School District #8 (Kootenay Lake) is located in the southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada and serves the communities of Kaslo, Meadow Creek, Crawford Bay, Creston, Wynndel, Yahk, Nelson, Salmo, South Slocan, Winlaw, Slocan, and the surrounding rural areas. Our area is beautiful, vibrant, a fantastic place to raise children, has a world-renowned Arts and Entertainment community, and easily accesses a variety of amazing outdoor pursuits. Our visionary, creative team of 900 staff focuses on providing the best opportunities we can for about 5,000 students and their families. Our mission is to inspire and support each learner to thrive in a caring learning environment.The annual pay range for a full time teacher is $61,522 to $108,126, with placement on the range based on experience and qualifications in accordance with the collective agreement.

School District #8 (Kootenay Lake) has a vacancy for a 1.0 FTE Term Grade 1/2 Classroom Teacher at Erickson Elementary in Creston.

The successful candidate should

have knowledge and experience with early literacy acquisition. The awarded applicant will have recently demonstrated successful teaching in a elementary school settings, and have experience or education in Early Literacy and numeracy. The awarded applicant will be innovative, creative, and demonstrate understanding of the BC Curriculum and the district directions. They will be a person who is continually striving to improve pedagogy in a changing educational environment.Qualifications

Bachelor of Education

A valid BC teaching certificate and current membership in the Teacher

Regulation Branch.

Recent experience or education in Early Literacy teaching

Recently demonstrated excellent classroom management skills,

organization and communication skillsTeachers applying for this position must possess the following attributes:

Willingness to work closely with parents of both special needs students

and the greater student population.

Excellent classroom management and student behaviour management

skills.

Knowledge of current instructional practices and curriculum.

Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.

Proficiency and current use of technologies to enhance and personalize

learning.

Knowledge of current pedagogy on teaching in an elementary classroom.

Good organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to be flexible.For more information on this position please contact the Principal, Brian Hamm, at brian.hamm@sd8.bc.ca

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