Choir Teacher at Carson Graham Secondary

FTE: up to 1.0

Start Date: November 1, 2024

End Date: March 14, 2025 or upon return of incumbent NATURE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Carson Graham Secondary is proud to be an International Baccalaureate School that sits on the unceded traditional territory of the Coast Salish people, specifically the Skwxw7mesh and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.Carson Graham is looking for a choir teacher to teach concert choir, chamber choir, equal voice choir, and jazz choir. The choir ensembles meet before school, lunch, or after school in "X-blocks". There may be some flexibility with the schedule. The assignment includes 1 block of music explorations for neurodiverse students in period 4. It may include up to 2 blocks of Family of Schools choir instruction and support dependent on the candidate's experience and qualifications.NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS A Bachelor of Education Degree (Secondary), specializing in Music

Successful experience teaching Music at the Secondary level

Choir and Piano experience

Orff Level 1GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES and EXPERIENCE Strong commitment to excellence in teaching and demonstrated teaching ability.

Comprehensive understanding of curriculum coupled with demonstrated ability to interpret curriculum appropriately to accommodate individual differences.

Demonstrated ability to design and implement a variety of assessment practices to measure and monitor student progress effectively.

Demonstrated ability to organize for instruction to maximize student potential.

Confidence and proficiency in using instructional organizers, concepts, and strategies that actively engage all students in learning.

Knowledge and demonstrated ability to structure and organize instructional strategies to enhance academic learning time.

Practical knowledge of district initiatives in reading so that reading skills and strategies can be taught explicitly across the curriculum to insure reading success.

Strategies to identify learning difficulties early, understand obstacles to learning, and implement effective intervention to maximize academic success.

Knowledge and understanding of the application of relevant computer technologies to teaching and learning.

Excellent written and oral communication.

Evidence of personal initiative and strong work ethic.

Demonstrated successful and creative classroom experience.

Demonstrated ability to demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness to the needs and demands of the profession.

Willingness to be involved in professional development, with an ongoing commitment to learn and implement new methodologies and strategies.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with students, parents, and staff to enhance the school as a learning community.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Possession of a BC Teaching Certificate

Membership in the BC Teacher Regulation Branch.

A member of the North Vancouver Teachers Association and the BC Teachers Federation.