French Immersion & Core French Teacher-on-Call

Job Description

<p>Teacher-on-Call Opening<br/>French Immersion and Core French Grades K-12</p><p>School District No. 63 (Saanich) invites applications for placement on our Teacher-on-Call list in the area of French Immersion and/or Core French. The successful applicants will be placed onto our Teacher-on-Call list for work at the Elementary, Middle or Secondary level.</p><p>Qualifications:</p><p>A valid BC teaching certificate</p><p>Bachelor of Education degree</p><p>Major in French and fluency equivalent to a native speaker in both written and oral French</p><p>Two years successful classroom experience</p><p>Demonstrated use of highly successful instructional strategies in the classroom</p><p>Commitment to support the full range of student abilities</p><p>Demonstrated experience in successfully integrating the use of computer technology in instructional strategies</p><p>Effective communication skills with students, parents and colleagues</p><p>Commitment to continuing professional development</p><p>Successful experience with adapting and modifying materials for a diversity of learners</p><p>A commitment to the Principles of Inclusive Schools and Principles of Learning</p><p>Thorough knowledge of the French Immersion and/or Core French curriculum</p><p>Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in building an integrated program</p><p>Demonstrated interest and a strong commitment to the emotional and social development of students</p><p>Application package should include<br/>:</p><p>Cover letter</p><p>Resume</p><p>Copy of BC Teaching Certificate along with proof of valid membership</p><p>Copy of Teacher Qualification Service Card</p><p>University Transcripts</p><p>Copy of most recent Teaching Report or Teaching Evaluation</p><p>Name and contact information of three references</p><p>French Fluency Requirements for Teaching Positions in Saanich School District</p><p>Candidates seeking positions in core French Grades 9-12 and/or French Immersion K-12 are required to submit an official Test de Français International (TFI) score or a Diplôme D’études en Langue Française (DELF) score (please see SD63 minimum proficiency levels below). For candidates wishing to teach core French K-12 or French Immersion K-12, 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 40-minute employment interview conducted in French. If your French proficiency level has been assessed with a different tool, please contact .</p><p>Minimum TFI Proficiency Levels for SD63:</p><p>French Immersion K-12 (Oral: 395 and Written: 420)</p><p>Core French Grades 9-12 (Oral: 305 and Written: 305)</p><p>Minimum DELF Proficiency Levels for SD63:</p><p>French Immersion K-12 ( - 75%)</p><p>Core French Grades K-5 ( - 75%)</p><p>Core French Grades 6-12 ( - 75%)</p><p>Employment Interview Conducted in French:</p><p>French Immersion K-12 (*Advanced, native-like fluency)</p><p>Core French Grades 9-12 (*Advanced, native-like fluency)</p><p>Core French K-8 (**Proficient, functionally bilingual)</p><p>*Advanced (native-like fluency)</p><p>comfortable speaking spontaneously in a wide variety of situations and contexts</p><p>responds appropriately to questions and rarely makes errors related tofaux amis</p><p>uses a variety of conversation strategies (circumlocution, intonation, self-correction,body language and verbal cues) and seldom resorts to English</p><p>speech flows well, is clear and pronunciation is native-like</p><p>· 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</p><p>uses idiomatic expressions (some English-like structures are still present)</p><p>errors do not affect comprehensibility and are rare; however, Anglicisms are more frequent</p><p>**Proficient (functionally bilingual)</p><p>is willing to initiate a spontaneous conversation and can respond to questions and ask questions in common and familiar situations</p><p>approx. 80% of the time is able to comprehend questions and respond to them</p><p>strongly relies on conversational strategies (circumlocution, intonation, self-correction, body language and verbal cues) to convey 25% or more</p><p>requires prompting and assistance to maintain communication and sometimes resorts to English</p><p>· vocabulary is limited</p><p>pronunciation is sometimes inaccurate and at times renders communication incomprehensible</p><p>most common idiomatic expressions are used</p><p>speech often contains an Anglophone turn of phrase and can be stilted or interspersed with English</p><p>· overall, errors do not affect comprehensibility</p><p>DELF Testing Site for Victoria:</p><p>University of Victoria:</p>