Supply Teacher

Job Description

Rowntree Montessori Schools seamlessly blend Montessori-influenced principles with innovative educational strategies, fostering exceptional academic achievement and personal growth. We nurture future leaders by promoting a spirit of community service, strengthening character, and encouraging responsible global citizenship. Rowntree Montessori Schools is a member of the International Schools Partnership (ISP), a consortium of high performing international schools located across the globe.

Supply Teacher Key Responsibilities

Create and implement lesson plans and activities for primary/elementary students.

Deliver engaging and effective instruction.

Assess and monitor student learning and progress.

Communicate regularly with parents and guardians.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Strong classroom management and instructional skills.

Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Ability to engage and motivate young students.

• Operate in accordance with the ISP and Rowntree Montessori Schools' principles for continuous improvement.
• These include: a.
• Atmosphere - You enable students to learn in a safe, open, caring, collaborative and inclusive atmosphere. b.
• Shared Ideas - You know and model your school’s values and contribute to its mission and vision through your daily actions. c.
• A focus on Learning and Learning - You put learners and their learning first.
• You are an active and valued member of learning communities. d.
• Learning and Teaching - You empower students to lead their own learning, supporting them to monitor, assess and adjust their learning in response to feedback. e.
• Evidence of Learning - You gather, document, and analyze evidence of learning from various sources and use this to identify targets and action steps for improving learning. f.
• Leadership for Learning - You see yourself as a leader for learning and demonstrate the same vision, values, and commitment as school leaders to support students to learn and get better continuously. g.
• Learning Spaces - You create and use spaces to support and demonstrate the school’s shared ideas about learners and learning and the ways in which students are getting better. h.
• In Partnership with Parents – You ensure that the individual needs of parents and carers are understood and that they feel informed and involved as valued members of the school’s learning community. i.
• Improvement Planning - You are committed to learning and getting better, and ensure this improvement happens strategically and effectively. (b) creating and maintaining phone logs and anecdotal notes that are detailed, legible, truthful, and submitted in a timely manner (as applicable) (c) Daily student supervision (recess/lunch/before school/after school as required)

(d) Extra-Curricular Activities - lead, plan, or supervise quarterly extra-curricular clubs. (e) Academic Programming (reviewing and/or creating course profiles/outlines, assessment plans, unit of inquiry plans, writing and proofing report cards). (f) Monthly Calendar/Programming – create monthly calendars & programming lists (Kindergarten to Grade 8); ensure these are current & displayed on bulletin boards and classroom display boards/windows. (g) Utilize the designated Learning Management System (LMS)– all information, including classroom lessons, assignments, projects, homework, tests, quizzes, special events, pictures of students at work, etc., is to be posted regularly on the above. (h) Dress Code - Rowntree-branded blazer or sweater, along with a white dress shirt with black dress pants or skirt. (i) School-Wide Activities - attend two (2) school-wide activities (i.e. open house, special events, school event) a year. (j) Classroom Presentation/Maintenance: a. Classroom display areas should be updated to reflect the current curriculum in core subjects (Math, Language, Social Studies, Science) b. Classrooms must be swept, desktops cleaned and sanitized after each snack, lunch and at the end of the day. c. Teacher info board posted by the teacher's desk must include allergy lists, emergency information, and lists indicating where students go after school (bus, parent pick-up,after-school program).

Pay Range

We anticipate the salary range to be $20.00 CAD/HR.

An individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors which include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions.

Extended benefits may be offered to eligible employees including PTO, company paid holidays, and other insurances.

ISP Principles

Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding

and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.

Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.

Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.

Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.

Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.