Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) is one of the largest school divisions in Alberta, serving the education needs of approximately 17,750 students in 42 schools. Every day, the staff and students of EIPS are encouraged to pursue opportunities to grow and discover their passions in life. We pride ourselves on providing staff and students with the tools to achieve success by offering dynamic programming, current resources, and practical professional learning opportunities.EIPS employs approximately 875 full-time equivalent teaching staff and 560 full-time equivalent non-teaching staff, and are seeking to recruit and retain highly motivated, creative, and engaged professionals, who will enable us to teach our students how to learn, prepare each student to achieve their best, and assist students in becoming contributing members of society.

We pride ourselves on providing our staff and students with the tools to achieve success by offering dynamic programming, up-to-date resources and practical professional learning opportunities.All contracted certificated career opportunities at Elk Island Public Schools are accompanied by a very competitive compensation and benefits package including: Extended Health Care

Dental

Life Insurance

Voluntary Group Accident Insurance

Accidental Death and Dismemberment

Health Spending Account

Employee Assistance Plan EIPS believes that professional learning is a continuous process designed to support educators to build capacity, respond to changes in the education landscape, and to innovate to bring about changes in thinking and behaviour with resulting improvements in student success, engagement and learning.

Our division offers all contracted teachers:

Division Based, School Based, and Self-Directed Professional Learning Opportunities

Teacher Support Visits Customized support based on needs of student, classroom, and school communities

Open to: Internal and External candidates

EIPS is recruiting multiple positions for the Substitute Teacher List for the 2023-2024 school year. Qualifications: Bachelor of Education

Must be eligible for an Alberta Teaching Certificate

Effective organization and classroom management skills

Ability to create a classroom environment where students feel safe, supported, and challenged

Excellent verbal and written skills

Experience or familiarity analyzing data and using data to inform decision and/or instruction

Strong collaboration and teamwork skills

Growth mindset and ability to use feedback to improve practice

Relentless drive to set and achieve personal and professional goals Only online applications will be accepted.

(In your online applicant profile, it is mandatory that you complete the Education History and Teaching & Relative Experience fields.

)Elk Island Public Schools

appreciates and considers all applications; however, we only contact candidates who are selected for interviews.Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis. Candidates are encouraged to create their profiles and continue to update their application status with relevant documents, including evaluations and references up until the posting closing date.All newly hired Substitute Teachers will be required to provide a satisfactory

Criminal Records Check, which includes a vulnerable sector check - dated within six (6) months from offer of employment with EIPS - obtained from local RCMP or Police Department.

Any costs incurred are the responsibility of the employee.

If you require assistance with the application system, please call Apply to Education at 1-877-900-5627 or email info@applytoeducation.com.