Description
Teacher: Gr. 8 -10 CASA Classroom Teacher
Probationary - August 26, 2024 - June 27, 2025
Location Immaculate Heart of Mary School
FTE 1.0
Start Date August 26, 2024
Closing Date Open Until Filled
CASA Classrooms have partnered with the FMPSD and the FMCSD to deliver clinical intervention and individualized programming in a local classroom setting to address the need for intensive mental health services in Fort McMurray. The learning environment will bridge a child’s mental health and academic needs through a comprehensive and coordinated approach by a mental health team and a classroom teacher.
Students must be referred by their school division, and will be assessed for eligibility and suitability for this program. There will be group therapy, individual therapy, and psychiatric care built into the structure of the school day. The classroom will be supported by a teacher, Mental Health Therapist and a Mental Health Aide, with access to a team of wrap around services.
The instructional focus will be individualized and focus on literacy and numeracy skill building.. Students will be accepted from the grade range of grades 8-10. The project will run for one year, with the potential of extending into a second year with two intakes of up to 12 students (per semester). The goal is to support students in their mental wellness to transition to regular classroom settings.
Courses are taught from a combination of modular and individualized instruction.
Students from grades 8-10 will be accepted at this time.
Requirements: The ideal candidate would possess the following background, philosophy, and experience:
Bachelor of Education
Specialization in Special Education is an asset, as is experience with complex needs students. The successful candidate should have strong relationship building skills, student-centered philosophy of education, the ability to be flexible and be able to collaborate with a classroom team.
Desired Qualifications/Skills:
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training or experience in trauma sensitive environments is an asset.
An ability to build strong relationships with parents is essential.
Experience with students with special needs.
Develop goals and objectives for multi-age classrooms for students with varying physical and emotional conditions.
Monitoring Behaviour patterns of children and applying appropriate interventions.
An ability to tailor an individualized curriculum along an outcomes-based/outcomes-developed continuum.
May be required to administer medication.
An ability to develop, implement and monitor IPPs for students with mild-moderate developmental disabilities that provides sequential learning and opportunities to integrate with same-age peers in different grades.
Other goals for students include increasing independence, enhancing self-esteem and improving social/interpersonal skills.
Effective organizational skills and classroom management.
An ability and commitment to work as a member of a team in a collaborative work environment.
An ability to establish productive relationships with staff and parents.
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training is an asset.
A commitment to the Assessment for Learning model.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Resumes and other relevant documents will be accepted by clicking on the “APPLY” tab for the specific posting on the Job Connect and follow the application instructions. THIS IS THE PREFERRED METHOD TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS.
If you have any questions regarding this posting you may email hr@fmpsd.ab.ca.
The successful candidate will be required to provide a criminal record/vulnerable sector check which will be reviewed to ensure suitability of the candidate for the position.
FMPSD may contact past and present employers for references. All FMPSD employees are expected to be computer literate; this includes fluency with e-mail, internet, MS Office, Google mail, docs and sheets.
Only those applications submitted and received by 4 pm on the closing date will be considered for this position.
