French Immersion Grade 5 / 6 Teacher

Sherwood Park Elementary

Temporary 0.8 FTE

Start : November 12, 2024

End : June 30, 2025 or upon return of incumbent

NATURE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Sherwood Park is a learning community with school goals focused on literacy, numeracy and social-emotional health and well-being. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with a collaborative French Immersion team and with grade-level colleagues. Days of work are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

A Bachelor of Education Degree (Elementary), specializing in French Immersion Education.

Successful experience teaching French Immersion at the Intermediate level.

Native-like fluency in French and English.

Successful completion of senior university course work in French Immersion methodology or completion of a French Immersion Training program.

Experience in and knowledge of content and processes contained with the Elementary French Immersion Language curriculum.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES and EXPERIENCE

Strong commitment to excellence in teaching and demonstrated teaching ability.

Comprehensive understanding of curriculum coupled with demonstrated ability to interpret curriculum appropriately to accommodate individual differences.

Demonstrated ability to design and implement a variety of assessment practices to measure and monitor student progress effectively.

Demonstrated ability to organize for instruction to maximize student potential.

Confidence and proficiency in using instructional organizers, concepts, and strategies that actively engage all students in learning.

Knowledge and demonstrated ability to structure and organize instructional strategies to enhance academic learning time.

Practical knowledge of district initiatives in reading so that reading skills and strategies can be taught explicitly across the curriculum to insure reading success.

Strategies to identify learning difficulties early, understand obstacles to learning, and implement effective intervention to maximize academic success.

Knowledge and understanding of the application of relevant computer technologies to teaching and learning.

Excellent written and oral communication.

Evidence of personal initiative and strong work ethic.

Demonstrated successful and creative classroom experience.

Demonstrated ability to demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness to the needs and demands of the profession.

Willingness to be involved in professional development, with an ongoing commitment to learn and implement new methodologies and strategies.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with students, parents, and staff to enhance the school as a learning community.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT :

Possession of a BC Teaching Certificate

Membership in the BC Teacher Regulation Branch.

A member of the North Vancouver Teachers’ Association and the BC Teachers’ Federation.