WHY TEACH WITH THE CISVA
- Teach in a faith-based and culturally diverse school environment
- Classroom available upon hire. Not necessary to sit on TOC list.
- Mentorship and monthly opportunities for professional development
- Competitive salary and excellent Benefits Package, including CPP, Extended Medical, Dental
- Schools located throughout the Greater Vancouver Area and Powell River, close to the beauty and adventure that British Columbia has to offer
- If you live outside of the Greater Vancouver Area, learn more about claiming moving expenses on your next tax return on the Government of Canada website.
ABOUT
Holy Cross is a Catholic high school and opened in 1982, in Surrey, British Columbia. The school serves over 800 students annually and is a member of the Catholic Schools of The Vancouver Archdiocese.
Holy Cross is the largest school in the diocese and is currently completing the construction of Phase 1 of a new school facility. The school offers an extremely balanced extracurricular program with up to 300 students in the music and drama programs and an equal number involved in the athletic program. The school has traditionally had a very high level of participation in all areas. The athletic program has produced a large number of accomplishments a variety of provincial sports. The music program has also been extremely successful over the years.
Holy Cross offers staff and students a supportive and uniquely supportive community. Students are afforded a number of opportunities to develop their faith, a greater sense of service to the community, as well as individual leadership skills. The staff has a strong team dynamic where new members will find a commitment to professional development and deep ethic of care for their students.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Holy Cross Regional High School is currently looking for a humanities teacher with a background in Social Studies and English. This is a full time position teaching grade 8 through 10 socials and English classes. Interested candidates must be certified to teach in British Columbia. Applicants may be asked to participate in supporting extra curricular activities which are a very large part of the community, both in Arts and Athletics. The successful candidate will be on a one year contract with the option to extend to a long term position.
Interested candidates should submit a resume to the principal, Chris Blesch (cblesch@holycross.bc.ca), no later than April 15th.
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.
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.