Job description
Teacher on Call - FTE
Crescent Heights Academy is a non-denominational K-12 independent school in Surrey, BC. Our aim is to provide students with a challenging academic education, emphasizing critical and compassionate thinking and a life-long love of learning. Crescent Heights Academy is a school with a vibrant community—we seek candidates that value the professional and appropriate connections with students and their families and understand that every child matters.
Crescent Heights Academy is looking for a teacher on-call to support our programs.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Work alongside others to deliver daily teacher plans to our students.
- Inspire, engage, motive, and challenge our learners.
- Maintain a caring classroom environment with positive relationships at the core
- Supervise students at recess and/or lunch breaks
- Participate in the arrive and dismissal of our students
- Additional duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of School
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor Degree in any field
- Knowledge of the International Baccalaureate is considered an asset
- Experience teaching in an elementary setting, ideally in an independent IB PYP school
- Canadian residency and be legally entitled to work in Canada
- First Aid Certificate is ideal
- Strong classroom management skills
- Effective communication skills
- A self-starter, someone who sees a need, and strives for solutions
This on-call position is open to candidates in the BC Lower Mainland. Only those candidates shortlisted will be contacted. Compensation is set at a daily rate of $325.
About this occupation
This job is classed under Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (NOC 41221) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers teach basic subjects such as reading, writing and arithmetic or specialized subjects such as English or French as a second language at public and private elementary schools.
Typical duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Prepare courses for presentation to students according to approved curriculum
- Teach students using a systematic plan of lessons, discussions, audio-visual presentations and field trips
- Lead students in activities to promote their physical, mental and social development and their school readiness
- Assign and correct homework
- Prepare, administer and correct tests
Usual requirements
- A bachelor's degree in education is required.
- A bachelor's degree in child development may be required.
- Additional training is required to specialize in special education or second language instruction.
- A provincial teaching certificate is required. Additional certification is required to teach English or French as a second language.
AI Summary
What you’ll do
Deliver daily teacher plans to students. Inspire, engage, motivate, and challenge learners. Maintain a caring classroom environment. Supervise students during recess and lunch breaks. Participate in student arrival and dismissal. Perform additional duties as directed by the Head of School
What you’ll need
Bachelor degree in any field; teaching experience in an elementary setting, ideally in an independent IB PYP school; Canadian residency and legal authorization to work in Canada; First Aid Certificate preferred; strong classroom management, communication, and problem-solving skills.