Description
Full Time - Grade 8 Teacher
Gift Lake School
Northland School Division is seeking a Grade 8 Teacher at Gift Lake School for the 2024-2025 school year. The school serving Kindergarten through Grade 9 is located in the Gift Lake Métis Settlement, one of only eight legislated Métis land bases with Métis governments established in Northern Alberta, Canada, and protected by legislation. It is situated along Highway 750, about 40 kilometres northeast of High Prairie. You can learn more about what Northland School Division has to offer by visiting www.nsd61.ca/careers.
Major Responsibilities include:
Following the prescribed program of studies for each subject taught.
Plan and execute daily lessons based on short, medium and long range planning.
Provide feedback to students and parents in a regular, timely manner.
Champion Cree language/culture revitalization and curriculum infusion.
Support school-parent-community engagement.
Possess strong interpersonal skills and commit to collaborative-decision making.
Promote differentiated instruction to meet diversity in learning needs.
Qualifications and Requirements include:
Must hold or qualify for Alberta teaching certification and a Teaching Quality Standard certificate.
Must hold a Bachelor of Education (BEd.) degree.
Successful years of teaching experience in rural and/or Indigenous communities.
Additionally, should the successful applicant receive a successful evaluation, there may be an opportunity to receive a continuous contract.
If you have leadership skills that can support literacy and language improvement through an Indigenous perspective at the school level and through Division goals, Northland School Division is the place for you.
Interested applicants are asked to submit a resume including the names of three (3) employer references by December 9th, 2024 to: Krista Veitch, Associate Superintendent, Human Resources, Northland School Division. All applications must be submitted online at Apply to Education or emailed to applications@nsd61.ca. We thank all applicants for submitting applications. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Additionally, please note that selected candidates will be required to provide a criminal record and a child intervention check as part of the application process.
