About the Role
Blyth Academy is seeking a committed and engaging Business & Social Studies teacher to deliver the Ontario Secondary School curriculum in small classrooms with an average of 10 students. This role offers enhanced student engagement, less administrative work, and autonomy for individual teaching structure and style. The academic calendar runs from September to June with 3 periods per day, and teachers will educate students focused on academic success with strong parental support. The position provides flexibility to teach within various programs (part-time, private, night school, summer school, online) across boutique campuses, each with a unique atmosphere. You will join a team of supportive colleagues and leadership.
Responsibilities
- Teach the Ontario Secondary School curriculum
- Educate students focused on academic success
- Manage and foster a positive learning environment
- Differentiate learning approaches
Requirements
- Subject matter expertise and teaching experience
- Extensive knowledge of current Ontario curriculum
- Empathetic and dedicated to students’ learning, growth, and development
- Commitment to engage, challenge and inspire young learners
- Able to effectively manage and foster a positive learning environment
- Openness to differentiated learning approaches
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Flexibility, accountability, and integrity
- Must be able to provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check
Skills
- Business & Social Studies
- Teaching
- Curriculum development
- Classroom management
- Differentiated instruction
- Communication
Location
- Ontario
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Private
- Semi-private
- Night school
- Summer school
- Online
Experience Level
- Experience teaching elementary and intermediate levels is an asset
Education Level
- OCT certification is preferred but qualified educators from all sectors and professional backgrounds are welcome to apply
Salary/Compensations
- $50,000-$60,000 CAD per year
About the Company
- Blyth Academy is the largest private school by enrollment in Ontario, with campuses across the province.
- Blyth Academy offers students, grades 5-12, a comprehensive full-time program, as well as part-time, private, semi-private, night & weekend, summer school, and online courses.
- Blyth Academy offers an International Summers program and Global High School where courses are taught in truly inspirational places around the world.
- The primary focus is to enhance academic achievement to prepare all students for university and beyond.
- Blyth Academy tailors the curriculum to the individual student, considering each student’s learning style and extra-curricular responsibilities.
- Blyth Academy follows the curriculum expectations set out by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
- Blyth Academy integrates student interests, experiential hands on learning activities, and an empathetic approach to teaching and learning.
- Blyth Academy has developed a strategy for incorporating literacy and numeracy across the curriculum to support the provincial mandate to improve student achievement in these essential skills.
- Blyth Academy incorporates research and evidence-based inquiry and decision making approaches in the classroom.
Equal Opportunity
- Blyth Academy is an equal opportunity employer.
- Accommodations are available on request by candidates in all aspects of the hiring process.
