Position: Junior School Teacher (Grade 1 to 3 TBD)

Start Date: August 26, 2024

Urban Academy is seeking innovative, future-focused teachers and leaders. We are a rapidly growing independent school in New Westminster located in a beautiful new facility across the street from Braid Street Skytrain Station. Our mission is to empower creative and courageous leadership by delivering exceptional education through the integration of arts, science, and technology. We value creativity, collaboration, technology, the outdoors and the arts as means through which we can offer excellence in education.

Urban Academy is currently inviting dedicated, team-oriented teachers and future leaders to apply for our Junior School Teacher position for the 2024-2025 school year.  Please indicate the recent professional development and co-curricular experience you possess as part of your candidacy for this position.

Faculty are required to support the school’s co-curricular program. The co-curricular program includes recreational athletics, competitive athletics, and academic clubs. Faculty are expected to attend collaborative staff meetings and to serve on committees, if required.

Responsibilities will include:

Demonstrate commitment to culturally sustaining teaching practices: infuse diverse voices and perspectives in planning and delivery of learning experiences, including Indigenous, local, and global world views
Build a strong rapport with students and support the students’ social and emotional development
Follow the school’s transdisciplinary approach in planning thematic units of inquiry
Demonstrate commitment to incorporating real-world connections, and 21st century skills
Collaborate with colleagues to align planning, instruction, and assessment.
Make relevant and innovative use of multiple technologies in the classroom, to enhance teaching and learning.
Teach for understanding utilizing competency-based assessment and instruction as well as strong formative and summative assessment strategies.
Maintain effective ongoing documentation of student learning to provide ongoing and clear feedback to students and their parents.
Participate actively in collaborative team meetings and professional development and training programs.
Contribute to the extra-curricular program in the school
Provide supervision for students during recess, lunch, and after school, and occasional class coverage, as assigned
Communicate consistently and professionally with students, parents, faculty and other stakeholders about student needs and growth
Practice professionalism through ongoing professional development, reflection, and continuous improvement.
All applicants must possess:

Post-secondary degree in Education.
Valid BC Teaching Certificate, or maintain the ability to obtain one. Please indicate your TRB # on your application  (L or J followed by 6 digits)
Canadian residency and be legally entitled to work in Canada
Superior knowledge of the K-3 curriculum and ministry requirements for planning educational strategies.
Understanding of pedagogical trends through continued reading and relevant recent professional development.
Strong classroom management abilities.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
Collaboration and interpersonal skills, with a particular emphasis on collaborative planning and assessment.
Strong commitment to student learning and success; being able to understand the needs of students while engaging them as active learners in the classroom.
Superior EQ skills in self-awareness, self-management, social agility, impact and influence.
Energy and dynamism to work in a highly focused environment with students keen to succeed.
Ability and interest in working across a range of grades
Please visit our website (www.urbanacademy.ca) to learn more about UA’s wonderful school life  and see if this is the type of environment that you feel you could thrive in, and contribute to. At Urban Academy we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring a barrier-free work environment. We welcome applications from all qualified job seekers, from BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color), persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ (persons of all sexual orientations and genders). If you are an applicant with a disability, we will work with you to make reasonable workplace accommodations you may need for your best work performance.

Urban Academy offers a comprehensive total compensation package including health benefits and RRSP program. The current faculty grid salary range for this position is $64,685 to $110,765 based on years of experience and a Bachelor of Education.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, but only those candidates who are short-listed will be contacted. No phone calls or drop-ins please.

Please email your cover letter and resumé to [email protected].