IB Primary Program; PYP) Coordinator and Grade 4​/5 Co-Teacher

IB Primary Years Program (PYP) Coordinator and Grade 4/5 Co-Teacher

Temporary

Internal/ External Posting

Posting Date:
October 16, 2026 Closing Date:
November 1, 2026

Posting #2026086

Hours

1.0 FTE: 7 blocks co-teaching Grades 4&5 and 13.5 blocks PYP Coordinator.

Start date:

January 11, 2026 End date:
December 17, 2027. This temporary position covers a leave of absence.

Salary

Commensurate with placement on the SMS Salary Grid, based on years of teaching experience & education (TQS Category). IB PYP Coordinator Stipend of $1100.00 (currently under review)

This is a bargaining unit position in the Professional Employees Association.

All candidates must hold a valid B.C. TRB Teacher's Certificate and be legally able to work in Canada.

St. Margaret's School (SMS) is Western Canada's only girl-centered, independent day and boarding school located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on the unceded traditional territories of the Esquimalt Nations, Songhees Nations, and W̱SÁNEĆ Nations. Founded in 1908, SMS is an international centre for girl-centered learning and leadership development, providing empowering education for girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (boarding grades 7–12).

St. Margaret's School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) School offering the Diploma Program.

Through coordination with teachers, administrators, and the IB Regional Office, the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator (JK-Grade
5) provides pedagogical and administrative leadership for the programme and is responsible for the full delivery of the IB PYP curriculum at SMS, including documentation, reporting, analysis and evaluation. The PYP Coordinator takes the lead in creating and maintaining a balanced programme of inquiry, leading the learning, and ensuring adherence to the policies and procedures of the IB.

The Primary Years Programme Coordinator character and capacities are guided by the IB Learner Profile and the IB Approaches to Teaching and Learning.

• Integrity & Trust
• Service Orientation
• Communication & Collaboration
• Adaptability
• Innovation
• Resilience
• Interpersonal Savvy

• Ensure that the IB PYP Programme is aligned with the programme standards and practices and general rules of the IB. Maintain complete academic records and documentation for programme evaluation purposes.
• In collaboration with the Deputy Head of School, Academics, Vice Principal, PYP and the other IB Coordinators, plan collaboration and individual/group professional learning, including the organization of on-site professional development related to the PYP and other teaching needs.
• Identify PYP-related professional development opportunities for faculty and keep a record of workshop attendance and school visits to ensure equality of opportunity to identify ongoing needs, and to complete authorization and program evaluation forms.
• Lead regular IB PYP meetings with faculty and collaboration meetings with PYP teachers and support staff.
• Support specialist teachers in their unique roles as they deliver the PYP.
• Support implementation of PYP best practices in classrooms through modeling and co-planning of lessons and units.
• Engage in class observations and make recommendations for best practices.
• Take the lead in subject group, ATL and service as action planning and discussions.
• Ensure differentiation is provided in the classroom, including liaising with the Personalized Learning and Enrichment Team.
• Encourage an inquiry-based learning environment within the school community.
• Read and edit student progress reports.
• Maintain communication with the IB Regional Office related to the PYP programme.
• Maintain up-to-date understanding of IB programming, direction and research…