French & English Teacher (MYP & HS)

French - Full Employment

Crescent Heights Academy is an independent day school located in Surrey, BC. With 672 students from K-12 in 2025, our population will grow to 720 students in the following few years. Our aim is to provide students with an inclusive community, a challenging academic education with a focus on our students character, emphasizing critical and compassionate thinking and a life-long love of learning. Our school has a vibrant, close-knit family atmosphere where students are known and cared for; we seek candidates that value the professional and appropriate connections with students and their families and understand that every child matters. Plans have begun to build a 120,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility on the current Senior Campus site. Over the next 3 years we will be planning and building the new facility with an eye to provide our students with an environment that supports our mission of building future ready students. Candidates who possess an entrepreneurial, trail-blazing spirit would thrive in this growing, progressive school.

Job Description- Full Time French & English Teacher (MYP English & MYP/HS French) (1.0 FTE) 

Commences: Immediately 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work collaboratively with others to plan and deliver programming using the MYP frameworks and high school program.
• Provide core instruction and assessment of BC Ministry French and English curriculums
• Design and facilitate learning experiences and engagements that inspire, engage, motive, and challenge learners
• Develop a caring classroom environment with positive relationships at the core 
• Monitor, guide, give feedback and assess student learning using a range of tools and strategies
• Communicate effectively and regularly with colleagues, students, and their families
• Attend and participate in school functions and events
• Supervise students at recess and/or lunch breaks
• Lead after school clubs or teams
• Additional duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of School and as outlined in our Staff Handbook
• Be a contributor within the Crescent Heights Academy community

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Education
• Must hold a valid BC teaching certificate
• IB training is considered an asset
• Experience teaching in an intermediate elementary or middle school setting, ideally in an independent IB school
• Passion and commitment to inquiry-based and concept driven instruction
• Canadian resident and be legally entitled to work in Canada
• First Aid Certificate
• Strong classroom management skills
• Collaborative team member
• Effective communication skills
• A self-starter, someone who sees a need, and strives for solutions

This position is full- time. Only those candidates shortlisted will be contacted. Compensation is based on the Surrey School District grid, with a slight premium and extended health benefits.