0.5 FTE (term) Middle School teacher plus library, Wildflower Nelson

Job Requirements/Additional Supporting Text

Wildflower school requires a middle school teacher that is highly skilled in teaching in a multi-age learning environment (students age 12-15) and is committed to creating a classroom community of support, safety, trust, respect, and compassion. Teachers interested in the position should practice pedagogy that is trauma-informed, community focused, and focuses on educating the whole child. In addition, a commitment in working collaboratively with parents, teachers and the greater school community are required. The teacher will be required to design, implement and assess thematic, cross-curricular learning activities across all domains. The position also includes a small portion of time as a teacher librarian, and as such the successful candidate must be comfortable using library software.

Require Qualifications And Experience

• Proven ability to teach effectively in a multi-aged classroom
• Proven experience teaching intermediate students.
• Proven experience working collaboratively with a co-teacher
• Proven understanding of the proponents and rationale of multi-aged learning
• Proven ability to plan thematically and effectively integrate all curricular elements into a broad year-long theme
• Proven ability to design and implemented inquiry based learning in all curricular areas.
• Proven success using a wide variety of authentic assessments strategies in all curricular areas
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate parent and community volunteers in the classroom
• Proven ability to plan, coordinated and integrate place-based learning opportunities
• Proven experience implementing restorative justice and compassionate communication with both children and parents
• Proven ability to work with parents to collaboratively design individualized home-schooling plans
• Demonstrated commitment to supporting and guiding parents in their 5.5 hour/week home-educator role.
• Proven understanding of and commitment to the tenets of Attachment Theory as it pertains to the teacher-student relation and the parent-child relationship
  
  

Desired Qualifications And Experiences

• Proven commitment to collaborative planning and team teaching
• Excellent self-management and organizational skills
• Experience and deep commitment to planning and building a multi-aged classroom community
  
  

Experience in developing a hands-on middle school program with a focus on real life skills and connections

for more information, contact Principal Nick Graves at [email protected]