Senior School French Teacher
Senior School French Teacher
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Job Description
West Point Grey Academy is seeking a Senior School French Teacherbeginning August 25 2025. This is a fulltime position eligible for benefits.
Great schools have great faculty and WPGA has exceptional teachers and staff who are dedicated to shaping lives of inquiry action and joy.
West Point Grey Academy teachers and staff focus on the individual child the whole person and a balanced life. They give each student transformative learning experiences rooted in inquiry shaped by action and celebrated with joy.
Our Senior School teachers are valued faculty members who with the support of Senior School Leadership and teaching teams plan and deliver adaptive futurefocused curricula to students in Grades 812. As part of the Modern Languages department French teachers help facilitate language acquisition and develop communication skills foster cultural understanding and promote lifelong learning and positive attitudes towards language diversity.
Our ideal candidate will bring 5 years of classroom teaching experience and formal training in teaching French as a second language to our school. With a passion for language education they will be eager to add to our highly qualified faculty. Additional interest/experience in other teachable subjects such as additional language proficiency (i.e. Spanish Mandarin) or Digital Arts education (i.e. media arts photography Yearbook etc. would be an asset as would an understanding of best practices in Middle Years education and an enthusiasm for traveling and chaperoning national and international cultural language trips. Familiarity with the Comprehensible Input (CI) approach would be a plus.
All WPGA Faculty:
- Provide futurefocused programs and personalized learning experiences.
- Provide and plan for inspirational learning environments that facilitate innovation collaboration and inclusion.
- Strengthen our relationship to each other and to our local and global communities with a positive school culture partnerships and service to others.
- Are committed to placing wellbeing at the heart of our school.
In your first year at WPGA youll be directly involved in:
Teaching
- Preparing and delivering engaging futurefocused lesson plans and interactive learning activities/materials that follow BC curriculum guidelines.
- Meaningfully integrate digital skills and technology into curriculum and assessment to enhance student learning (laptop and other technology resources provided).
- Adapting instructional materials to students individual education plans (IEPs).
- Conducting formal and informal assessment of students including report cards progress reports and marking.
- Supporting students and families with open ongoing communication.
CoCurricular Involvement
- Modelling and promoting our core values and high standards of behaviour in and out of the classroom.
- Participating in school life and cocurricular activities such as athletics outdoor education clubs activities and special events.
Growing as a Professional
- Actively participating in faculty meetings.
- Seeking opportunities for collaboration.
- Participating in professional development by reading professional literature and attending courses seminars and other professionaldevelopment opportunities.
About You
I understand that...
- That the work is challenging but its worth it because of the impact I have in the lives of others.
- The needs of students and families are at the forefront of care decisions.
- Its important to be purposefully visible available and involved in the community outside of my particular assignment. People come before paper.
- Efficacy of care and school excellence are built upon the collective extra efforts of everyone in the community. I am a selfstarter with an exemplary work ethic who is a continuous learner. I understand that from time to time I may be required to work after hours evenings and weekends.
I am able to...
- Create safe positive learning environments.
- Make intentional plans for learning that include conceptual understandings competencies and character development in the areas of French language education (Core French)
- Bring additional training and education background as an asset such as Spanish Digital Arts etc.
See the big picture of the curriculum in order to plan meaningful sequences of learning. - Share my passion for learning with my students and bring expertise to curricular and cocurricular learning.
- Communicate effectively through clear direct and supportive written verbal and digital skills.
- Contribute to a climate of joy at the school through positivity enthusiasm a sense of humour and fun so that others enjoy my company.
- Collaborate with all partners (families administration teachers counselling team and community service providers) to maximise positive learning outcomes for students.
I am becoming more...
- Able to anticipate need and communicate proactively with key stakeholders including parents teachers and principals.
- Attuned to the root causes of behaviour.
- Openhearted and openminded but still value critical thinking to make sense of complex issues.
- Aware of how to care for myself and others so that my presence adds to the health of my community.
In my work I want to
- Work alongside other talented professionals passionate about making a better world one student at a time.
- Feel connected be part of a valuescentred community and have fun!
About Us
Founded in 1996 West Point Grey Academy is an independent coeducational day school in Vancouver British Columbia. Set on 18 acres with sweeping views of English Bay and the North Shore mountains we offer futurefocused programs to 940 students in junior kindergarten to grade 12. WPGAs educational philosophy is to develop the whole child who guided by creative dedicated teachers and supported by our inclusive vibrant community is nurtured to achieve his or her full potential academically emotionally physically and socially.
Our Process
At West Point Grey Academy we cherish diversity in our staff and our greater community. We are committed to minimizing bias in our recruitment process as part of our commitment to strengthen inclusion diversity and equity across all areas of the school.
Candidates are encouraged to complete their application by April 21 2025 @ 4:00 pm Pacific Time.
If you require accommodations to fully participate in our recruitment process please email
1. Screening
You will be asked to submit your resume and provide thoughtful responses to few scenariobased questions. Your responses to the questions should outline how you demonstrate the About You section. It will also illustrate how you imagine your first year in the role. We will screen candidate responses based on the alignment with the knowledge competencies and character required for this position. The intent is to minimize bias in the first assessment stage. Only after these responses have been assessed will we review your resume. Please be concise in your responses.
You can answer the questions on the form provided or submit your responses on a single document and upload the file. Please note that all responses will be reviewed for AIgenerated content.
2. Initial Conversation 30 minutes)
Successful candidates selected move forward in the process and will be contacted to arrange an informal conversation. On this call you can ask us questions about the school and the role.
3. Authentic Belonging Interview 60 minutes)
If successful you will progress to an interview where we will discuss the school and how you see yourself as a member of our community.
If you require accommodations to participate fully in our application process please email
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
