.25 FTE (Term) - English 9
Start: September 1
End: January 29, 2027,
Assignment: Two Blocks of English 9
Schedule: Part-time, rotating block schedule. Please contact the Principal for the specific assignment schedule.
School Description
School District #8 (Kootenay Lake) has a vacancy for a dynamic, collaborative, and passionate educator at Mount Sentinel Secondary School in South Slocan, BC. Mount Sentinel is a Grade 7–12 school with a current enrolment of approximately 285 students. We are a collaborative rural school community committed to providing inclusive, engaging, and relevant learning experiences for a diverse range of students. We value strong relationships, student belonging, innovative practice, interdisciplinary learning, and educators who contribute actively to the life and culture of the school.
Job Description and Requirements
The successful applicant will teach two blocks of English Language Arts 9 within a part-time rotating block schedule and will demonstrate an understanding of the BC English Language Arts curriculum and current assessment and reporting practices.
The successful applicant will create an engaging, inclusive, and supportive learning environment that develops students' literacy, communication, critical and creative thinking, and confidence as readers, writers, speakers, and thinkers.
Educational Qualifications
- A valid BC teaching certificate and current membership in the Teacher Regulation Branch.
- Bachelor of Education with an academic background in English, or other appropriate educational background and/or successful experience teaching English Language Arts at the intermediate or secondary level.
- Understanding of the BC English Language Arts curriculum and current assessment and reporting practices.
- Demonstrated ability to support a diverse range of learners through differentiated and inclusive instructional practices.
- Experience using current educational technologies and learning management systems.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and classroom management skills.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a school team.
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Required Competencies and Experience
1. Plan and deliver engaging, developmentally appropriate learning experiences using backward design, differentiation, Universal Design for Learning, inquiry, problem-solving, and other evidence-informed instructional practices to meet the needs, interests, and abilities of a diverse range of learners.
2. Create safe, inclusive, culturally responsive, and mutually respectful learning environments that foster student engagement, belonging, self-regulation, and academic growth, providing all students with meaningful opportunities to achieve curricular outcomes.
3. Design and deliver culturally safe learning experiences that incorporate Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and ways of knowing and support the principles of reconciliation, equity, antiracism, and inclusion.
4. Demonstrate strong instructional practice and the ability to develop students’ understanding, skills, critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and confidence through a variety of instructional approaches and learning experiences.
5. Identify and respond to individual student strengths and gaps in learning through appropriate scaffolding, intervention, extension, differentiation, and multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning.
6. Collaborate effectively with colleagues and the School Based Team, including the Learning Support Teacher, Indigenous Education Teacher, Education Assistants, Counsellor, and other support staff, to identify and implement appropriate supports, adaptations, modifications, and differentiated learning opportunities for students, including those identified through Individual Education Plans.
7. Establish clear learning intentions and success criteria connected to BC curricular competencies, content, and Big Ideas, and communicate student learning and progress effectively to students and families.
8. Develop and use assessment and evaluation practices that support learning and align with the BC curriculum and K–12 Student Reporting Policy, including formative assessment, descriptive feedback, and opportunities for students to reflect on and demonstrate their learning in multiple ways.
9. Demonstrate proficiency with current educational technologies and a growth mindset toward learning and integrating new tools and applications that enhance student learning, engagement, accessibility, and communication.
Please ensure that all applicable documents are uploaded, including a recent teacher report if available, to Make A Future.
For questions please contact Principal, Shellie Maloff at .
SD8 serves families in a spectacular, biodiverse region that includes a portion of the West and East Kootenays in southeastern B.C. Its six families of schools are situated across 15,000 square kilometers of rivers, valleys, lakes, and three mountain ranges, connected by two main municipalities—the Town of Creston and the City of Nelson—with the villages of Slocan, Kaslo, Salmo and many smaller, rural communities dotted in between. Our district is a great place to live, to work, and for children to learn and thrive.
The School Board Office is located in Nelson, B.C. Our schools are dispersed geographically and range in size and composition:
- online learning and blended programs
- an extensive array of program options, including Aboriginal Education, Late French Immersion, Outdoor Programs, and a strong International Program.
Salary Range; $68,589 - $114,833 per year, in accordance with the current SD8–Kootenay Lake / KLTF Collective Agreement. Placement on the salary grid is based on qualifications and years of teaching experience as evaluated by the BC Teacher Qualification Service (TQS).
Job Description & Requirements
Applicants must be certified in British Columbia with a Professional Teaching Certificate, or be eligible for certification by the start date of the assignment. Only applications submitted on Make a Future will be considered. While the District encourages all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
School District 8 supports equity hiring for Indigenous applicants.
- If you are experiencing any technical issues with your application process to contact Make A Future's customer service line as HR cannot upload or assist with these types of issues. We also cannot accept documents via email such as cover letters/resumes/transcripts/teaching reports via email as they do need to be part of the employee's Make a Future profile.
