Instructional Resource Teacher

Position Details

Position Title:

Instructional Resource Teacher

Competition #:

-02 | Competition End Date:
June 22, 2026 8:00 AM

Location(s):
Gander Academy, 55 Fraser Road, Gander, A1V 1K8

Education Required:

Bachelor of Education;
Bachelor of Special Education

Training Method: PRIM/ELEM/SEC

Full‑time term Instructional Resource Teacher. Duties commence September 8, 2026 and continue through June 25, 2027.

As an Instructional Resource Teacher (IRT), you will support a diverse range of learners by developing and delivering individualized programming. Your work will focus on meeting the unique needs of students through enrichment, academic intervention, social‑emotional development, and the building of accessibility and adaptive skills.

Successful candidates will engage professionally with colleagues, families and communities; demonstrate the planning and implementation of effective and responsive teaching and learning practices; provide evidence of how to shape a safe and positive learning environment for students and families; demonstrate a love of learning and an ability to build learner and leadership capacity; provide evidence and understanding of the impact of effective assessment practices.

• Foundations of Special Education
• Development and Characteristics of Learners
• Educational Assessment
• Planning and Delivering Instruction (combined)
• Learning Environment
• Collaborative Partnerships
• Reflective Practice

• Foundations of Special Education – understands and applies knowledge of the foundations of special education.
• Development and Characteristics of Learners – understands the development and characteristics of learners.
• Educational Assessment – understands the educational assessment process and uses a variety of assessment strategies to support student development.
• Planning Instruction – understands the diversity of students' strengths and needs and applies this knowledge when planning instruction.
• Delivering Instruction – understands the diversity of students' strengths and needs and applies this knowledge when delivering instruction.
• Learning Environment – helps create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement, independence and self‑motivation.
• Collaborative Partnerships – understands the importance of building collaborative partnerships to enhance student learning.
• Reflective Practice – continually evaluates practice and actively seeks professional growth opportunities to enhance student learning.

• Bachelor of Education
• Bachelor of Special Education or equivalent
• NL Teaching Certificate – Level IV or higher
• Equivalencies will be considered

Annual Teacher Salary Scale is contained within the NLTA Provincial Collective Agreement. Benefits are included in the agreement.