Teacher - Jessie's House

Location: North Central Alberta (Slave Lake)

We're hiring:
Teacher Caring. Creative. Inspiring.
Inspire curiosity and confidence in the next generation of learners. Sturgeon Public Schools is currently seeking a  Full-Time Temporary  Teacher for a work assignment at Jessie's House ,

What is Jessie's House?
Jessie's House is an emergency shelter in Morinville, Alberta, providing support to individuals and families experiencing domestic violence. Jessie's House is more than a place to stay, it provides a broad range of services, including outreach, case management, court support, and specialized support for children.

As a trauma-informed facility, Jessie's House strives to meet residents where they are and reduce barriers to accessing services. The organization recognizes that each individual and family arrives with unique experiences, strengths, needs, and circumstances.

Children and youth are an important part of the Jessie's House community. Specialized support for children is provided alongside the broader services available to families, creating an environment where children can continue to learn, grow, and experience stability during a time of significant transition.

The Principal will become part of a collaborative, supportive environment where education works alongside the other services provided by Jessie's House. The ability to build trusting relationships, create a predictable and welcoming learning environment, and respond to students with empathy and flexibility is particularly important in this setting.

What You'll Be Doing

Provide compassionate, student-centred instruction grounded in trauma-informed practice and a strong commitment to the academic, social and emotional success of every student

Maintain a high degree of confidentiality, discretion and professional judgment when working with students, families, staff and sensitive information

Create a safe, predictable, inclusive, and welcoming learning environment that supports students experiencing significant transition, disruption and complex life circumstances

Build trusting relationships with students and families from diverse backgrounds and experiences

Demonstrate a genuine passion for supporting students with varied academic, social, emotional, and developmental needs

Work collaboratively with Jessie's House staff, Sturgeon Public Schools colleagues, families and community partners to provide coordinated and responsive supports for students

Support continuity of learning through flexible, individualized approaches that respond to varying academic needs, attendance patterns and lengths of stay

Champion inclusive education practices, including differentiated instruction, appropriate assessment, and individualized programming for diverse learning needs

Utilize evidence, professional judgment, and student progress to guide instructional decision-making and support continuous growth

Manage classroom routines and learning activities in alignment with Division policies, Alberta Education requirements and the unique needs of the Jessie's House environment

Demonstrate adaptability, sound judgement and thoughtful resource management in a dynamic and evolving educational setting

Plan and deliver engaging instruction that supports literacy, numeracy, and inquiry-based learning

Create a classroom environment that fosters curiosity, creativity, and confidence

Support students' academic, social, and emotional growth through developmentally appropriate strategies

Differentiate instruction to meet diverse learning needs and abilities

Use technology and hands-on learning to enhance student engagement

What You Bring

Valid Alberta Teaching Certificate

Demonstrated success in a classroom teaching role, ideally in multi-grade or non-traditional learning environments

Strong curriculum expertise and pedagogical knowledge across multi-level subject areas, particularly in Elementary grades

Demonstrated understanding of trauma-informed practice and the ability to apply it effectively within a classroom setting

Ability to work independently, as a co‑teacher and as part of a team

Experience with complex communication needs and AAC devices is an asset

Ability to understand and support students with behaviour and/or regulation challenges

A high degree of confidentiality, discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment when working with sensitive student and family information

A genuine passion for supporting students from diverse backgrounds, experiences, identities, and circumstances

Proven ability to build trusting, respectful relationships with…