Full time permanent Instructional Resource Teacher.  Duties to commence September 2, 2025. 

Candidates applying for positions as an Instructional Resource Teacher (IRT) will be working with students who present with a wide range of learning profiles that require individualized programming in: enrichment, academic skills, social-emotional/behavioural skills, accessibility skills, or adaptive skills.

Successful candidates will be able to engage professionally with colleagues, families and communities; demonstrate the planning and implementation of effective and responsive teaching and learning practices; provide evidence of how to shape a safe and positive learning environment for students and families; demonstrate a love of learning and an ability to build learner and leadership capacity; provide evidence and understanding of the impact of effective assessment practices.

As an Instructional Resource Teacher, your work will be guided by the application of the Standards of Practice for Instructional Resource Teachers which are: foundations of special education; development and characteristics of learners; educational assessment; planning and delivering instruction; learning environment; collaborative partnerships; reflective practice. 

Additional information regarding the Standards can be found here: The Standards of Practice for Instructional Resource Teachers

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Foundations of Special Education - understands and applies knowledge of the foundations of special education.
• Development and Characteristics of Learners - understands the development and characteristics of learners.
• Educational Assessment - understands the educational assessment process and uses a variety of assessment strategies to support the development of students.
• Planning Instruction - understands the diversity of students' strengths and needs and applies this knowledge when planning instruction.
• Delivering Instruction - understands the diversity of students' strengths and needs and applies this knowledge when delivering instruction.
• Learning Environment - helps create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, independence and self-motivation.
• Collaborative Partnerships - understands the importance of building collaborative partnerships to enhance student learning.
• Reflective Practice - continually evaluates his/her practice and actively seeks professional growth opportunities to enhance student learning.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Education
• Bachelor of Special Education or Equivalency 
• Equivalencies will be considered

Annual Teacher Salary Scale contained within the NLTA Provincial Collective Agreement and benefits contained within the agreement.

Applicants without the required qualifications may be considered in accordance with Clause 37.01 (d) of the provincial collective agreement. 

REMINDER: Electronic eOFFERs only with 24 hour expiration - applicants must monitor their email accounts.

If Interview Required: Please note that candidates designated as Highly Recommended and Recommended in 2023 or 2024 individual or pool competitions will have that designation carried over for 2025 and will not require an interview for similar positions.  

Interviews that occur during this hiring season will be designated as Recommendable or Not Recommendable at this time.  Thus, going forward, the Recommendable designation will carry over and will equal the Highly Recommendable that will be phased out.