T26-145 Continuing Intermediate - Grade 5

Position Details

The position is a continuing full‑time teaching assignment in the Intermediate – Grade 5 area at Vedder Elementary School.

• Extensive academic training, professional preparation, and qualifications in teaching in all areas of this assignment.
• Knowledge of, and demonstrated application of, the Ministry of Education's current philosophy, teaching practices, and evaluation/assessment/reporting procedures as applied to all areas of this assignment.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to implement teaching practices that align with the Professional Standards for BC Educators.
• Demonstrated ability to plan for and teach all required subjects at this grade level, to effectively address the academic and social/emotional learning needs of a diverse group of students.
• Consistent use of the most current instructional practices to create a powerful balanced literacy program to meet the diverse needs of learners; preference will be given to candidates with successful experience with small group targeted literacy instruction.
• Consistent use of the most current instructional practices to create a powerful balanced numeracy program to meet the diverse needs of learners; preference will be given to candidates with successful experience with small group targeted numeracy instruction.
• Successful experience using District and Ministry data sets (ACT, SNAP, FSA, PM/RR) to identify student need and drive informed teaching practice and team teacher planning.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to Indigenizing curriculum using the First Peoples Principles of Learning.
• Demonstrated experience intervening, supporting, and motivating struggling learners through a Response to Intervention (RTI) lens, particularly in literacy, numeracy, and social emotional learning.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and acknowledge individual student differences, incorporate universal supports, and adjust instructional practices accordingly through informal adaptations and formal Competency Based Individual Education Plans (CBIEP's).
• Demonstrated ability in the application of current brain-based strategies as they relate to self‑regulation, mindful behaviour and social emotional learning.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to support students through a variety of social emotional strategies and trauma informed practices.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and motivate students in day‑to‑day lessons through the appropriate integration of technology.
• Demonstrated ability to set and clarify learning standards and to establish effective classroom procedures and relationships.
• Demonstrated excellent classroom management, behaviour management and classroom organization skills; experience with Positive Behaviour and Support (PBS) is an asset.
• Commitment to supporting social responsibility and student leadership throughout the school
• Demonstrated willingness to implement the goals and strategies of the School Growth Plan.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with students, staff, parents and administration in a professional manner to promote a strong and caring professional learning community.
• Demonstrated commitment and involvement in professional development and collaboration that supports the enhancement of student learning (literacy/numeracy/social responsibility/application of technology/engaging learners) as is applies to the areas of this assignment.

Further information, contact: 604‑858‑4759 (Vedder) Sharilyn Mordaunt, Acting Principal