Please visit www.discover59.ca for more information about teaching in School District #59, incentives and benefits offered and the Peace River South area. 

Effective September 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

This position is for Coach Mentor Teacher. 

The successful candidate will:

• Have previous experience as a coach mentor.
• Implement the Relationship Based Learning Model which includes the foundations of caring for students, agentic thinking, high expectations, research based pedagogy, and a cultural sensitivity and cultural awareness.
• Be an advocate for Indigenous student achievement.
• Meet with Indigenous students to set short and long term goals and check in with them regularly to assess how they are doing in their goal setting.
• Grad coaching for students to ensure they have met their graduation requirements.
• Attend monthly coach mentor workshops in Dawson Creek.
• Advocate for Indigenous students and parents.
• Create/implement transition plans for Grade 7 students moving to Chetwynd Secondary School for the ensuing school year.

For specific duties or further information please contact Dianne Bassendowski at 250-782-8571.

Chetwynd Secondary School

Chetwynd Secondary School is a semestered school with Grades 8 to 12 and approximately 270 students.  The school serves the northern, resource-based community of Chetwynd, the surrounding rural area, and two nearby reserve communities.  Students with Aboriginal backgrounds represent more than 49% of the student population.  The school provides a varied program (including academic, fine arts, industrial education, technology, and dual credit courses) to meet the diverse needs of its learners. 

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.