French Immersion & Core French Teacher-on-Call

Teacher-on-Call Opening

French Immersion and Core French Grades K-12

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.

Qualifications:

• A valid BC teaching certificate
• Bachelor of Education degree
• Major in French and fluency equivalent to a native speaker in both written and oral French
• Two years successful classroom experience
• Demonstrated use of highly successful instructional strategies in the classroom
• Commitment to support the full range of student abilities
• Demonstrated experience in successfully integrating the use of computer technology in instructional strategies
• Effective communication skills with students, parents and colleagues
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Successful experience with adapting and modifying materials for a diversity of learners
• A commitment to the Principles of Inclusive Schools and Principles of Learning
• Thorough knowledge of the French Immersion and/or Core French curriculum
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in building an integrated program
• Demonstrated interest and a strong commitment to the emotional and social development of students

Application package should include:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Copy of BC Teaching Certificate along with proof of valid membership
• Copy of Teacher Qualification Service Card
• University Transcripts
• Copy of most recent Teaching Report or Teaching Evaluation
• Name and contact information of three references

French Fluency Requirements for Teaching Positions in Saanich School District

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.

Minimum TFI Proficiency Levels for SD63:

• French Immersion K-12 (Oral: 395 and Written: 420)
• Core French Grades 9-12 (Oral: 305 and Written: 305)

Minimum DELF Proficiency Levels for SD63:

• French Immersion K-12 (- 75%)
• Core French Grades K-5 (- 75%)
• Core French Grades 6-12 (- 75%)

Employment Interview Conducted in French:

• French Immersion K-12 (*Advanced, native-like fluency)
• Core French Grades 9-12 (*Advanced, native-like fluency)
• Core French K-8 (**Proficient, functionally bilingual)

*Advanced (native-like fluency)

• comfortable speaking spontaneously in a wide variety of situations and contexts
• responds appropriately to questions and rarely makes errors related tofaux amis
• uses a variety of conversation strategies (circumlocution, intonation, self-correction,body language and verbal cues) and seldom resorts to English
• speech flows well, is clear and pronunciation is native-like
• ·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
• uses idiomatic expressions (some English-like structures are still present)
• errors do not affect comprehensibility and are rare; however, Anglicisms are more frequent

**Proficient (functionally bilingual)

• is willing to initiate a spontaneous conversation and can respond to questions and ask questions in common and familiar situations
• approx. 80% of the time is able to comprehend questions and respond to them
• strongly relies on conversational strategies (circumlocution, intonation, self-correction, body language and verbal cues) to convey 25% or more
• requires prompting and assistance to maintain communication and sometimes resorts to English
• ·vocabulary is limited
• pronunciation is sometimes inaccurate and at times renders communication incomprehensible
• most common idiomatic expressions are used
• speech often contains an Anglophone turn of phrase and can be stilted or interspersed with English
• ·overall, errors do not affect comprehensibility

DELF Testing Site for Victoria:

• University of Victoria: