HCOS Teacher Humanities and Electives

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. Please see our Teacher Profile for more information. 

Teachers at HCOS demonstrate professionalism by:

• Intentionally engaging and interacting with students
• Using communication that promotes relationship and student success
• Providing both formative and summative feedback on student learning
• Writing 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 by reaching out to students, sending 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 OL teaching includes:

• 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

We are looking for an independent contractor who is certified to teach in BC for the following courses:

• A 0.3 FTE in the area of Humanities and Electives. FTE would be comprised of  the following courses:
  Humanities 11: Career Life Education, Discipleship and Vocation 11, EFP Literary Studies and Writing 11, Literary Studies 11
• Humanities 12: Career Life Connections, Discipleship and Vocation 12, English First Peoples 12, English Studies 12
• Leadership 10, 11 and 12

Qualifications and Skills

• BC Certified Teacher
• Minimum 3 years home learning or online teaching experience

Wages:

• A 0.3 FTE position
• Competitive wage of $20,000 to 30,000

If you are a passionate teacher who is looking for an opportunity to develop innovative Christ-centered educational opportunities, we’d love to hear from you! This position will commence with our summer school term at the beginning of May and continue through the 24/25 school year. 

 Please apply online via the Online Application form – Teachers noting in the comments field the course(s) you are applying for.