Round 3 - Elementary School Teacher - Physical Education & Music - Grades K - 6 - Temporary/Replacement Vacancy

Foothills School Division; Okotoks; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Foothills School Division in Alberta invites applications from dynamic educators ready to collaborate within a Professional Learning Community. You will design and plan learning activities that transfer, develop thinking competencies, and assess student variables to shape meaningful, experiential learning with strong assessment practices.

You are expected to foster robust relationships with students, families, staff and the community, participate in extra-curricular activities, and integrate

Qualifications

• Your teaching practice includes the ability to design and plan learning activities that transfer, and develop thinking competencies.
• Your ability to foster effective professional relationships with students, families, staff and the community is critical.
• You demonstrate a willingness to engage in extra-curricular activities and support students in the whole school experience.
• Your capacity to integrate technologies and support experiential learning that connects students to community resources within Maker-centered learning, CTF and CTS learning environments is evident.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with colleagues in a Professional Learning Community to support student learning.
• Design and plan learning activities that transfer and develop thinking competencies.
• Assess individual student variables to inform the design of meaningful and experiential learning opportunities and effective assessment practice.
• Foster effective professional relationships with students, families, staff and the community.
• Engage in extra-curricular activities and support students in the whole school experience.

Job description

Our Division & Communities

Foothills School Division (FSD) serves the learning needs of approximately 8000 students from preschool to grade 12. We operate 22 public schools, an online digital school, an alternative campus, and three colony schools. These are located in the towns of Okotoks, High River, and Diamond Valley, and the communities of Blackie, Cayley, Heritage Heights, Red Deer Lake, Longview, Millarville and Foothills County.

We honour the spirit, life, and lessons this land and its ancestors teach us. We acknowledge the traditional land and territories of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, Tsuutina, and Îyârhe Nakoda as well as the Foothills District and the Rocky View District within the Battle River Territory of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of Alberta.

The Assignment

Preference will be given to candidates who are willing and interested in taking on some extra curricular and running intramurals.

The Candidate

As a member of a highly motivated team and student-centered educator, you are prepared to collaborate with colleagues in a Professional Learning Community.Your teaching practice includes the ability to design and plan learning activities that transfer, and develop thinking competencies. Further, your practice assesses individual student variables to inform the design of meaningful and experiential learning opportunities and effective assessment practice.

Your ability to foster effective professional relationships with student, families, staff and community is critical. You demonstrate a willingness to engage in extra-curricular activities and support students in the whole school experience that characterizes effective schools.Your capacity to integrate technologies and and support experiential learning that connects students to community resources within Maker-centered learning, CTF and CTS learning environments is evident.

We appreciate and consider all applications, but only those applicants

selected for further consideration will be contacted.