Our Division & Communities Foothills School Division (FSD) serves the learning needs of approximately 8000 students from preschool to grade 12.
We operate 22 public schools, an online digital school, an alternative campus, and three colony schools. These are located in the towns of Okotoks, High River, and Diamond Valley, and the communities of Blackie, Cayley, Heritage Heights, Red Deer Lake, Longview, Millarville and Foothills County.
FSD is located on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy and the first peoples of southern Alberta including the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, Tsuutina, and Stoney Nakoda First Nations.
This land is also the proud home to the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 3. FSD stretches from the city of Calgary's southern border and east of Kananaskis Country in Foothills County.
Applicant Eligibility Forming part of Round 3 of the staffing cycle for the 2024 / 2025 school year, we welcome all interested applicants to apply.
- The Role This role involves : Organizing and supervising approved field trips to enhance classroom learning Effective collaboration with a team of teachers in the catchment area, working in a team environment Effectively maintain the business side of a large band program (budget, fundraising, inventory, music library, repairs) Work with students from a variety of schools and age groups to facilitate the development / recruitment / retention of the students in the designated feeder school Provide a nurturing, supportive, and positive classroom climate that encourages student responsibility, using positive motivation, clear classroom routines, challenging instructional strategies, and effective classroom management techniques Demonstrate an advanced pedagogical and content / curricular knowledge of the following areas : Instrumental Music (Junior and High School;
- levels I-VI); Concert Band (Junior and High School); Jazz Band (Junior and High School) Demonstrate an advanced pedagogical and content knowledge of the following areas : brass;
woodwinds; percussion The Candidate As a member of a highly motivated team and student-centered educator, you are prepared to collaborate with colleagues in a Professional Learning Community.
Your teaching practice includes the ability to design and plan learning activities that transfer, and develop thinking competencies.
Further, your practice assesses individual student variables to inform the design of meaningful and experiential learning opportunities and effective assessment practice.
Your ability to foster effective professional relationships with student, families, staff and community is critical. You demonstrate a willingness to engage in extra-curricular activities and support students in the whole school experience that characterizes effective schools.
Your capacity to integrate technologies and and support experiential learning that connects students to community resources within Maker-centered learning, CTF and CTS learning environments is evident.
If you are a dynamic, research-based educator passionately committed to explore, develop and celebrate each learner entrusted to your care, we invite you to apply.
We appreciate and consider all applications, but only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.