2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR

4 weeks ago


Dawson Creek, Canada School District #59 (Peace River South) Full time
Please visit for more information about teaching in School District #59, incentives and benefits offered and the Peace River South area.

Effective September 1, 2024 to March 30, 2025

This position is for a Learning Assistance Teacher (.627 FTE). The successful applicant will possess, or be willing to complete a Master's Degree in Special Education.

This position may increase. The successful applicant must be willing to accept the increase.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Sutherland, Principal, at .

Canalta Elementary School

Canalta Elementary School is located on the western edge of the city of Dawson Creek with a beautiful view of a park and open fields. We have approximately 240 students from Kindergarten to Grade 7 and have 10 classrooms. Each day, at the bell, students are welcomed into the building by the sound of music and are greeted by the staff at their classroom doors.

After school clubs and teams include volleyball, basketball, badminton and drumming club.

The Grade 7 Leadership group undertakes many jobs such as sorting the recyclables, classroom monitoring at lunchtime, making announcements and helping to oversee the office at break times.

Our school has a very active parent group who work closely with staff and provide special opportunities for our students. We are also proud of our technology and music programs which further enhance the experiences of our students.

Desired qualifications and experience include:

Hold, or be qualified for, a valid BC Ministry of Education Teaching Certificate.

Experience with adapting, and modifying, curriculum to meet the needs of students.

Experience teaching primary and intermediate/middle school/secondary students.

Strong literacy and numeracy skills. Willingness to work and implement school initiatives and goals.

Capacity to work independently and in collaboration with a team.

Ability to use performance standards in the area of social responsibility.

Acquainted with the outcomes and evaluation processes outlined in the new curriculum.

Committed to individualized and group instruction utilizing a variety of effective strategies and techniques.

Experience teaching in a multiage group setting.

Strong classroom management skills.

Training in teaching ELL students.

Ability to work as part of a team to develop and implement individualized learning plans for students with academic, social and emotional learning difficulties.

Willingness to work in a collaborative model with staff on the school improvement plan.

Working knowledge of Criterion Based Referencing Assessment and Performance Based Assessment, and Balanced Literacy.

Experience working with students who display a variety of behaviours.

Why School District No. 59?

Collaboration, support, contemporary learning spaces and resources are part of the fabric of School District No. 59. Professional Learning Communities, Foundations for Learning and regular professional development are available and readily accessible for all teachers.

The School District Resource Centre houses thousands of physical and electronic resources for teachers. Additional human resources available to all teachers include support for literacy, numeracy, Aboriginal Education, resource acquisition (Resource Center staff), and student support services.

Benefits in working for School District No. 59:

Relocation Allowance: Up to $2,000 for out of district applicants (with submission of approved receipts).

Northern Travel Allowance: A Great Benefit at Tax Time An amount of up to $4,000 of the salary paid to the employee shall be designated as a Northern Allowance Travel benefit. This allowance shall be in effect within the guidelines of Revenue Canada as they exist and are changed by Revenue Canada from year to year and shall end when the Revenue Canada program ends. Regular part time employees’ allowance will be prorated proportionate to the hours worked.

Remote and Rural Allowance: Teachers working in School District No. 59 are eligible to receive a remote and rural allowance, which is both an adjustment to the salary grid and an annual allowance of approximately $2,519* per FTE. Teachers on call (TOCs) are not eligible to receive this allowance.

*The annual allowance may increase as defined within the Collective Agreement with the British Columbia Teachers Federation.

Did you know?

Employees of School District No. 59 qualify for the Canadian Revenue Agency Residency Deduction. Learn more about the Canadian Revenue Agency Residency Deduction. If you lived in a prescribed intermediate zone (Zone B), you can claim:

A basic residency amount of $5.50 for each day that you lived in this zone; plus

An additional residency amount of $5.50 for each day you lived in this zone if you maintained a dwelling and you are the only person claiming the basic residency amount for that period and dwelling.


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