Early Childhood Educator in Junior Kindergarten

**Position**:Early Childhood Educator in Junior Kindergarten

**Start Date**:August 25, 2025

Urban Academy staff, students and families are connected through learning, inspired by community, and empowered to contribute as we work toward our vision of truly educating for tomorrow. We value creativity, collaboration, global citizenship, technology, the outdoors and the arts as means through which we can offer excellence in education. A gender-inclusive JK-12 independent school, we are located in a beautiful facility in New Westminster, across the street from Braid Street Skytrain Station.

At Urban Academy, we seek faculty and staff who are aligned with our values of belonging, future-focused education, changemaking and entrepreneurial spirit. Urban Academy is distinguished by extraordinary teachers who provide a collaborative, inquiry-based, and student-centred approach to teaching. Through the Urban Academy educational program, students develop critical thinking, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills in a technology-rich learning environment.

Urban Academy teachers inspire students. They are actively engaged in planning, implementing and assessing student learning. They are confident in curriculum development and demonstrate an approach to teaching that is reflective of the way in which young people learn. They optimize the resources available to students. They support all learners with diverse strategies and approaches and bring innovative solutions to learning challenges experienced by students.

The students, members of your department, colleagues, and parents describe our teachers as approachable, available, knowledgeable, genuine, supportive and connected to our community. Urban Academy teachers understand the importance of parents as partners by maintaining open and collaborative relationships with the parent community.

As lifelong learners, Urban Academy teachers demonstrate a commitment to actively seek professional development, to continuously reflect on their practice and to collaborate with colleagues to maximize student learning. Urban Academy teachers participate actively in the life of the school.

In addition to spending an engaging day with students who are genuinely interested in learning, thinking and playing, teachers are provided with dedicated work time as part of their daily schedule to plan and work collaboratively with others.

**Responsibilities of every Urban Academy teacher**:

- **Planning, implementation and assessment**: Bring a student-centred, inquiry-based, and collaborative approach to the delivery of the BC curriculum utilizing competency-based assessment and instruction as well as strong formative and summative assessment strategies.
- **Collaboration**: Work collaboratively with teachers to plan, develop, and implement an extraordinary learning experience for each student
- **Pluralism**: Demonstrate commitment to culturally sustaining teaching practices: infuse diverse voices and perspectives in the planning and delivery of learning experiences, including Indigenous, local, and global world views. Knowledge of differentiated learning approaches and current practices in Inclusive Education.
- **SEL**: Build relationships with teachers and staff across the school community
- **Student Life**: Be an active and positive participant in the co-curricular program.
- **Communication**: Communicate consistently and professionally with students, parents, faculty and other stakeholders about student needs and growth.
- **Continuous Growth**: Practice professionalism through ongoing professional development, reflection, and continuous improvement.

**As a Junior Kindergarten Teacher, your additional responsibilities include**:

- Co-plan and co-teach with the current JK teacher to ensure an engaging and inclusive program
- Attend weekly staff meetings and other professional development workshops
- Plan, manage and lead inquiry-based lessons based on BC Early Learning Framework
- Participate in JK and full school activities and initiatives such as performances, presentations, experiential education and field trips, admissions initiatives etc.

**Qualifications and requirements**:

- **Essential**: Current and valid Early Childhood Educator license.
- Minimum 2-3 years of recent experience working in schools and/or with three and four-year-old children/students.
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada and have a Grade 12 education
- Current Safety Awareness & First Aid for Childhood Emergencies Certificate
- Provide vaccination and other records as required by childcare licensing
- Have demonstrated ability and experience in working with children and/or adolescents
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Clear criminal records check

**Urban Academy provides**:

- Competitive Compensation at a salary range of $60,920 to $74,420 inclusive of vacation pay and commensurate with years of teaching experience
- Open and collaborative culture
- Comprehens