Teacher - CASA Classroom Program - RI Baker Middle School Interim Full-Time

CASA Classroom Program Teacher (Interim)

Location: RI Baker Middle School

Anticipated Start Date: August 25, 2025

Anticipated End Date: June 26, 2026

Assignment: CASA Classroom Program

FTE: 1.0 (Interim – with possibility of extension beyond 2025-2026)

The Palliser School Division is committed to engendering and supporting the values of the broader society: empathy, integrity, respect, trust, and responsibility. If the children of this community are to realize these values, the division acknowledges its responsibility to provide an exemplary education. Students come first. Learning is our central purpose. Public education serves the common good. The Palliser School Division encourages an inclusive and equitable workplace, which supports our diverse student and employee community. We encourage all applicants to join our dynamic, diverse, and collaborative culture and welcome applications from all qualified individuals.

The CASA Classroom Program is a treatment-oriented program that is a collaboration between CASA and The Palliser School Division. Palliser is hiring a teacher to join a multidisciplinary team that will support the mental health needs of grade 5-8 students in a single classroom environment located within R.I. Baker Middle School in the community of Coaldale.

The CASA Classroom will include up to twelve students from schools in the surrounding area. This teacher will design, oversee and implement the learning programs for students admitted into the CASA Program each semester. Additionally, this teacher will collaborate with the mental health support team from CASA to support students' mental health needs and growth.

Benefits

• This position qualifies for a robust and comprehensive paid benefit plan (ASEBP)
  
  

Responsibilities

Curriculum and Instruction:

• Develops and implements lesson plans aligned with the Alberta Curriculum with primary focus on Literacy and Numeracy for students in Grades 5-8
• Provides instruction and guidance to support children's individual needs and learning styles.
• Assesses and observes student progress, adjusting instruction as needed
  
  

Student Support

• Helps students develop self-directed learning skills.
• Provides individualized support to students, addressing their specific needs and challenges.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and aesthetically pleasing classroom that is conducive to learning.
  
  

Parent Communication And Collaboration

• Builds strong relationships with parents, keeping them informed about their child's progress.
• Provides opportunities for parents to participate in their child's learning journey.
  
  

Professional Development

• Attends staff meetings, workshops, and professional development opportunities at the school, divisional, and CASA levels
• Participates in school events and activities.
  
  

Other Responsibilities

• Participates in the CASA Intake processes
• Maintains accurate student records
• Follows school and divisional policies and procedures
  
  

Experience & Qualifications

• Valid Alberta Teaching Certificate;
• Effective organization and classroom management skills
• Ability to create a classroom environment where students feel safe, supported, and challenged
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Experience or familiarity with analyzing data and using data to inform decisions and/or instruction
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
• Growth mindset and ability to use feedback to improve practice
• Relentless drive to set and achieve personal and professional goals
  
  

Assets:

• Experience working with students with diagnosed mental health or social-emotional challenges
• Experience in diverse classrooms with a wide range of learning and regulation needs
• Training in mental health literacy and trauma-informed teaching practices
• Successful Criminal Reference Check, including vulnerable sectors (within 3 months of contract start date)
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to relate well with students, staff and parents
• An ethic of service to students, colleagues, and community
• Strong interpersonal skills combined with the ability to create positive relationships and establish rapport
• Trustworthiness and integrity
• Commitment to the Palliser Policy-Governance model
• Ability to articulate a coherent understanding of educational aims
• Commitment to fostering collaborative working relationships
• Ability to manage professional learning time and be a self-starter
• Commitment to personal lifelong learning
• Commitment to the lifelong quest for self-understanding
• Commitment to strengthening communication skills.
  
  

Application Requirements:

• Criminal Record Check, including vulnerable sector check from Local Police Service or RCMP detachment;
• Social Insurance Number (SIN) card or document issued by Service Canada; SIN card/document must be in current legal name. Name on SIN card/document must match your Government Issued ID and Criminal Record Check;
• Government issued ID - valid driver's license, valid passport or Nexus card.
  
  

Questions regarding this position can be addressed by contacting: Shane Cranston, Director, at or Jason Prebeshewski, Principal, RIBMS.

To Apply

Please ensure you attach the following documentation to your application:

• Cover letter directed to Jason Prebushewski, Principal, RI Baker Middle School;
• Resume summarizing training and experience;
• Copy of your most recent evaluation;
• Copy of your valid Alberta Teaching Certificate;
• Minimum of three professional references.
  
  

We thank all those who apply, but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the superintendent or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.

Ms. Audrey Kluin, Associate Superintendent

Palliser School Division