HCOS Online Teachers

Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) is a ministry of Kelowna Christian Center Society (KCCS). KCCS was established in 1982 with a vision for the community and global influence. KCCS’ mission is “To reach, raise up and release people who are competent to represent their faith in every sphere of culture.”

HCOS is a thriving online learning community offering K-12 home and online education to students across the province. HCOS provides flexible solutions and programming tailored to every child’s learning journey.

At HCOS, our teachers are independent contractors who are resourceful and innovative educators. They are passionate about learning and building Christ centered relationships with students and families which are founded on grace.

Teachers at HCOS demonstrate professionalism by:

• Engaging and interacting with students intentionally
• Using good communication that promotes relationship and student success
• Providing both formative and summative feedback on student learning
• Writing strong relational reporting that matches ministry and school requirements
• Participating in a supportive professional community and professional development
• Engaging in open and consistent communication with administration and other school departments

HCOS Teachers effectively support students by:

• Using suitable and supportive initial communication to onboard students such as welcome letters, videos, forum posts or face-to-face interactions
• Being proactive and preventative i.e. reaching out to students, encouraging emails to students who are succeeding, and tracking down students who haven’t checked in for a while
• Creating meaningful interactions which include face-to-face communication
• Being inclusive of all students
• Praying with and/or for our students
• Contacting parents or guardians to assist the learning journey of their students
• Seeking opportunities to honour and encourage the student’s faith journey

Efficiency in DL teaching looks like:

• Creating systems for managing student work and interactions
• Using quick and thoughtful communication and assignment feedback
• Providing direct support or exemplars of student work to students and parents or guardians as needed
• Being frequently and consistently available for students in proportion to student load
• Having strong technical skills – being quick to learn and implement new technologies

If you are a passionate teacher who is looking for an opportunity to develop innovated Christ-centered educational opportunities we’d love hear from you. Please apply HCOS Online Application.

We are looking for independent contractors who are certified to teach in BC in the following departments:

• K – 9
• Grad program
• Inclusive Education