French Immersion P12 Coach

**French Immersion P-12 Coach**:
South Shore Regional Centre for Education

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools.

French Immersion P-12 Coach - Permanent - Req# 79297

Date: May 4, 2023

Location: Bridgewater, NS, CA, B4V 0A2

**Position: French Immersion P-12 Coach (Permanent)**

**Reports to: Coordinator of French Second Language Programs**

**Employee group**:NSTU

**Qualifications**:

- Masters Degree in Literacy, Numeracy, Assessment, Curriculum, Technology, or Inclusive Education would be an asset.
- Knowledge and strategies related to effective French Immersion best instructional practice and curriculum development
- Deep knowledge of French Immersion curriculum
- Knowledge of best assessment and instructional practice

**Characteristics**:

- Successful evidence of leading and organizing collaborative and personalized professional development
- Experience implementing effective literacy and numeracy achievement strategies
- Data-driven coaching experience within the NS student-focused coaching model
- Polished presentation skills
- Well-developed, positive interpersonal skills
- Strong curriculum background knowledge and expertise
- Successful French Immersion teaching and/or coaching experience at the P to 12 levels
- Demonstrated classroom effectiveness
- Exemplary classroom management and organization
- Knowledge of and use of professional resources
- Exemplary ability to plan, organize and implement for instruction
- Strong personal technology skills
- Exemplary technology integration in the classroom
- Strong knowledge of Literacy, Numeracy and Technology Initiatives in French Immersion contexts
- Demonstrated ability to successfully integrate Literacy, Numeracy and Technology support in French Immersion contexts
- Training and experience in French Oral Proficiency Interview and/or equivalent
- Training in Running Records
- Training in Early Literacy Support (Observational Survey)
- Knowledge and use of assessment as and for learning strategies
- Knowledge of the NS Standards of Teaching
- Knowledge of the NS Inclusive Education Policy

**Task Dimensions**:
Supports French Immersion initiatives for the Region. For example:

- Supporting the delivery of the French Immersion curriculum at P- 12 levels to ensure that all outcomes are being taught
- Provide support to Literacy and Numeracy based teachers P-12
- Work with French Immersion teachers to improve instructional practice
- Supporting Coordinators and school administrators in the delivery of the French Immersion programs at P-6 levels
- Working with new classroom teachers and teachers new to the grade P-12 in the area of Literacy, Numeracy, FSL strategies, classroom management, assessment practices, culturally responsive teaching and technology integration.
- Coaching French Immersion teachers P-12 in delivering curriculum and assessment for learning strategies.
- Co-planning, co-teaching and coaching lessons with teachers to improve their skills in developing lessons using various assessment techniques.
- Organizing and presenting Professional Development for French immersion teachers grades P-12.
- Implementing new curriculum, new textbooks and resources P-12.
- Providing leadership for regional professional development days.
- Ensuring that all PD activity conforms to the Region’s Student Success Plan priorities.
- Participating on applicable interview teams as required.
- Contributing to and participating in high functioning Collaborative Learning Teams with teachers and with other coaches
- Comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Performing other related duties as required._

We thank you for your interest in the posted vacancy. The appointment to this vacancy will be according to Article 47 of the Teachers Provincial Agreement.

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