Job Details
Are you looking to work in a District that is committed to collaboration, mentorship, and creating inspiring educational experiences?
The Delta School District aims to be an innovative, inclusive community where all learners belong and everyone soars. We are a District of more than 15,900 students and 3,000 employees.
The District’s mission is to inspire and nurture thriving, future-ready learners at each of its 31 schools, located in Ladner, North Delta, and Tsawwassen. We value Compassion, Responsibility, Integrity, Creativity, Diversity, and Resilience.
Our schools and District offices are located on the traditional territories of the Tsawwassen and Musqueam First Nations. The District offers its respect to the Knowledge Keepers and all First Peoples who have been on these lands since time immemorial.
The Delta School District is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and individuals of all genders and sexual identities.
We are committed to removing barriers to employment and providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process, upon request. Preference will be given to qualified applicants who identify as Indigenous in accordance with the Delta School District’s equity commitments.
Coordinator of Inquiry Elementary Teacher
Grade 7; Working Tuesday Afternoons
Competition: T-26-492
Location/Dept.: Heath Elementary
FTE: 0.1
Start Date: October 20, 2026
Term of Employment: Term Specific to June 30, 2027
Posted: October 13, 2026
Application Deadline: 12:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Salary is based on TQS category and years of experience, ranging from $69,147 - $116,190 per year.
Coordinator of Inquiry Elementary
The Coordinator of Inquiry (COI) is a unique position that supports collaborative teacher learning at the school level. The COI works alongside school staff and administration to develop a school inquiry focus, and engages in various activities to support the teacher learning and student success.
Qualifications & Skills
- Instructional Leadership: Demonstrated background as an instructional leader in an elementary education setting.
- Experience: Ideally, a minimum of five years of teaching experience.
- Organizational Excellence: Excellent organizational skills to manage school-based inquiry initiatives.
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Relationship Building: Ability to build positive working relationships with students, teachers, and administrators.
- Collaboration: Ability to facilitate collaboration among elementary staff and within the school community.
Responsibilities
The Elementary Coordinator of Inquiry will be responsible for the following:
- Lead Inquiry: Partner with with school administration and staff to develop a critical question of collaborative inquiry focused on improved student learning.
- Coordinate Meetings: Coordinate meetings related to the collaboration required to explore the school-based inquiry.
- Networking: Attend inter-school networking meetings with other elementary coordinators of inquiry
- Grants: Assist with the development and implementation of a "Grant for School Inquiry" to support the school’s specific inquiry goals.
- Budget Management: Manage and work within a set budget assigned to the inquiry project. [cite: 47]
- Presentation of Learning: Organize a district-wide presentation of learning, collaborating with other elementary schools, to take place in June.
This position is designed to foster changes in thinking and practices in elementary classrooms and schools to enhance student learning, engagement, and success. [cite: 13, 21]
All required documents must be submitted in your application which include:
- resume
- cover letter
- copy of valid/pending BC Teaching Certificate
- additional/supporting documentation
For more information on this position, please email Kevin Vasconcelos, District Principal of Human Resources and Teaching Staff at kvasconcelos@deltaschools.ca.
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