Temporary Elementary International LanguagInstructor - Polish Language

Waterloo Catholic District School Board; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board with St. Louis Adult Learning and Continuing Education Centre – International Languages Program is seeking a Temporary Elementary International Language Instructor for Polish.

This role supports language learning for students in a program emphasizing equity and inclusiveness in the Canadian context. You will report to the Program Manager, teach in-person on Saturdays, and collaborate with families and staff to deliver engaging language activities using

Qualifications

• Fluent in oral and written target language
• Professional proficiency in English
• Eligible to work in Canada
• Available for in-person classes

Responsibilities

• Support student learning and program success in the classroom
• Foster a safe and secure classroom environment
• Identify learning goals and success criteria, share with students and parents
• Interact with students using various technological tools
• Explore new e-tools and platforms to engage all students in learning Polish
• Be flexible and innovative in planning and managing a classroom
• Develop long and short-term lesson plans to meet program objectives
• Use Polish as the language of instruction whenever possible
• Participate in staff meetings, conferences and cultural events
• Collaborate with the school community and parents to improve teaching methods
• Utilize Google Meet when needed to deliver instruction

Skills

Polish language

English proficiency

Education

Degree in child development

Elementary education degree

Foreign language education degree

Tools

Google Meet

Job description

Temporary Elementary International Language Instructor - Polish Language

St. Louis Adult Learning and Continuing Education Centre - International Languages Program

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board with a total student population of 38,000, provides services to students in 50 schools (Kindergarten to Grade 12) across the Waterloo Region.

The WCDSB also operates numerous Adult Learning and Continuing Education programs through St. Louis Adult Learning and Continuing Education Centres.

The Board conducts intentional recruitment and selection as it seeks to achieve a state of greater equity for employees and students and to diversify its workforce.

All qualified applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply and applicants may choose to indicate if they are from a group who has experienced racial or social discrimination. Self-identification data will be used as a consideration in this posting. Aggregate data will be stored anonymously to support improvements to the Board's hiring processes.

General Description of Program:

IL Instructors support the language learning of each student in the classroom. They have responsibility related to the program, the students, the parents, the community, and the classroom. The instructors must understand the concepts of equity and inclusiveness in the Canadian context.

You will report to the Program Manager of the International and Indigenous Languages Program.

General Description of Duties:

• Supporting student learning, and supporting program success in the physical environment
• Foster a safe and secure classroom environment
• Identify what students are expected to know and be able to do (learning goals) and what it looks like when they are successful (success criteria), and share this information effectively with students and parents
• Interact effectively with students using different technological tools in an organized and systematic way
• Explore new solutions, e-tools, platforms to engage all students in a real life, task based, relevant to student experience learning of the second language
• Be flexible and innovative while planning, conducting, and managing a classroom
• Develop long and short-term lesson plans to meet the needs and program objectives
• Using the target language as the language of instruction and communication whenever possible
• Participating in staff meetings, educational conferences, instructor training workshops, and extracurricular cultural events and activities
• Collaborate with the school community, parents, and other teachers to improve teaching methods, explore new and safe platforms and improve student wellbeing
• Utilize Google Meet when needed to deliver the teaching of reading story/literature, demonstration/writing, reading aloud and conversation with the students

Minimum Requirements:

• Fluent in oral and written target language
• Professional proficiency in English
• Eligible to work in Canada
• Available for in-person classes

Desirable Assets:

• Professional experience teaching languages & working with children
• Passionate about different cultures and the power of learning languages
• Ability to deliver programs in a fun and dynamic approach
• Degree in child development, elementary education, foreign language education

Location: St. Dominic Savio CES – 3 Westforest Trail, Kitchener

Program Hours: Saturdays 9:00am – 11:30am

2.5 hours/ week

Please be aware that applicants to St Louis Adult Learning and Continuing Education are not required to be Catholic.

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is welcoming of candidates from diverse communities, backgrounds and identities and encourages applications from qualified members of these groups. Applicants are invited to self-identify if you are First Nations, Metis, Inuit, a member of a visible minority group(s) or a person with disabilities. This information is collected under the authority of the Ontario Human Rights Code and will be used to keep track of recruitment information. No personal information will be included.

At WCDSB, we are committed to respecting your privacy and will take appropriate measures to protect any personal information you may share with us through the job application process. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 171(1)3, and pursuant to section 28(2) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). The information collected will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and qualifications for employment and for administering human resources and employment-related functions. Questions regarding this collection may be directed to the Board’s Privacy Officer at 519-578-3660 ext. 2381.

To request this file in large print, please email [e-mail]. If you require a disability related accommodation to participate the recruitment process, please contact us at [phone], extension 2368 to discuss your needs under the Human Rights Code. Responses to inquiries will be provided within 72 hours.

The successful candidate will be required to produce a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Screening Record Check. For further information, refer to policy APS 038 on the website of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board.