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: Stave Falls Elementary
Position: ISP/LST (Inclusion Support Program/Learning Support Teacher)
FTE: 1.0 (0.6 ISP/0.4 LST)
Grade: K-6
Status: Temporary
Start Date: Immediately - June 30, 2026 or until the return of the incumbent
The ISP/LST teacher will support students through direct and indirect service to meet educational, behavioral 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. Student needs will vary greatly – with goals ranging from those that focus on behavior and social skills to functional academic goals.
The ISP/LST teacher will also provide colleagues with specific strategies and interventions relating to behavior and social skills development that will enable specific high and low incidence students to be successful. The ISP/LST teaching position requires a skill set that encompasses work in the areas of behavior, 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
- Recent successful training and experience in Level B testing, interpretation and assessment
- Successful teaching experience in elementary grades
- Experience teaching students with a variety of complex and diverse learning support needs
- Coursework and teaching experience should include extensive knowledge of learner characteristics of students with Complex Developmental and Behavioral 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 behavioral characteristics as a result of neurological disorders such as ASD, FASD and CDBC
- 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 behavioral disordered often diagnosed as conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and other externalizing behaviors
- Experience working with classroom teachers to provide differentiated instructional strategies for students with diverse learning support needs
- Completion of or the willingness to complete the Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training
- Demonstrated knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and Response to Intervention
- Strong interpersonal, communication and collaborative skills
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