WHO WE ARE
The Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (the CISVA) operates 46 schools – 40 elementary and 6 high schools. Our schools are located throughout the Greater Vancouver Area, near the best sites and attractions that Vancouver and British Columbia has to offer. Our footprint extends over 250 kilometers from Powell River in the west to Chilliwack in the east.
We are a culturally diverse faith-based family . We offer more than a place of work – we provide a call to your teaching vocation where you can work and live your faith in a supportive community.
We are a vibrant school system with many school and program expansion projects in the future. We offer spiritual and professional growth and mentorship opportunities for new teachers to help them with their transition into the CISVA.
WHY TEACH WITH THE CISVA
ABOUT
St. Andrew’s Elementary School is located in a culturally diverse area of East Vancouver. We are a single streamed school with approximately 180 students embedded in a residential area. Our mission statement affirms that, St. Andrew’s School recognizes that each child is made in the image of God.
Our aim is to provide each child with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for life-long learning. As partners with the parents, we are dedicated to educating the whole child: spiritually, intellectually, physically, emotionally, aesthetically and socially.
JOB DESCRIPTION
St. Andrew's Elementary School is looking for a teacher to lead our Learning Resource Department. This teacher would be responsible for overseeing our students with diverse abilities. This would include managing, updating, and producing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) by meeting with parents, students, teachers, educational assistants (EAs) and resource support providers (speech language pathologists, behavior interventionalist, etc.) and then implementing, monitoring and supporting students in reaching IEP goals. This role also includes scheduling and supporting educational assistants and resource support providers and assisting teachers and EAs in creating classroom and resources which support students with diverse needs and providing assistance and support to students in various capacities.
Applicants with experience in working in learning resource, creating and managing IEPs, and knowledge of CISVA procedures would be an asset. The successful candidate would also be required to contribute to the extracurricular programs of the school.
APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Create your Make a Future profile
2. Complete all profile sections, including: Provincial Certificates, Qualifications, Education, Experience, and Questions
3. Complete and add all required application documents to your profile. (see below)
4. Apply to this job posting
Did you know? If you are currently an education student graduating in 2025, you can upload your documents as you receive them and still apply for this job posting.
REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
***For the Catholic Pastoral Reference (for Catholic Applicants) and Non-Catholic Pastoral Reference you must download the appropriate form, provide it to your Pastor for signing, and have them submit it directly to hr@cisva.bc.ca .
On an on-going basis, we accept teacher applications for grade levels K to 12 for our Catholic schools throughout the Greater Vancouver Area and Powell River in beautiful British Columbia. All Catholics, non-Catholics, new education grads, and experienced teachers from across Canada are strongly encouraged to apply. Our major hiring season is in April for the following school year, but we recommend that you apply now as we receive an influx of applications.