Position Overview
With our increasing enrollment, combined with our desire to offer expanded programming, Clear Water Academy is accepting applications for Elementary teaching positions for Grades 1 through 4. Temporary and Probationary contracts are available.
Responsibilities & Requirements
We seek a qualified candidate who loves children and is committed to teaching a rigorous curriculum, finding creative and innovative ways to engage students, understands our strong faith-based mission, and is dedicated to our educational philosophy of Integral Formation - developing the intellectual, spiritual, human, and apostolic dimensions of the whole child.
As an Elementary teacher, you will play a crucial role in the development and education of young children. Your primary responsibility is to create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment that fosters children’s physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual growth.
Ideal candidates would possess Christian values along with the required teaching credentials. New graduates are welcome. Previous teaching experience, substituting experience, or working/volunteering in other child/student-related environments is an asset.
About Clear Water Academy
Clear Water Academy is a private (independent) Catholic school with 475 students, providing programming from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12. We are located in the heart of Calgary, Alberta in the community of Currie, just 10 minutes from downtown Calgary. Clear Water Academy is a dynamic authentically Catholic school community with engaged students, supportive parents, and faculty who want to meet the high academic and character formation expectations cherished by our school. As a university preparatory school, our students are committed to their learning. We seek dedicated, talented, and qualified faculty who embrace this commitment, view teaching as a vocation, are motivated to be part of a rich educational environment, and are committed to implementing our educational model of Integral Formation®.
Why Work for Clear Water Academy?
When you join the Clear Water Academy team, you become part of our family! Our faculty work together to provide an authentic Catholic education that fosters a love of learning, encourages students to think critically, helps them discover their God-given gifts, and deepens their understanding of their faith and their relationship with Christ.
Our dedicated and caring faculty are committed to excellence and creating a nurturing environment for our students. Clear Water Academy is a supportive and welcoming community, with an abundance of resources and support for our faculty.
As a Regnum Christi School, Clear Water Academy is part of a network of schools around the world providing an authentically Catholic education implementing our educational model of Integral Formation®.
In addition to a competitive salary at or higher than market, health benefits, and a defined benefit pension plan (Alberta Teachers Retirement Fund) for our faculty, Clear Water Academy also offers:
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If you love children and teaching, and have a desire to teach in a Christ-centered environment within a strong and nurturing community, please apply today!
Career Growth & Development - Our Commitment to You!
Clear Water Academy is dedicated to recognizing and nurturing the God-given talents and skills of our faculty. We encourage and provide many opportunities for spiritual, personal, and professional growth through formational activities organized by the school, access to our school priests for spiritual guidance, Professional Development (PD) Days, conferences, fun faculty and team-building events, a strong leadership team, and administrative support. We have an enthusiastic, helpful, and welcoming faculty and community!
How to Apply
To apply, please send your cover letter (indicating the position you are applying for) and resume to Mrs. Shanika Samuel (Communications and Executive Assistant) at ssamuel@clearwateracademy.com.
Teacher candidates who are still completing coursework are welcome to apply and are asked to begin their applications and forward any incomplete documents as they become available. In your cover letter, help us to understand who you are …share your story with us! Please ensure you also indicate your teaching specialties and grade level preferences. We thank all candidates for their interest in working at Clear Water Academy.