Job Title:  Grade 3 – 6 Homeroom Teachers

Supervisor: Principal

Hours per week: Approximately 40 hours.

Job Summary: Selm Academy is an Islamic Ithnā ʿasharī Shi’a school in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. We are always seeking to recruit qualified practising Shi’a Muslim teachers.

Educating for moral character

In addition to the technical qualifications listed below, the ideal candidate has a demonstrable ability to fulfill the school’s mission and foster its values in the students. The school’s value and mission statements appear in the Welcome section of the school’s website. 

The ideal candidate should have a track record consistent with the school’s value and mission statements, and should be able to demonstrate it through the presentation of syllabi and lesson plans. The candidate should be able to demonstrate to the hiring committee their ability to realize these educational objectives.

It is expected that the candidate demonstrates their awareness of the structural problems of educating for moral character in today’s society. As a case in point, values such as respect for the elders and behaviours such as greeting fellow-students and teachers with a salaam, require educational planning and scaffolded instruction. The educator can no longer assume that they are self-evident and will naturally be acquired in the home/school environment. The candidate should be able to demonstrate to the hiring  committee their ability to realize these educational objectives.

Educating for the formal curriculum

Ø    The candidate is responsible to teach, ensure learning, assess and supervise students inside the classroom and other assigned areas,

Ø    Develop lesson plans and deliver group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines,

Ø     Collaborate with other teachers, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues, and

Ø    Respond to a wide range of inquiries from students’ parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress.

 Responsibilities:

Ø     Report to work by 8am, Mon-Fri, and leave between 4-5pm, depending on school requirements

Ø     Create syllabi that ensure the learning of values and the formation of behaviours which are consistent with Ithnā ʿasharī Shi’a principles

Ø     Plan, design and execute lessons based on such syllabi and the Ontario curriculum

Ø     Manage classes of 12 to 16 students

Ø    Email supervisor weekly lesson plans and update the school SIS weekly

Ø     Advise parents of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations and student’s achievements

Ø     Develop methods for improvement and/or reinforcing the school’s mission, values, and classroom goals in the home environment

Ø     Manage student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment

Ø    Create a classroom environment that fosters growth and learning

Ø     Maintain records of student work and development

Ø    Create progress reports and report cards

Ø    Collaborate with tutors/specials teachers, as the case may be

Ø    Able to attend to children’s special circumstances, including learning disabilities

Ø     Prepare for and attend parent-teacher interviews

Ø     Monitor students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom, cafeteria, playground, school grounds, hallways, restrooms, field trips, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning

Ø    Manage social/emotional student problems as they arise

Ø    Keep attendance records

Ø   Attend staff meetings

Ø    Report incidents (e.g., fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse, and harassment)

Ø    Adhere to the relevant Federal and Provincial law