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Why Work at Grasslands?

We offer great compensation, benefits, and teaching opportunities!

Grasslands offers attractive total compensation packages for Teachers:

• Salary is on an incremented schedule that increases with your experience

• 100% of benefit premiums for Extended Health Care, Dental and Vision are covered while working for Grasslands

• Frequent opportunities arise for contracts throughout the district

Job Duties:

• Identify, plan and deliver instruction based on students’ individual and collective learning and special needs;
• provide a stimulating learning environment in which each student can experience growth and develop to their potential;
• help students learn appropriate knowledge, skills;
• evaluate and communicate student progress and meet with parents;
• prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help;
• meet with other professionals to discuss individual student needs and progress;
• enhance long term athlete development, of a variety of students, by teaching individual technical and tactical skills in hockey and other sports such as baseball;
• volunteer to supervise extracurricular and after-school activities as well as work with community partners to access community facilities and be a member of the local recreation board; and
• attend meetings, seminars and in-service training sessions.
• promote the program for future student growth into the school and communicate the happenings of the program in social media to the community of Tilley and the Brooks surrounding area.

Ideal candidates skills & abilities:

• be trained and/or certified in the National Coach Certification Program (NCCP) at a minimum of Coach 2 – Coach Level by their Hockey Canada Member. Development 1 or 2 and High Performance 1 are beyond the minimum requirements and are acceptable. If the lead instructor is not accredited in one of the above listed NCCP programs, they must complete, at minimum, two of the following four instructional stream clinics: skating, developing defencemen, skills and small-area games. Opportunities to participate in the annual professional development through the HCSA Summer Seminar training program is also recommended.
• possess or must complete the Respect in Sport Activity Leader program and recertify every five years.
• Able to follow the guidelines recommended in the instructional curriculum framework as set out by Hockey Canada. The on-ice curriculum framework focuses on technical skills, individual offensive and defensive skills and some situational play. The off-ice curriculum framework focuses on developing agility, balance and coordination along with technical skill development.
• Understanding and appreciation of Grasslands Public Schools mission and values.
• Able to create and manage a classroom environment that supports diversity and inclusion.
• Respect and value all individuals with sensitivity to diversity.
• Personal integrity and trustworthiness and understanding of how this role impacts the community.
• Able to establish trust and rapport with students.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor of Education

pre-service teacher preparation program from an approved institution

• Valid Alberta Teaching Certification

Successful applicants will be required to submit before start date: