TeacheronCall Opening
French Immersion and Core French Grades K12
School District No. 63 (Saanich) invites applications for placement on our TeacheronCall list in the area of French Immersion and/or Core French. The successful applicants will be placed onto our TeacheronCall list for work at the Elementary Middle or Secondary level.
Qualifications:
- A valid BC teaching certificate
- Bachelor of Education degree
- Major in French and fluency equivalent to a native speaker in both written and oral French
- Two years successful classroom experience
- Demonstrated use of highly successful instructional strategies in the classroom
- Commitment to support the full range of student abilities
- Demonstrated experience in successfully integrating the use of computer technology in instructional strategies
- Effective communication skills with students parents and colleagues
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Successful experience with adapting and modifying materials for a diversity of learners
- A commitment to the Principles of Inclusive Schools and Principles of Learning
- Thorough knowledge of the French Immersion and/or Core French curriculum
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in building an integrated program
- Demonstrated interest and a strong commitment to the emotional and social development of students
Application package should include :
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Copy of BC Teaching Certificate along with proof of valid membership
- Copy of Teacher Qualification Service Card
- University Transcripts
- Copy of most recent Teaching Report or Teaching Evaluation
- Name and contact information of three references
French Fluency Requirements for Teaching Positions in Saanich School District
Candidates seeking positions in core French Grades 912 and/or French Immersion K12 are required to submit an official Test de Franais International (TFI) score or a Diplme Dtudes en Langue Franaise (DELF) score (please see SD63 minimum proficiency levels below). For candidates wishing to teach core French K12 or French Immersion K12 who have not completed the tests above; a separate District French Competency Test in lieu of the TFI/DELF will be scheduled by the Human Resources Coordinator and marked by the District Language Coordinator. All candidates who are selected for further screening will take part in a 40minute employment interview conducted in French. If your French proficiency level has been assessed with a different tool please contact .
Minimum TFI Proficiency Levels for SD63:
- French Immersion K12 (Oral: 395 and Written: 420
- Core French Grades 912 (Oral: 305 and Written: 305
Minimum DELF Proficiency Levels for SD63:
- French Immersion K12 B2 75
- Core French Grades K5 A2 75
- Core French Grades 612 B1 75
Employment Interview Conducted in French:
- French Immersion K12 *Advanced nativelike fluency)
- Core French Grades 912 *Advanced nativelike fluency)
- Core French K8 **Proficient functionally bilingual)
*Advanced (nativelike fluency)
- comfortable speaking spontaneously in a wide variety of situations and contexts
- responds appropriately to questions and rarely makes errors related to faux amis
- uses a variety of conversation strategies (circumlocution intonation selfcorrection body language and verbal cues) and seldom resorts to English
- speech flows well is clear and pronunciation is nativelike
- vocabulary range is good for everyday conversations and for conversations related to an educational context but is more limited to topics that are infrequent or unusual
- uses idiomatic expressions (some Englishlike structures are still present)
- errors do not affect comprehensibility and are rare; however Anglicisms are more frequent
**Proficient (functionally bilingual)
- is willing to initiate a spontaneous conversation and can respond to questions and ask questions in common and familiar situations
- approx. 80 of the time is able to comprehend questions and respond to them
- strongly relies on conversational strategies (circumlocution intonation selfcorrection body language and verbal cues) to convey 25 or more
- requires prompting and assistance to maintain communication and sometimes resorts to English
- vocabulary is limited
- pronunciation is sometimes inaccurate and at times renders communication incomprehensible
- most common idiomatic expressions are used
- speech often contains an Anglophone turn of phrase and can be stilted or interspersed with English
- overall errors do not affect comprehensibility
DELF Testing Site for Victoria: