French Immersion Kindergarten

3 weeks ago

Victoria, Canada School District #63 (Saanich) Full time

District Overview

Driven by our desire to help students thrive in their academic and personal lives, the Saanich School District provides quality educational programs and a safe and nurturing learning environment for the over 7,000 culturally diverse students within its 18 schools. Serving the Saanich Peninsula located just north of Victoria, BC, the district has one of the highest graduation rates in the province and a student body that consistently scores well on annual assessment tests, thanks in large part to the dedication and efforts of our 900 teaching and support staff.

Job Posting: Posting Detail

Posting:
T2223/346

Description:
French Immersion Kindergarten

Start Date:
30-Jan-2023

End Date:
30-Jun-2023

Date Posted:
05-Jan-2023

Closing Date:
10-Jan-2023 10:00

Location

Position

Assignment Type

FTE

Keating Elementary

Temporary Teacher

Temporary

1.0000

Required Qualifications:
A valid BC Teaching Certificate

Bachelor of Education (Elementary)

Major in French and fluency equivalent to a native speaker in both written and oral French

Board certified to teach French Immersion

Additional Teacher training/certification, e.g.:
Coursework specific to kindergarten, e.g. play-based learning

Coursework specific to early childhood development

Certificates relative to early learning or kindergarten

Evidence of recent successful teaching and experience at the kindergarten level (Kindergarten practicum is acceptable) including French Immersion classes

Desired Qualities/Attributes:
Demonstrated ability to provide physical activity to Kindergarten students to enhance the full-day Kindergarten program

Strong background in play-based learning and experience providing a play-based program in an early primary setting

Teacher training/certification based on early childhood learning (e.g. Early Childhood Education); and/or other relevant training or experience that could be considered toward equivalency for a lack of teaching experience at the full-day kindergarten level

Thorough and current knowledge of the full-day kindergarten curriculum

Understanding of Early Childhood development and developmentally appropriate practices

Commitment to support the full range of student abilities

Effective communication skills with students, parents and colleagues

Commitment to continuing professional development

Successful experience with adapting and modifying materials for a diversity of learners

Working knowledge of using computing technology to support learning

A commitment to the Principles of Inclusive Schools and Principles of Learning

Good working knowledge of and experience with “The Primary Program: A Framework for Teaching”

Demonstrated skill and ability to work with young children with diverse learning needs

Knowledge of current best practice in early literacy instruction

Knowledge of current best practice in early mathematics instruction

Ability to adapt curriculum to serve the needs of all students

French Fluency Requirements for Teaching Positions in Saanich School District

Minimum TFI Proficiency Levels for SD63:
French Immersion K-12 (Oral: 395 and Written: 420)

Core French Grades 9-12 (Oral: 305 and Written: 305)

Minimum DELF Proficiency Levels for SD63:
French Immersion K-12 (B2 - 75%)

Core French Grades K-5 (A2 - 75%)

Core French Grades 6-12 (B1 - 75%)

Employment Interview Conducted in French:
French Immersion K-12 (*Advanced, native-like fluency)

Core French Grades 9-12 (*Advanced, native-like fluency)

Core French K-8 (**Proficient, functionally bilingual)
- Advanced (native-like fluency)

comfortable speaking spontaneously in a wide variety of situations and contexts

responds appropriately to questions and rarely makes errors related to faux amis

uses a variety of conversation strategies (circumlocution, intonation, self-correction, body language and verbal cues) and seldom resorts to English

speech flows well, is clear and pronunciation is native-like

vocabulary range is good for everyday conversations and for conversations related to an educational context but is more limited to topics that are infrequent or unusual

uses idiomatic expressions (some English-like structures are still present)

errors do not affect comprehensibility and are rare; however, Anglicisms are more frequent

**Proficient (functionally bilingual)

is willing to initiate a spontaneous conversation and can respond to questions and ask questions in common and familiar situations

80% of the time is able to comprehend questions and respond to them

strongly relies on conversational strategies (circumlocution, intonation, self-correction, body language and verbal cues) to convey 25% or more

requires prompting and assistance to maintain communication and sometimes resorts to English

vocabulary is limited

pronunciation is sometimes inaccurate and at times renders communication incomprehensible

most common idiomatic expressions are used

speech often contains an Anglophone turn of phrase

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