Associate Teacher - Kindergarten
Mulgrave School
- West Vancouver, BC
- $56,000-66,000 per year
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Assist in the planning and implementation of the daily programme
- Actively seek out ways to differentiate and personalise instruction
- Work under the guidance of our Learner Support Coordinators to provide additional assistance to students in need when necessary
- Continually develop your understanding of the PYP
- Regularly meet with Lead Teacher(s) to discuss impact on student learning and effectiveness of team approach
- Assist with emotional and social development of students
- Plan and meet regularly with Lead Teacher(s)
- Communicate openly with the Lead Teacher(s) regarding observations related to student progress
- Assist with the evaluation and assessment of student progress
- Help to prepare a suitable learning environment for students (material management, setting up interest centres, helping with displays etc.) during “prep periods”
- Assist students in becoming self-regulated learners
- Help to maintain an organised learning environment
- Adhere to recess and lunch duty schedules
- Adhere to Before and After-School Care duty schedules
- Maintain classroom supervision in the absence of a Lead Teacher
- Attend staff meetings, collaborative planning sessions, and other professional development when possible
- Be involved in parent-teacher conferences
- Become involved in our co-curricular programme during at least two terms.
- Be available to support Specialist teachers when necessary
- Occasionally TOC in other classrooms when necessary. This includes the PK classes.
- Occasionally help out with large-scale school events (assemblies, concerts, camps, student-led conferences, etc.).
- Develop a Teacher Professional Growth Plan (TPGP) and review it with the administrative coach.
- Supervision of students from K-Grade 4
- Responsible for signing students in and out of ASC, and communicating with parents
- Canadian residency and be legally entitled to work in Canada
- All of the requirements and certifications to teach in BC and hold an age appropriate First Aid Certificate
- Actively seek to build understanding of current educational developments
- Have a strong desire to work with children
- Have a desire to build on your career in the education industry
- Use technology to enhance and enrich the learning environment
- Embrace flexibility and open-mindedness, and demonstrating a willingness to be collaborative, innovative, and take initiative
- Be open and receptive to feedback
- Maintain a professional demeanour and modelling an understanding of the school’s mission, vision, and values
- 8:00 am - 4:00 pm with the understanding that these may occasionally extend beyond 4:00 pm (4:30 pm on club days). Hours may vary slightly depending on start and end times of the Kindergarten program.
- Be available to assist with new student assessments on one or two Saturdays during the year