Job Description

Job Posting

English as an Additional Language Support

Competition

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377

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The Chinook School Division requires a full time (1.0 FTE) continuing EAL Support beginning

August 2

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, 202

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to provide support to those students learning English as an Additional Language.


The Chinook School Division is proud to serve over 6,000 students in 60 schools, with over 1,000 collegial and student-centered teachers and support staff. We are a vibrant and progressive school division located within Saskatchewan's great Southwest. Our Division is committed to our guiding principles; Communication, Shared Responsibility, Positive Relationships and Ongoing Monitoring and Improvement. The Division affirms the right of all students and staff to be contributing members of a school community that is safe, caring and respectful of all people.


Chinook is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our schools and workplace as indicated in Successful candidates are expected to:


demonstrate an understanding of the importance of supporting a welcoming environment; present a positive attitude towards inclusion and diversity; identify opportunities to support inclusion and diversity and; take meaningful action.

Responsibilities:

The EAL Support will be responsible for working with students, teachers and educational assistants to develop language programs and will work closely with the Superintendent of Learning.

Duties:

Complete language/literacy informal assessments of students and/or build the capacity of teachers within our division to administer related assessments; Assist in the development of division goals, data, programs and supports for students with language learning challenges; Be an effective time manager, instructional planner and skillful at developing and delivering in-service sessions for teachers, administrators, and educational assistants; Provide action plans, policy and procedure support and direction for EAL students within the school division. The successful candidate will have a commitment to the vision, mission, principles and goals of the Chinook School Division

Qualifications:

Minimum of 5 years' experience as a teacher; Experience, training, and/or interest in learning the strategies and supports that best suit EAL learners; Experience and/or training in coordination of and delivery of professional development; Effective interpersonal and communication skills; Comfort and ability to work with data and assessment; An understanding of the strategies and supports that are needed in EAL context; Interest and ability in working with teachers, co-creating instructional plans to enhance language and literacy skills using varied instructional strategies, the adaptive dimension, the differentiation of instruction, course modifications and adaptations, potential pilot courses within the division, and provincial committee representation; Demonstrates a commitment to truth and reconciliation; Demonstrates a commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion; Certified as a Teacher in good standing in Saskatchewan or the ability to be certified.

Please submit your application electronically via Apply to Education including a cover letter addressed to Ken Garinger, Superintendent of Human Resources (indicating competition #

377

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), a resume, complete with three references and any supporting documents

as soon as possible.

The competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.


For more information about this position, please contact Kevin Kleisinger, Superintendent of Learning at (306)778-9200.

While all applications are appreciated, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.