(2) – ELEMENTARY TEACHERS – HORIZON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Teaching Staff

Location: Horizon Leadership Academy

Competition #: 13190

Open To: Both internal and external candidates

Date Posted: May 18th, 2021

Closing Date: May 31st, 2021 – 2:00pm

Job Start Date: August 25th, 2021

Job End Date: June 29th, 2022

Additional Information:
The Division:
Palliser School Division is a public school jurisdiction located in southern Alberta. The geographical area stretches from just south of Lethbridge to the Bow River south of Calgary. Palliser Centre houses the Central Office Administration, Maintenance and Transportation and is located in the City of Lethbridge. The division offers full public education services to approximately 8600 students ECS through Grade 12 in 51 schools. This includes 4 alternative Low-German Mennonite programs, 10 alternative Faith-based schools, 17 Hutterite Colony schools, Palliser Beyond Borders, the Calgary Islamic Schools (Akram Jomaa Campus and Omar Bin Al-Khattab Campus), Horizon Leadership Academy, Palliser Alternative Outreach School and the National Sport School in Calgary. Palliser’s alternative faith-based schools are primarily located in the City of Calgary.

Palliser’s approved operating budget for the 2021/22 school year is 85 M. The division prides itself on a history of excellence in education, strong community support, proactive planning and, most importantly, high student achievement.

The Position:
Palliser School Division invites applications for two (2) 1.0 FTE Full-Time Temporary Elementary Teachers at Horizon Leadership Academy commencing August 25, 2021, and concluding June 29, 2022, or upon the return of the incumbents. This assignment will be to teach subjects as determined by the School Principal.

Horizon Leadership Academy is currently a Kindergarten through Grade 9 School serving approximately 220 students. The school is located in the southwest part of the City of Calgary. The Horizon Leadership Academy strives to develop an enriched learning community that promotes academic achievement, leadership, Arabic Language and Islamic values.

For more information about the school, please visit the Horizon Elementary School website at: http://www.horizonelementary.ca/

Applications:
Interested candidates are asked to submit their documents through the “Human Resources” page of the Palliser School Division website at:

http://www.pallisersd.ab.ca/hr/career-opportunities

The following attachments should accompany the online submission:

Cover letter directed to Moussa Ouarou, Principal, HLA;

Resume summarizing training and experience;

Copy of your most recent evaluation;

Copy of your valid Alberta Teaching Certificate;

Minimum of three professional references.

The successful applicant hired will be required to provide a recent Criminal Record Check (completed within the past 3 months) including the vulnerable sector as a condition of employment.

The competition will remain open until a satisfactory candidate pool is found, however, applications received on or before 2:00 pm, May 31, 2021, will be given careful consideration.

Any questions regarding the specific posting should be directed to Moussa Ouarou, Principal, Horizon Leadership Academy, at [email protected].

Any questions regarding the application process should be directed to Marliss Norlin, Executive Assistant, Human Resource Services at [email protected].

We thank all those who apply, but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.