Special Education Assistant (SEA) Position - Student Services / Junior SchoolInitial Appointment: Mid November 2024 - June 2025 with potential to extendFull Time (1.0 FTE)

Start Date: November 18, 2024

Brockton School: Inspiring the Growth of Outstanding Humans.

Imagine working at a school where every student matters, every family matters, community matters, and learning for life matters. Imagine a school where priority is given to the holistic development of students, alongside a robust academic and extended day program; a school where faculty and staff engage a sense of purpose within a supportive environment. Imagine a place where there is genuine support and engagement from an authentic and diverse community - a community that has the courage to embrace the innovation and creativity needed for the future. Imagine Brockton School!

Brockton School is a nondenominational coeducational Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12, independent school, located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. As an IB World Continuum School, Brockton offers the Primary Years, Middle Years, Diploma, and Career-Related programs (one of a handful of schools around the globe with such innovative programming).

Brockton School is not only a place of employment, it is a place of purpose.

Faculty and Staff receive healthy and competitive compensation packages and have the joy of working with low staff:student ratios in a supportive, innovative, and collaborative environment. Brockton prioritizes ongoing professional development and supports staff on their own personal/professional journey. Brocktons mission is to inspire the growth of outstanding humans - and that includes inspiring the continual growth of our faculty and staff.

If you are looking to be a part of something special, to be in a place where your voice will be heard and your impact valued, to be in a role that will allow you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others with multiple opportunities for advancement, please see the opportunity below.

Please note that only applicants who already have legal standing to work in Canada will be considered. All employees must consent to a Criminal Record Check as a condition of initial and ongoing employment.

Special Education Assistant (SEA) - Junior School - Full Time

Initial Appointment: November 18, 2024 - June 30, 2025, with potential to extend

The Junior School Special Education Assistant will work collaboratively with the classroom teachers, outside support services, and the rest of the Student Services team to support students with additional physical, learning, social, or emotional needs.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, supporting students in the classroom setting, supporting the physical, social and emotional needs of students, such as mobility, communication support, providing input to the students Individual Education Plan (IEP), and performing other related tasks as required.Requirements:

Special Education Assistant Certificate or Diploma

3+ years experience in working with students with diverse needs

Interest in being a part of a dynamic and visionary school communityIdeal characteristics: Familiarity with assistive technology, particularity communication supports

Experience working with children in the Early Years (Junior Kindergarten-Gr. 5)

Current Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR CertificationExpectations include but are not limited to: Place student safety and well-being as the priority in all instances

Inspire students to want to learn; promote growth mindsets and lifelong learning

Cultivate a learning environment that is student-centred, that recognizes each student (and family) as unique, and that promotes authentic and professional connections/relationships

Embrace high standards of professional conduct and professional excellence; pursue best and innovative practice; embrace lifelong learning and personal/ professional growth

Communicate and respond appropriately and genuinely with students, parents, and other community members, respecting diverse needs and perspectives (including ones own)

Actively, and with a positive mindset, support and work alongside colleagues in ones individual and collective work; acknowledge that we are on a shared journey and that we are better together; trust and be trustworthy Approach problem-solving with flexibility and positivity Have fun!Brockton School holds inclusion to be one of our core values, and welcomes the benefits of a diversity of perspectives and lived experience. We encourage application by candidates from communities that have been traditionally underrepresented at independent schools, and are happy to provide accommodation in the interviewing process. If you would like an accommodation, please indicate this information in your cover letter.

Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible for immediate consideration. We thank all candidates for their applications; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Applications are welcome from Internal and External candidates.

Posting Date: October 11, 2024

Via email, please submit a cover letter followed by a resume as one attachment (MS Word or PDF format) and quote Application for SEA Role - Insert Your Name in the subject line of your message to:

hr@brocktonschool.com