Intermediate Homeroom teacher, Junior School

Full Time

Start Date: 28 August 2023

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. Brockton’s 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 applicants must already have legal standing to work and certification to teach in British Columbia. Criminal Record Check clearance is a condition of initial and ongoing employment for all faculty and staff. 

The following position is available for expressions of interest:

Junior School Intermediate Homeroom Teacher – Full Time  Starting September 2023

Brockton School is currently seeking a Junior School Intermediate Homeroom Teacher for the 2023-24 school year. The Teacher will work collaboratively with a teaching partner, with members of the JK-Grade 5 PYP team, and with other members of Faculty/Staff. As a member of the teaching team, this teacher will report to the Divisional Director and to the PYP Coordinator.

The Intermediate Homeroom Teacher will work with colleagues including but not limited to specialist teachers and counsellors, IB Coordinators, and other key members of staff. 

 

Qualifications / Experience / Skills: 

❏ BC Teacher Certification as supported by the BC Teachers Regulation Branch 

❏ Interest in being part of a dynamic and visionary IB school community 

 

Ideal characteristics: 

❏ BC Teacher Certification

❏ IB experience or training (preferred)

❏ Possess a Bachelor’s degree or higher qualification in education

❏ Minimum of two years of teaching experience at the Kindergarten level

❏ Excellent written and oral communication skills

❏ High EQ skills, possess the ability to be self-aware

❏ Strong problem-solving, organizational, and administrative skills

❏ The ability to work independently and as a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills

 

Responsibilities / Duties:

• Brings different perspectives, voices, and worldviews to the classroom learning experience, including those of Indigenous, local, and global populations
• Promotes a safe and inclusive environment through strong relationship building and classroom management
• Plans, organizes, and implements engaging lessons that incorporates the BC Ministry of Education’s curriculum objectives as well as  IB standards
  Organized curriculum mapping and lesson planning, using the tool Toddle
• Fosters a love of learning and an environment that that encourages all students to develop and fulfill their academic potential
• Tracks assessment and feedback through use of formative and summative methods, includes student reflections and voice when targeting growth and development
• Regular communication with parents and other stakeholders regarding student progress, including but not limited to, meetings, report cards, conferences, and weekly class emails
• Collaborates with teaching partner(s) and the PYP coordinator
• Attends staff meetings, professional development opportunities, and serves on committees as required
• Involvement in extended day programming activities
• Models behaviours, attitudes, and principals for students in all contexts
• Other duties as assigned by the divisional Principal

 

Expectations 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 one’s own) 

❏ Actively, and with a positive mindset, support and work alongside colleagues in one’s 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 

 

Please submit a cover letter followed by a resume as one attachment (MS Word or PDF format) and quote ‘Intermediate Teacher’ in the subject line of your email:  [email protected] 

Brockton School holds inclusion to be one of our core values, and welcomes the benefits of a diversity of perspectives and experience.  We encourage application by candidates from communities that have been 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.

We thank all candidates for their applications; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  This posting will remain open for applicants until successfully filled.