0.9 FTE Classroom/0.1 FTE Teacher Librarian (term), Wildflower Middle School (Nelson)

Wildflower school requires a middle school teacher that is highly skilled in teaching in a multi-age learning environment (students age 12-15) and is committed to creating a classroom community of support, safety, trust, respect, and compassion. Teachers interested in the position should practice pedagogy that is trauma-informed, community focused, and focuses on educating the whole child. In addition, a commitment in working collaboratively with parents, teachers and the greater school community are required. The teacher will be required to design, implement and assess thematic, cross-curricular learning activities across all domains.

Require Qualifications and experience

• Proven ability to teach effectively in a multi-aged classroom

• Proven experience teaching intermediate students.

• Proven understanding of the proponents and rationale of multi-aged learning

• Proven ability to plan thematically and effectively integrate all curricular elements into a broad year-long theme

• Proven ability to design and implemented inquiry-based learning in all curricular areas.

• Proven success using a wide variety of authentic assessments strategies in all curricular areas

• Proven ability to manage and coordinate parent and community volunteers in the classroom

• Proven ability to plan, coordinated and integrate place-based learning opportunities

• Proven experience implementing restorative justice and compassionate communication with both children and parents

• Proven ability to work with parents to collaboratively design individualized home-schooling plans

• Demonstrated commitment to supporting and guiding parents in their 5.5 hour/week home-educator role.

• Proven understanding of and commitment to the tenets of Attachment Theory as it pertains to the teacher-student relation and the parent-child relationship

Desired Qualifications and Experiences

• Proven commitment to collaborative planning and team teaching

• Excellent self-management and organizational skills

• Experience and deep commitment to planning and building a multi-aged classroom community

Experience in developing a hands-on middle school program with a focus on real life skills and connections

SD8 serves families in a spectacular, biodiverse region that includes a portion of the West and East Kootenays in southeastern B.C. Its six families of schools are situated across 15,000 square kilometers of rivers, valleys, lakes, and three mountain ranges, connected by two main municipalities—the Town of Creston and the City of Nelson—with the villages of Slocan, Kaslo, Salmo and many smaller, rural communities dotted in between. Our district is a great place to live, to work, and for children to learn and thrive.

The School Board Office is located in Nelson, B.C. Our schools are dispersed geographically and range in size and composition:

• 13 elementary schools

• 1 middle school

• 1 K-10 school

• 4 secondary schools

• 2 K-12 schools

• online learning and blended programs

• an extensive array of program options, including Aboriginal Education, Late French Immersion, Outdoor Programs, and a strong International Program.

Salary Range; $68,589 - $114,833 per year, in accordance with the current SD8–Kootenay Lake / KLTF Collective Agreement. Placement on the salary grid is based on qualifications and years of teaching experience as evaluated by the BC Teacher Qualification Service (TQS).

Job Description & Requirements

Applicants must be certified in British Columbia with a Professional Teaching Certificate, or be eligible for certification by the start date of the assignment. Only applications submitted on Make a Future will be considered. While the District encourages all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

School District 8 supports equity hiring for Indigenous applicants.

• If you are experiencing any technical issues with your application process to contact Make A Future's customer service line as HR cannot upload or assist with these types of issues. We also cannot accept documents via email such as cover letters/resumes/transcripts/teaching reports via email as they do need to be part of the employee's Make a Future profile.