Junior****School Homeroom Teacher - Grade 5

Full Time - **Start****Date:August25,**2025

Brockton School: Inspiring theGrowthofOutstandingHumans.

Imagine working at a school where every student matters, every family matters, community matters, and learning for life matters. Imagine a school where priority is given to the holistic development of students, alongside a robust academic and extended day program; a school where faculty and staff engage a sense of purpose within a supportive environment. Imagine a place where there is genuine support and engagement from an authentic and diverse community - a community that has the courage to embrace the innovation and creativity needed for the future. Imagine Brockton****School!

Brockton School is a not-for-profit nondenominational coeducational Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12, independent school, located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. As an IB World Continuum School, Brockton offers the Primary Years, Middle Years, Diploma, and Career-Related programs (one of a handful of schools around the globe with such innovative programming).

Brockton****School is not****only a placeofemployment, it is a placeofpurpose.

Faculty and Staff receive healthy and competitive compensation packages and have the joy of working with low staff:student ratios in a supportive, innovative, and collaborative environment. Brockton prioritizes ongoing professional development and supports staff on their own personal/professional journey. Brockton's mission is to inspire the growth of outstanding humans - and that includes inspiring the continual growth of our faculty and staff.

If you are looking to be a part of something special, to be in a place where your voice will be heard and your impact valued, to be in a role that will allow you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others with multiple opportunities for advancement, please see the opportunity below.

Pleasenotethatthesuccessfulcandidatemusthaveeligibilityto work in Canadaandhavecertificationtoteachgrades K-12 in British Columbia. A Criminal Record Check clearance is aninitialandongoingconditionofemploymentforallfacultyandstaff.

The following position is available for expressions of interest:

Junior School****Homeroom Teacher - Grade 5 - Full Time

Starting August 25, 2025

Brockton School is currently seeking a Junior School Homeroom Teacher for Grade 5 for the 2025-26 school year. The Teacher will work collaboratively with a teaching partner, with members of the JK-Grade 5 Primary Years Programme (PYP) team, and with other members of Faculty/Staff. As a member of the teaching team, this teacher will report to the Divisional Principal and to the PYP Coordinator.

The Grade 5 Homeroom Teacher will work with colleagues including but not limited to their Grade 5 teaching partner, specialist teachers and counsellors, IB Coordinators, and other key members of staff.

Qualifications / Experience / Skills:

• BC Teacher Certification as supported by the BC Teachers Regulation Branch
• Interest in being part of a dynamic and visionary IB school community
• Legal eligibility to work in Canada

Ideal characteristics:

• IB experience or training (preferred)

• Possess a Bachelor's degree or higher qualification in education

• Minimum of two years of teaching experience at the Intermediate level

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• High EQ skills, possess the ability to be self-aware

• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and administrative skills The ability to work independently and as a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills

Responsibilities / Duties:

• Brings different perspectives, voices, and worldviews to the classroom learning experience, including those of Indigenous, local, and global populations
• Promotes a safe and inclusive environment through strong relationship building and classroom management
• Plans, organizes, and implements engaging lessons that incorporates the BC Ministry of Education's curriculum objectives as well as IB standards
• Organizes curriculum mapping and lesson planning, using the tool Toddle
• Fosters a love of learning and an environment that that encourages all students to develop and fulfill their academic potential
• Tracks assessment and feedback through use of formative and summative methods, includes student reflections and voice when targeting growth and development
• Regular communication with parents and other stakeholders regarding student progress, including but not limited to, meetings, report cards, conferences, and weekly class emails
• Collaborates with teaching partner(s) and the PYP coordinator
• Attends staff meetings, professional development opportunities, and serves on committees as required
• Involvement in extended day programming activities
• Models behaviours, attitudes, and principals for students in all contexts
• Other duties as assigned by the divisional Principal

Expectationsincludebut are notlimitedto:

• Place student safety and well-being as the priority in all instances

• Inspire students to want to learn; promote growth mindsets and lifelong learning

• Cultivate a learning environment that is student-centred, that recognizes each student (and family) as unique, and that promotes authentic and professional connections/relationships

• Embrace high standards of professional conduct and professional excellence; pursue best and innovative practice; embrace lifelong learning and personal/ professional growth

• Communicate and respond appropriately and genuinely with students, parents, and other community members, respecting diverse needs and perspectives (including one's own)

• Actively, and with a positive mindset, support and work alongside colleagues in one's individual and collective work; acknowledge that we are on a shared journey and that we are better together; trust and be trustworthy

• Approach problem-solving with flexibility and positivity Have fun

Salary****Range: 2025-26 Brockton Faculty Salary Grid

Example - For TQS Category 5 (Step 0) $65,202 to $107,169 (Step 10 ) per annum.

Total compensation for this role includes paid sick leave, excellent extended health care benefits and income insurance, retirement, professional development, and other benefits.

This posting is open to Internal and External candidates.

Internal candidates - pleasecontacttheDivisionalPrincipal.

External**candidates - pleaseuseandcitethejobpostingJS008-2526toapplyforthis**position.

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BrocktonSchoolholdsinclusiontobeoneofourcorevalues,andwelcomesthebenefits**of a diversityofperspectivesandexperience. We *encourageapplicationbycandidatesfromcommunitiesthathavebeenunderrepresentedatindependentschools,*and are happytoprovide**accommodation in theinterviewingprocess. If youwouldlikeanaccommodation,pleaseindicatethisinformation in yourcoverletter.

We thankallcandidatesfortheirapplications;however,onlythoseselectedforan**interview will be**contacted.Thisposting will remainopenforapplicantsuntilsuccessfullyfilled.

Posting Date: July 24, 2025