Senior School French Teacher (18-month Term Contract) West Point Grey Academy

Independent Schools Association of British Columbia; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 73,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

West Point Grey Academy is seeking a Senior School French Teacher for an 18-month contract starting August 2025. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of teaching experience, a strong passion for language education, and contribute to a vibrant learning environment focused on the whole child's development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of classroom teaching experience.
• Formal training in teaching French as a second language.
• Additional interest in teaching other subjects (Spanish, Mandarin) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and delivering engaging lesson plans.
• Integrating digital skills into curriculum.
• Conducting assessments and communicating with families.

Skills

Language Education

Classroom Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's in Education (or equivalent)

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Senior School French Teacher (18-month Term Contract)

• $73,986 - $120,702 (DOE and Grid Placement) CAD / Year

West Point Grey Academy is seeking a Senior School French Teacherbeginning August 25, 2025. This is an 18-month term coverage contract, eligible for benefits.

Note: Applications will be reviewed on submission, so don’t hesitate to apply!

Great schools have great faculty, and WPGA has exceptional teachers and staff who are dedicated to shaping lives of inquiry, action and joy.

West Point Grey Academy teachers and staff focus on the individual child, the whole person, and a balanced life. They give each student transformative learning experiences rooted in inquiry, shaped by action, and celebrated with joy.

Our Senior School teachers are valued faculty members who, with the support of Senior School Leadership and teaching teams, plan and deliver adaptive, future-focused curricula to students in Grades 8-12. As part of the Modern Languages department, French teachers help facilitate language acquisition and develop communication skills, foster cultural understanding, and promote lifelong learning and positive attitudes towards language diversity.

Our ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of classroom teaching experience and formal training in teaching French as a second language to our school. With a passion for language education, they will be eager to add to our highly qualified faculty. Additional interest/experience in other teachable subjects such as additional language proficiency (i.e., Spanish, Mandarin) or Digital Arts education (i.e., media arts, photography, Yearbook, etc.) would be an asset, as would an understanding of best practices in Middle Years education and an enthusiasm for traveling and chaperoning national and international cultural language trips. Familiarity with the Comprehensible Input (CI) approach would be a plus.

All WPGA Faculty:

• Provide future-focused programs and personalized learning experiences.
• Provide and plan for inspirational learning environments that facilitate innovation, collaboration, and inclusion.
• Strengthen our relationship to each other and to our local and global communities with a positive school culture, partnerships, and service to others.
• Are committed to placing wellbeing at the heart of our school.

In your first year at WPGA, you’ll be directly involved in:

Teaching

• Preparing and delivering engaging, future-focused lesson plans and interactive learning activities/materials that follow BC curriculum guidelines.
• Meaningfully integrate digital skills and technology into curriculum and assessment to enhance student learning (laptop and other technology resources provided).
• Adapting instructional materials to students’ individual education plans (IEPs).
• Conducting formal and informal assessment of students, including report cards progress reports, and marking.
• Supporting students and families with open, ongoing communication.

Co-Curricular Involvement

• Modelling and promoting our core values and high standards of behaviour in and out of the classroom.
• Participating in school life and co-curricular activities such as athletics, outdoor education, clubs, activities and special events.

Growing as a Professional

• Actively participating in faculty meetings.
• Seeking opportunities for collaboration.
• Participating in professional development by reading professional literature and attending courses, seminars, and other professional-development opportunities.

About You

I understand that…

• That the work is challenging, but it’s worth it because of the impact I have in the lives of others.
• The needs of students and families are at the forefront of care decisions.
• It’s important to be purposefully visible, available and involved in the community outside of my particular assignment. People come before paper.
• Efficacy of care and school excellence are built upon the collective extra efforts of everyone in the community.
• I am a self-starter with an exemplary work ethic who is a continuous learner.
• I understand that from time to time, I may be required to work after hours, evenings and weekends.
  
• Create safe, positive learning environments.
• Make intentional plans for learning that include conceptual understandings, competencies, and character development in the areas of French language education (Core French)
• Bring additional training and education background as an asset, such as Spanish, Digital Arts, etc.
• See the big picture of the curriculum in order to plan meaningful sequences of learning.
• Share my passion for learning with my students and bring expertise to curricular and co-curricular learning.
• Communicate effectively through clear, direct and supportive written, verbal, and digital skills.
• Contribute to a climate of joy at the school through positivity, enthusiasm, a sense of humour and fun so that others enjoy my company.
• Collaborate with all partners (families, administration, teachers, counselling team and community service providers) to maximise positive learning outcomes for students.

I am becoming more…

• Able to anticipate need and communicate proactively with key stakeholders including parents, teachers and principals.
• Attuned to the root causes of behaviour.
• Open-hearted and open-minded, but still value critical thinking to make sense of complex issues.
• Aware of how to care for myself and others so that my presence adds to the health of my community.

In my work, I want to …

• Work alongside other talented professionals, passionate about making a better world one student at a time.
• Feel connected, be part of a values-centred community and have fun!

About Us

Founded in 1996, West Point Grey Academy is an independent co-educational day school in Vancouver, British Columbia. Set on 18 acres with sweeping views of English Bay and the North Shore mountains, we offer future-focused programs to 940 students in junior kindergarten to grade 12. WPGA’s educational philosophy is to develop the whole child, who, guided by creative, dedicated teachers and supported by our inclusive, vibrant community, is nurtured to achieve his or her full potential — academically, emotionally, physically and socially.

Our Process

At West Point Grey Academy, we cherish diversity in our staff and our greater community. We are committed to minimizing bias in our recruitment process as part of our commitment to strengthen inclusion, diversity and equity across all areas of the school.

Please note that applications will be reviewed on submission.

If you require accommodations to fully participate in our recruitment process, please email [e-mail].

1. Screening

You will be asked to submit your resume and provide thoughtful (but brief) responses to few scenario-based questions. Your responses to the questions should outline how you demonstrate the About You section. It will also illustrate how you imagine your first year in the role. We will screen candidate responses based on the alignment with the knowledge, competencies and character required for this position. The intent is to minimize bias in the first assessment stage. Only after these responses have been assessed will we review your resume. Please be concise in your responses.

You can answer the questions on the form provided, or submit your responses on a single document and upload the file. Please note that all responses will be reviewed for AI-generated content.

2. Initial Conversation (30 minutes)

Successful candidates selected move forward in the process and will be contacted to arrange an informal conversation. On this call, you can ask us questions about the school and the role.

3. Authentic Belonging Interview (60 minutes)

If successful, you will progress to an interview where we will discuss the school and how you see yourself as a member of our community.

If you require accommodations to participate fully in our application process, please email [e-mail].