Languages Teaching Jobs in Nelson, British Columbia — New Openings

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Teach in a multi-age learning environment (students age 7-11). Create a classroom community focused on support, safety, trust, respect, and compassion. Use trauma-informed, community-focused pedagogy that educates the whole child. Design, implement, and assess thematic, cross-curricular learning activities across all domains. Plan and integrate all curricular elements into a broad year-long theme. Design and implement inquiry-based learning across curricular areas. Use a wide variety of authentic assessment strategies across curricular areas. Collaborate with parents, teachers, and the greater school community. Manage and coordinate parent and community volunteers in the classroom. Plan, coordinate, and integrate place-based learning opportunities. Implement restorative justice and compassionate communication with children and parents. Work with parents to collaboratively design individualized home-schooling plans. Support and guide parents in their 5.5 hour/week home-educator role

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Provide a full range of services to students who are blind or visually impaired as part of the district’s Inclusive Education Team. Support and promote inclusion for students in the most enabling environment within their school community. Provide in-service consultation and collaborative planning with teachers, administrators, community partners, and parents/guardians. Facilitate district in-service and development for paraprofessionals, teachers, administrators, etc., regarding vision and vision loss. Maintain current knowledge of evidence-based/promising practices and current issues/trends in blindness and visual impairment. Maintain knowledge of Ministry of Education and provincial resource programs/services (PRCVI) and CNIB; maintain liaison with CNIP and PRCVI. Partner with and represent the district with provincial level resources (Ministries of Health, Child & Family Development, and Education) and provincial outreach/community partners. Share program information with outside agencies and groups. Interpret the nature and degree of a learner’s vision loss and its educational implications for access. Assess the level of student support required and provide assessment support (including curriculum-based, criterion-referenced or norm-referenced assessments, observation, and baseline data collection). Collaborate with classroom teacher, learning support teacher, and school-based team to apply UDL and design/implement curricular revisions, differentiated strategies/materials, and/or environmental supports. Participate in interdisciplinary problem-solving teams, school-based teams, integrated case-management, and other meetings. Support educational teams during transitions for students with diverse abilities or disabilities. Plan for and organize support for students with blindness or visual impairment, including diverse abilities/disabilities. Encourage and support innovations in evidence-based/promising inclusive education practices (e.g., student independence/self-direction, positive behaviour support). Coordinate/writing/co-writing Individual Education Plans (IEPs). Coordinate vision assessments and manage equipment needs (including repair). Teach braille or coordinate with a braille specialist. Teach orientation & mobility (O&M) or collaborate with an O&M specialist. Identify and order materials and equipment through PRCVI and other sources. Model/demonstrate and support school teams in inclusive practices and use of specific materials/equipment. Teach students strategies for use in the classroom and other settings

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Provide a full range of speech and language services to students. Respond to referrals for service through the district database (clev’r). Assess and evaluate students’ speech, language, and communication development using formal and informal measures. Communicate assessment results to parents/guardians and educators and involve them in support decisions. Deliver direct instruction and provide focused group and individual interventions. Support implementation of literacy strategies in grades K-3. Create student goals and oversee intervention implementation via Inclusion Support teachers, classroom teachers, principals, and Education Assistants. Assist with creation and monitoring of IEP goals and outcomes. Recommend for and assist in set up and implementation of AAC systems as appropriate. Maintain and communicate documentation and reporting according to school reporting periods. Initiate referrals to other district staff, agencies, and community professionals when necessary. Provide educational training and in-services for staff, community partners, and families. Perform other related tasks as required by supervisors

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Teach Grade 8 or 9 French Immersion (all subjects) at Trafalgar Middle School. Plan, prepare, and present intermediate-grade curriculum. Apply current pedagogy to support student success. Work with and follow school-based team plans for inclusion of all students. Follow and support behavior expectations. Implement whole-school wide programs related to school and district strategic plans. Implement and direct programs of inclusion for all students. Contribute to building a positive school culture. Collaborate with students, colleagues, administration, and parents. Work with School Based Teams to enhance student learning