Job Duties/Responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide high-quality, engaging, and student-centred instruction while creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive classroom environment that promotes the academic, social, emotional, and spiritual development of Grade 4 students. Responsibilities include:

- Planning and delivering Alberta Education curriculum-aligned Grade 4 programming across core subject areas, including English Language Arts and Literature, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
- Designing engaging, inquiry-driven and student-centred learning experiences that foster curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, problem‑solving, communication, and a love of learning.
- Integrating Islamic values, character education, and respectful citizenship throughout classroom learning and daily school life.
- Creating a positive, safe, caring, and inclusive classroom environment that promotes student belonging, responsibility, independence, self‑regulation, and positive relationships.
- Using differentiated instruction, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and a variety of instructional strategies to meet diverse learning needs and learning profiles.
- Planning and facilitating meaningful hands‑on, collaborative, and inquiry‑based learning experiences that encourage students to make connections between their learning, their faith, and the world around them.
- Integrating appropriate educational technology to enhance student engagement, collaboration, creativity, and learning.
- Assessing student learning through formative and summative assessment, providing timely and meaningful feedback, and using assessment evidence to inform instruction.
- Supporting students with diverse learning needs through collaboration with Learner Support staff, Educational Assistants, specialists, and families.
- Developing, implementing, and reviewing Learner Support Plans (LSPs), IPPs, accommodations, and other supports as required.
- Communicating regularly and professionally with families regarding student learning, progress, achievement, and well‑being.




- Collaborating with grade‑level and specialist teachers through qualified learning communities to plan, reflect on practice, analyze student learning, and support continuous school improvement.
- Participating actively in professional learning and contributing to a cooperative, inquiry‑driven teaching culture.
- Participating in school events, supervision, extracurricular activities, and other school‑wide initiatives as required.
- Supporting the development of a positive school culture rooted in the school’s Islamic values and commitment to academic excellence.

Education/Qualifications

In addition to demonstrating strong teaching competencies, applicants must possess:

- A valid Alberta Teaching Certificate or eligibility for certification in Alberta.
- A Bachelor of Education degree with a specialization in Elementary Education or a related field.
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching elementary‑aged students, preferably at the Grade 4 level.
- Strong knowledge of the Alberta Education curriculum, assessment, and reporting requirements.
- Effective classroom management skills and the ability to establish a safe, respectful, inclusive, and engaging learning setting.
- Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and relationship‑building skills.
- A demonstrated commitment to supporting the academic, social, emotional, and spiritual development of students.

Desirable Qualifications

- Experience teaching Grade 4 or upper elementary grades within the Alberta education system.
- Experience integrating literacy and numeracy strategies across the curriculum.
- Experience using educational technology to enhance teaching and student learning.
- Experience designing inquiry‑based, interdisciplinary, hands‑on, and project‑based learning experiences.
- Familiarity with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), inquiry‑based learning, or concept‑based teaching is considered an asset.
- Experience leading extracurricular activities, student clubs, or school‑wide initiatives is considered an asset.
- First Aid/CPR certification is considered an asset.

📌 Grade 4 Homeroom Teacher job in Edmonton, AB (Canada)
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📍 Canada