Indigenous persons to a variety of teaching positions. Therefore, each applicant may wish to provide, on a voluntary basis, whether they self-identify as a First Nations, Metis, or Inuit person.
