Senior School English Teacher St. John's School

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St. John’s School (SJS) is a leading independent, all-gender IB World School in Vancouver, Canada, offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP) across Kindergarten to Grade 12. SJS is committed to providing an enriching and rigorous education that nurtures learning competencies, student agency, wellbeing, and a lifelong love of learning.

St. John’s School (SJS) is seeking a qualified and experienced IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP) English Language & Literature (L&L) Teacher. The role also includes the responsibility of being an advisory teacher for one class. The candidate may be required to teach courses in another MYP or DP subject, based on experience, qualifications, need, and interest. The IB MYP/DP English Language & Literature Teacher will contribute to the development of the English curriculum and teaching experiences at SJS.

Teachers at SJS are expected to exemplify excellent professional practice and high standards of teaching and learning. The teacher will provide learning opportunities differentiated to the needs, abilities and stage of development of each student. The successful candidate will be adept at monitoring, measuring, documenting, and reporting on learning. The successful candidate supports student wellbeing, participates in co‑curricular commitments of the school, and is reliable in exercising their daily responsibilities.

Typical Senior School English Teacher responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Model and promote the IB learner profile attributes and SJS values.
• Facilitate and deliver engaging and effective MYP/DP English L&L lessons in the Senior School across a range of grades.
• Collaborate with the Head of Department and other English teachers to develop an innovative MYP/DP English L&L curriculum.
• Design, prepare and deliver learning activities that facilitate insightful engagement and utilize inquiry‑based learning strategies to enhance student understanding and engagement.
• Create a safe, effective, challenging, ethical and organized learning environment.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of and passion for the subject areas.
• Provide differentiated instruction for all learners to establish an inclusive learning environment.
• Maintain relevant understanding of and be active in using relevant and effective technology to enhance instruction and learning.
• Participate in faculty and parent meetings and special events.
• Model respectful and timely communication with students, colleagues, and parents, in line with the school’s Mutual Respect policy.
• Endorse the school’s mission, vision, and values.
• Attend professional development programmes, participate in “on campus” courses, and attend professional meetings which relate to curricular, administrative or organizational matters as required; scheduled by the Head of Department, Curriculum Coordinators and Senior Management Team.
• Assess, record, and report on the growth of student success in alignment with the MYP/DP subject objectives, criteria, guidelines, and the school’s assessment policy and practices.
• Engage or offer co‑curricular activity(ies) for Senior School students.
• Demonstrate reliability in and understanding of implementation of risk and student management strategies.

This role will require working hours outside of school office hours: often evening events; occasionally going offsite to document student programs; and occasional morning and weekend commitments.

This job profile outlines the key responsibilities for the roles and is not meant to be exhaustive. This will include performing the administrative and related tasks or any other responsibilities required to reasonably meet the needs of SJS, including, but not limited to the general duties outlined in the position profile.

It should be understood that the activities, responsibilities and obligations of this position may be modified from time to time, through discussion between the direct supervisor and the employee, in order to effectively meet the requirements of the school. On…