Full-Time Teacher - Grade 3

Chinook's Edge School Division; Penhold; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Chinook's Edge School Division invites applications for a full-time teaching position at Jessie Duncan Elementary School for the 2025-2026 school year. The successful candidate will engage in a Grade 3 classroom, focusing on collaboration, student-centered strategies, and community building.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid Alberta Teacher Certificate.
• Experience in teaching primary grades preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach in a Grade 3 classroom.
• Respond to student needs through differentiated strategies.
• Build relationships with staff, students, and parents.

Skills

Collaboration

Differentiated strategies

Relationship building

Education

Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate

Job description

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Chinook’s Edge School Division invites applications for a full-time teaching position at Jessie Duncan Elementary School (Grades Pre-K-3) in Penhold, effective the first day of the 2025-2026 school year to June 30, 2026. The successful candidate will teach in a Grade 3 classroom. Preference will be given to applicants with related experience.

Jessie Duncan Elementary School is looking for candidates with the passion, ability, and experience to:

• work collaboratively within a classroom, grade, and school team
• respond to student needs through differentiated strategies and creative solutions
• build relationships with staff, students, and parents

Applicants should prepare a cover letter and resume, including the names and contact information of three current work-related references. Cover letters should be addressed to Mike Garrow, Associate Superintendent – People Services, Chinook’s Edge School Division. Applications must be submitted via the 'Apply' link on this page; email applications are no longer accepted.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m., Sunday, June 2025. The successful applicant must possess a valid Alberta Teacher Certificate and be able to provide a criminal record check and vulnerable sector check.

Chinook’s Edge is one of the largest school divisions in the province, serving over 11,000 students across 40 schools in Central Alberta, between Calgary and Red Deer. Our schools are located in 13 small communities offering a friendly, healthy, and affordable small-town lifestyle with proximity to city amenities. The nearby Rocky Mountains provide additional recreational opportunities. Chinook’s Edge values collaboration, staff and student wellness, and offers a supportive community with diverse cultural and recreational activities. For more information, visit our website.

By submitting an application, the applicant agrees that the principal or designate may contact previous employers for confidential reference checks, whether or not references are listed.

Information provided in your application and during interviews may be shared with members of the hiring committee, school administration, and other relevant personnel involved in the hiring process, in accordance with privacy legislation and policies to ensure confidentiality and fairness.

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Resumes from non-selected candidates will not be retained.

We acknowledge that our schools are situated on Treaty 6 and 7 lands, home to the First Nations (Dene, Nehiyawak, Nakoda, Anishinaabe, Niitsitapi), Métis Nation of Alberta, and Inuit Peoples. We are grateful for the land's beauty and resources, and committed to reconciliation and community growth, respecting individual differences and fostering a collaborative future.