The Mission Public School District is located on the traditional, ancestral, unsurrendered, and shared territories of Stó:lo people, of Leq’á:mel, Semá:th, Máthxwi, Sq’éwlets and Qwó:ltl’el First Nations, stewards of this land since time immemorial.
Halq’eméylem is the language of this land and of Stó:lo ancestors. The place from where Halq’eméylem (Upriver dialect) originates is Leq’á:mel. The language comes from the land, and it has been this way since time immemorial.
We invite applications for the position of:
School: Silverdale Elementary
Position: Inclusion Support Program/Learning Specialist Teacher (ISP/LST)
FTE: .80FTE Monday to Thursday
Grade: Elementary
Status: Continuing
Start Date: September 2, 2025
The ISP/LST teacher will support students through direct and indirect service to meet educational, behaviourial and social goals documented in their IEP or IBP. Services provided by the ISP/LST teacher will vary from student to student, depending on their individual needs. At times, students may require direct teaching of skills in an alternate setting. The ISP/LST teacher will collaborate with the classroom teacher, and work towards specific goals in the IEP or IBP. Student needs will vary greatly – with goals ranging from those that focus on behaviour and social skills to functional academic goals.
The ISP/LST teacher will also provide colleagues with specific strategies and interventions relating to behaviour and social skills development that will enable specific high and low incidence students to be successful in an integrated setting. These students are the most vulnerable and complex students in schools – requiring a teacher with a skill set that encompasses work in the areas of behaviour, development of social skills and development of programs and interventions for those students designated under the low incidence categories and with diagnoses of CDBC, ASD, FASD and developmental disabilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Education and/or PDP
• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Inclusive Education or post-graduate diploma in Inclusive Education
• Coursework in outdoor education or demonstrated outdoor experience an asset
• Willing/able to work outdoors and support collaborative team teaching in place based practices
• Training in SEL and Peaceful Schools and Conflict Resolution or similar
• Successful teaching experience with children in elementary and/or middle grades
• Experience teaching students with a variety of cognitive, behaviourial, social and emotional issues as well as extreme delays in adaptive or functional skills (categories A, C, D, and G).
• Coursework and teaching experience should include extensive knowledge of learner characteristics of students with Complex Developmental and Behaviourial Conditions (CDBC), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and developmental disabilities as well as the high incidence learners with learning disabilities and those with a mild intellectual disability
• Experience developing programs with strategies appropriate for students with learning and behaviourial characteristics as a result of neurological disorders such as ASD, FASD and CDBC.
• Recent successful training and experience in Level B testing, interpretation and assessment would be an asset
• Recent successful training and experience in standardized Level A and B assessment would be an asset
• Additional coursework or specific training in the areas of autism – through POPARD and the Reference and Regulate Therapy. Knowledge of sign language and augmentative communication systems is an asset given the needs of the students in the ISP program.
• Knowledge and experience in program development for students with severe behaviourial disordered often diagnosed as conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and other externalizing behaviours.
• Experience working with classroom teachers to provide differentiated instructional strategies for low incidence students.
• Completion of or the willingness to complete the Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training
• Familiarity with UDL and RTI
• Strong interpersonal, communication and collaborative skills

General Duties:

• As the case manager for these students, the ISP teacher will write IEPs to meet Ministry of Education guidelines with goals consistent with the funding category is essential.
• Focus on prevention – explicit teaching of social emotional learning and skills for self-regulation
• Support the philosophy of inclusion and integration of students
• Maintain a safe and caring environment in the classroom
• Act as an in-school consultant to the school administrator, teachers and paraprofessionals – when students experience academic, behaviourial and/or social difficulties
• Work with parents as part of the school team toward goals as stated in the IEP.
• Work in collaboration with teachers modeling instructional strategies for teachers, providing additional resources as well as providing additional instruction for students that have learning difficulties
• Work collaboratively with district staff and other specialists to coordinate required information and services for students with special needs
• Ability to coordinate support personnel in the school, including educational assistants and youth care workers.
• Call and chair IEP and Integrated Case Management (ICM) meetings
• Provision of specific, targeted teaching to individuals or groups requiring additional help
• Assist with the development of student behaviour and student safety plans
• Assist with File organization and documentation to support the behavior designation for audit purposes
• Ability to work collaboratively with outside agencies, including multidisciplinary assessment teams, POPARD, Child and Youth Mental Health, etc.

FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED, ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR APPLICATION WHICH INCLUDE:

• resume
• cover letter
• recent teaching reports and/or practicum reports
• copy of BC Teaching Certificate and/or TQS card or information on current status
  The starting annual salary for this position ranges from $59,711-$109,520, with placement on the range based on length of service, FTE and qualifications in accordance with the Collective Agreement.
  Please be sure that you have received a confirmation from Make a Future that you have applied to a specific posting. Without this confirmation your application will not have been submitted.

General Duties:

• As the case manager for these students, the ISP teacher will write IEPs to meet Ministry of Education guidelines with goals consistent with the funding category is essential.
• Focus on prevention – explicit teaching of social emotional learning and skills for self-regulation
• Support the philosophy of inclusion and integration of students
• Maintain a safe and caring environment in the classroom
• Act as an in-school consultant to the school administrator, teachers and paraprofessionals – when students experience academic, behaviourial and/or social difficulties
• Work with parents as part of the school team toward goals as stated in the IEP.
• Work in collaboration with teachers modeling instructional strategies for teachers, providing additional resources as well as providing additional instruction for students that have learning difficulties
• Work collaboratively with district staff and other specialists to coordinate required information and services for students with special needs
• Ability to coordinate support personnel in the school, including educational assistants and youth care workers.
• Call and chair IEP and Integrated Case Management (ICM) meetings
• Provision of specific, targeted teaching to individuals or groups requiring additional help
• Assist with the development of student behaviour and student safety plans
• Assist with File organization and documentation to support the behavior designation for audit purposes
• Ability to work collaboratively with outside agencies, including multidisciplinary assessment teams, POPARD, Child and Youth Mental Health, etc