Program Planning Specialist Teacher - Queens Family of Schools; SSRCE

Program Planning Specialist Teacher
- Queens Family of Schools (SSRCE)

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices a culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, safe, and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools.

Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under‑represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure you complete the self‑identification portion on the position application.

Requisition#: 91050

Position: Program Planning Specialist Teacher
- Queens Family of Schools (SSRCE)

Subject Area(s): Program Planning

Location: SSRCE

Status: 100% Term

Start/End Dates: Effective August 1, 2026 – July 31, 2027

Final date to receive applications: June 16, 2026 at 11:59pm AST

• Bachelor of Education Degree.
• Master’s Degree in Special Education, Diverse Learners (SLDNE), or Master’s Degree in Inclusive Education (Curriculum & Instruction) or other directly related Master’s Degree.
• A related field would include curriculum focus such as Literacy, Numeracy, or Technology.

• Minimum five (5) years successful classroom teaching experience.
• Minimum two (2) years successful support teaching experience (e.g., Resource, Learning Centre, Learning Disabilities Support).
• Minimum three (3) years experience in the use of TIENET to implement the Program Planning Process including the development and implementation of Individual Program Plans.

Predominately demonstrated through the interview process, the candidate will be assessed on their ability to effectively deal with situations that are likely to arise. Internal applicants must meet a minimum threshold of 70% where they do not have experience in the position. External applicants must meet a minimum threshold of 70%.

Meeting the minimum posted qualifications and experience does not guarantee an interview. Further levels of short‑listing may take place, including considerations of qualifications and/or experiences related to the posted position in excess of the minimums posted.

• Establishing systems & routines.
• SEL Programming.
• Implementation of Adaptations & Individual Program Plans (IPPs).
• Program Planning Process.
• TIENET.
• Supporting students with academic and behavioral challenges.
• Scheduling and caseload management.
• Selection of appropriate evidence‑based interventions to support students, transition planning, and complex case support.

• Focus of the position will be on supporting the development and implementation of programming.
• Teachers, Learning Support Teachers (Resource, Learning Centre and Learning Disability Teachers), Educational Assistants, and Administration will be supported with the implementation of the program planning process to meet individual needs of students.
• Support will be provided through modelling, co‑teaching, and observation/feedback.
• Knowledge and experience of Teaching Support Teams and Student Planning Teams and the Program Planning Process.
• Knowledge of classroom management and building positive student relationships.
• Knowledge of local community supports.
• Knowledge of Transition Planning.
• Ability to develop and deliver professional learning to a variety of groups.
• Knowledge of Differentiated Instruction (DI), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education requires that all newly hired employees provide a satisfactory Child Abuse Register Check and Criminal Record/Vulnerable Sector Checks. If you have current checks that are less than 3 months old you can attach these checks to your application or resume.