FMCHST- Complexity Team Lead

Location Composite High School FTE 1.0

Start Date September 23, 2026 Closing Date Open until Filled

Complexity Team Teacher Description

Classrooms across Alberta are increasingly complex, encompassing students with diverse academic, behavioural, social-emotional, and mental health needs. Through provincial funding to address classroom complexity, Fort McMurray Public Schools has established Complexity Team Lead positions to provide enhanced support and stability for students and staff in high-needs environments.

Assigned to Composite High School for the 2026-27 school year, this teacher will provide

consistent, in-class support for students with complex learning needs. This role is not assigned to a single classroom, but instead functions as a flexible, responsive support across the school, working collaboratively with staff and, where applicable, as part of a complexity team supported by educational assistants.

This role focuses on providing immediate, real-time support to address classroom complexity.

• Provide in class support for diverse student needs across the school
• Work alongside teachers using push-in and pull-out models
• Respond to urgent behavioural, academic, or mental health needs
• Provide real-time, responsive support in complex classroom situations
• Implement individual, small group, and whole-class interventions
• Support student regulation, engagement, and safety, including one-to-one interventions when required
• Collaborate with teachers, educational assistants, and school-based teams to problem-solve complex situations
• Support English language learners
• Use student data and school-based information to prioritize and respond to needs
• Maintain documentation and reporting at the school level
• Flex between direct student support and classroom support based on need

Posting FMCHST
27144

Teacher - Complexity Team Lead

Temporary:
September 23, 2026 - June 29, 2027

Location Composite High School FTE 1.0

Start Date September 23, 2026 Closing Date Open until Filled

Complexity Team Teacher Description

Classrooms across Alberta are increasingly complex, encompassing students with diverse academic, behavioural, social-emotional, and mental health needs. Through provincial funding to address classroom complexity, Fort McMurray Public Schools has established Complexity Team Lead positions to provide enhanced support and stability for students and staff in high-needs environments.

Assigned to Composite High School for the 2026-27 school year, this teacher will provide

consistent, in-class support for students with complex learning needs. This role is not assigned to a single classroom, but instead functions as a flexible, responsive support across the school, working collaboratively with staff and, where applicable, as part of a complexity team supported by educational assistants.

This role focuses on providing immediate, real-time support to address classroom complexity.

• Provide in class support for diverse student needs across the school
• Work alongside teachers using push-in and pull-out models
• Respond to urgent behavioural, academic, or mental health needs
• Provide real-time, responsive support in complex classroom situations
• Implement individual, small group, and whole-class interventions
• Support student regulation, engagement, and safety, including one-to-one interventions when required
• Collaborate with teachers, educational assistants, and school-based teams to problem-solve complex situations
• Support English language learners
• Use student data and school-based information to prioritize and respond to needs
• Maintain documentation and reporting at the school level
• Flex between direct student support and classroom support based on need Key Characteristics of an Effective Candidate:
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