FMCHST27144 - Complexity Team Lead

Parkland School Division No 70 Centre for Education; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort McMurray Public Schools is seeking a temporary Complexity Team Lead for Composite High School for the 2026-27 school year. The role provides real-time support to address classroom complexity across grades, working with teachers, educational assistants, and school teams.

The Ideal Candidate demonstrates strong collaboration, team leadership, data-driven planning, and a commitment to student-centered supports in a dynamic high-needs environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Education degree required.
• Valid Alberta teaching certificate.
• Strong collaboration and team leadership skills.
• Ability to analyze data to inform decisions and instruction.
• Experience in inclusive, responsive classroom practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-class support across the school for diverse student needs.
• Collaborate with teachers and educational assistants to problem-solve complex situations.
• Respond to urgent behavioural, academic, or mental health needs.
• Implement individual, small group, and whole-class interventions.
• Maintain documentation and reporting at the school level.

Skills

Collaboration

Team leadership

Inclusive practices

Data-informed decisions

Classroom management

Education

Bachelor of Education

Alberta Teaching Certificate

Job description

Location Composite High School FTE 1.0

Start Date September 23, 2026 Closing Date Open until Filled

Complexity Team Teacher Description

Classrooms across Alberta are increasingly complex, encompassing students with diverse academic, behavioural, social-emotional, and mental health needs. Through provincial funding to address classroom complexity, Fort McMurray Public Schools has established Complexity Team Lead positions to provide enhanced support and stability for students and staff in high-needs environments.

Assigned to Composite High School for the 2026-27 school year, this teacher will provide

consistent, in-class support for students with complex learning needs. This role is not assigned to a single classroom, but instead functions as a flexible, responsive support across the school, working collaboratively with staff and, where applicable, as part of a complexity team supported by educational assistants.

This role focuses on providing immediate, real-time support to address classroom complexity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide in class support for diverse student needs across the school
• Work alongside teachers using push-in and pull-out models
• Respond to urgent behavioural, academic, or mental health needs
• Provide real-time, responsive support in complex classroom situations
• Implement individual, small group, and whole-class interventions
• Support student regulation, engagement, and safety, including one-to-one interventions when required
• Collaborate with teachers, educational assistants, and school-based teams to problem-solve complex situations
• Support English language learners
• Use student data and school-based information to prioritize and respond to needs
• Maintain documentation and reporting at the school level
• Flex between direct student support and classroom support based on need

Posting FMCHST27144

Teacher - Complexity Team Lead

Temporary: September 23, 2026 - June 29, 2027

Location Composite High School FTE 1.0

Start Date September 23, 2026 Closing Date Open until Filled

Complexity Team Teacher Description

Classrooms across Alberta are increasingly complex, encompassing students with diverse academic, behavioural, social-emotional, and mental health needs. Through provincial funding to address classroom complexity, Fort McMurray Public Schools has established Complexity Team Lead positions to provide enhanced support and stability for students and staff in high-needs environments.

Assigned to Composite High School for the 2026-27 school year, this teacher will provide

consistent, in-class support for students with complex learning needs. This role is not assigned to a single classroom, but instead functions as a flexible, responsive support across the school, working collaboratively with staff and, where applicable, as part of a complexity team supported by educational assistants.

This role focuses on providing immediate, real-time support to address classroom complexity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide in class support for diverse student needs across the school
• Work alongside teachers using push-in and pull-out models
• Respond to urgent behavioural, academic, or mental health needs
• Provide real-time, responsive support in complex classroom situations
• Implement individual, small group, and whole-class interventions
• Support student regulation, engagement, and safety, including one-to-one interventions when required
• Collaborate with teachers, educational assistants, and school-based teams to problem-solve complex situations
• Support English language learners
• Use student data and school-based information to prioritize and respond to needs
• Maintain documentation and reporting at the school level
• Flex between direct student support and classroom support based on need

  Key Characteristics of an Effective Candidate:

  • Strong understanding of inclusive and responsive classroom practices
  • Ability to support students with academic, behavioural, social-emotional, and mental health needs
  • Skill in co-planning, co-teaching, and in-the-moment problem solving
  • Strong collaboration and team leadership skills
  • Ability to remain flexible and responsive in dynamic, high-needs environments
  • Commitment to student-centered, strengths-based approaches
  • Experience using data to inform decisions and supports
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
  • A growth mindset and commitment to continuous professional learning

  Desired Qualifications/Skills:

  The Ideal Candidate will demonstrate the following background, philosophy, and experience:

  • Bachelor of Education Degree
  • Valid Alberta Teaching Certificate
  • Effective organization and classroom management skills
  • Ability to create a learning environment where students feel safe, supported, and challenged
  • Experience or familiarity with analyzing data and using data to inform decisions and/or instruction
  • Relentless drive to set and achieve personal and professional goals
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention or SMG training
  • Strong collaborative team player and a positive staff member
  • Experience teaching in Junior and Senior High is considered an asset
  • Demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional growth
  • Possess superior organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Be a reflective practitioner
  • Be willing to participate/volunteer in the school community beyond the classroom
  • Recognize the importance of promoting the school with parents and in the community
  • Have skill in involving parents as partners (parental involvement)
  • Possess an ability to create an effective team with educational assistants, parents, and multidisciplinary professionals

  All candidates must hold or be able to obtain an Alberta Teaching Certificate, have knowledge of curriculum and teaching experience at those levels/subject areas and demonstrated interpersonal and classroom management skills

  FMPSD may contact past and present employers for references. All FMPSD employees are expected to be computer literate; this includes fluency with e-mail, internet, MS Office, Google mail, docs and sheets.

  If you have any questions regarding this posting you may email [e-mail].