Program Specialist K-6 Fos

Position Title

Program Specialist K-6 FOS 4

June 12, 2026 8:00 AM

Central Regional Office

• Bachelor of Education
• Master's Degree

PRIM/ELEM/SEC

• Full‑time term position for K‑6 Program Specialist, serving Family of Schools
  4. Duties commence September 8, 2026 and continue until June 25, 2027.
• Provide visionary leadership and deep understanding of K‑6 pedagogy to support how learning occurs.
• Report to the Senior Management Official for Programs Implementation, aligning work with Standards of Practice and emphasizing ethical responsibility, adult learner development, professional leadership, collaboration, reflective practice, and professional knowledge.
• Strategic vision & implementation: develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for advancing English Language Arts and Humanities education across grades 7‑12, ensuring alignment with provincial curriculum frameworks and graduation requirements.
• Secondary literacy & inquiry‑based learning: support educators with the implementation of ELA and Humanities curricula, promoting disciplinary literacy, critical thinking, historical inquiry, and the integration of diverse cultural perspectives.
• Professional learning leadership: design, coordinate, and deliver engaging adult professional learning opportunities for secondary educators focused on evidence‑informed literacy strategies, inclusive text selection, and inquiry‑based social studies pedagogy.
• Support & mentorship: provide individualized and group support to secondary educators, department heads, and administrators, mentoring them in high‑yield instructional practices, assessment for learning, and inclusive classroom strategies.
• Resource curation & development: support educators to identify, evaluate, and curate high‑quality instructional and assessment resources.
• Collaboration & community engagement: collaborate with educational partners, heritage institutions, literacy organizations, and post‑secondary stakeholders to foster a cohesive humanities ecosystem and facilitate provincial knowledge sharing.
• Impact assessment & iteration: support educators to develop and implement mechanisms to evaluate the effectiveness of their ELA and Humanities pedagogical practices and make evidence‑informed decisions through analysis of student achievement data and literacy data.
• Champion equitable & inclusive education: promote awareness of diverse voices and use evidence‑informed practices to enhance reading and writing as foundational components of an equitable and inclusive secondary education.

• Bachelor of Education – Prim/Elem
• Master's degree in education
• NL Teaching Certificate
• Extensive background knowledge and leadership experiences relevant to teaching Primary Elementary grades.

Annual Teacher Salary Scale contained within the NLTA Provincial Collective Agreement and benefits contained within the agreement.

Applicants without the required qualifications may be considered in accordance with Clause 37.01 (d) of the provincial collective agreement.