Teach in BC’s most culturally diverse and urban school district, Vancouver School District No. 39. Set in one of the world’s most livable cities, Vancouver is a community-minded district seeking talented educators, progressive leaders, and skilled support staff to enrich the learning experience of Vancouver’s 50,000 students.

The District welcomes qualified applicants who value equity and diversity as essential to excellence. The distinct makeup of the VSB community strives to support the inclusion of all voices.  You may wish to share some lived experiences that demonstrate your connections to our diverse student community.

 Xpey' Elementary-Indigenous Focus School

Intermediate Teacher-1.0 FTE Continuing

If you do not self-identify as First Nations, Metis, Inuit, or Non-Status you will not be considered for this position

Xpey' Elementary is the Indigenous Focus School for the district. We welcome Indigenous and non-Indigenous students from across the district. In concert with the BC Curriculum and Wholistic Learning Framework, we infuse Indigenous ways of knowing, doing and learning into everything that we teach. Currently, we have approximately 85 students. We are a collaborative, tight knit school community. Our 2020-2021 school plan focuses on collaborative inquiry, social and emotional learning (SEL) and Indigenous Education.

*The VBE has been given approval from the Human Rights Tribunal for a Special Program under s. 42(3) of the Human Rights Code.  Under this special program, the VBE seeks to preferentially hire Indigenous persons to a variety of teaching positions.  Therefore, each applicant may wish to provide, on a voluntary basis, information whether they self-identify as an Indigenous person.*

Position Details:

• Intermediate Teacher

Qualifications:

• Completion of a Bachelor of Education

• Experience and/or training in an intermediate enrolling class is required  
• Deep knowledge, understanding and respect on how to work with Indigenous students and staff from many nations, in order to create an environment that fosters and embraces Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing
• Promotion of Indigenous cultural and traditional knowledge within the school setting to promote a sense of belonging and identity
• Collaboration and implementation of Universal Design for Learning and Differentiation are essential skills
• Commitment to supporting and working as part of the Indigenous school community with a focus on current needs of the school and students in an inclusive setting
• Experience in communicating and planning with the School Based Team, district personnel and outside agencies to support the integration of learners in their classroom. Experience and/or training to adapt classroom programs are an asset
• Experience with formative assessment practices is required
• Membership in or eligible to become a member of the Teacher Regulation Board (TRB)

• Registration with the Teacher Qualification Service (TQS)

Your application portfolio must include the following documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Academic Transcripts
• Reports/Evaluations:
  • Recent Graduates require final Practicum Reports
  • Experienced Teachers require a recent Teaching Evaluation (not lesson observations) within the past 8 years
• 3 Professional References-email and phone numbers
  
  • Recent Graduates to include your Faculty Advisor, School Advisor(s) and one or more of the following:  Principal, Vice principal or most recent previous employer
  • Experienced Teachers to include current Principal, Vice Principal and previous Administrator(s)

  ** We do not accept friends or teaching colleagues as references**

• TRB (Teacher Regulation Branch) Status:
  • If your application is in process, please provide a screenshot of the application, including the drop down menu of outstanding documents 

Due to the confidentiality of the interview process and the high volume of applications, we do not provide feedback, notify unsuccessful applicants or respond to inquiries regarding the status of an application.

We will contact applicants directly if we are interested in moving forward or if an application requires additional information.

HOW TO APPLY:

1.  Register on Make a Future: http://www.makeafuture.ca/ and create a profile under the Category "Teachers, Principals & Superintendents"

2.  Click on Job Postings then Search

3.  Select the Job you would like to apply for

4.  Answer the job posting questions then click Apply

5.  Upload supporting documents to the Competition

6.  Once you submit your application you will receive a confirmation email from Make a Future