Description
Location: Gillam School
Start Date: September 3, 2024
FTE: 1.00 FTE
Term of Employment: Permanent
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
The
Division provides a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits,
transportation and moving expense reimbursement, subsidized housing or
housing allowance and isolation allowance in qualifying communities,
annual travel reimbursement, reimbursement for approved courses and
more!
Gillam School is a thriving Nursery to Grade 12 school located 304 km north of Thompson on the Fox Lake Cree Nation Traditional Territory. Gillam is a prosperous community with a beautiful, newly-renovated recreation centre that includes: skating and curling rinks, a community library, a movie theatre and a fitness centre. The community is a recreational paradise offering fishing, boating, hunting, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and hiking trails. Other amenities include a hospital, pharmacy, Co-op grocery store and hair salon. There are also daily flights to Winnipeg.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Education Degree and Valid Manitoba Teaching Certificate (or eligibility for)
Fluency in the Cree language both written and oral
Knowledge of Indigenous culture, history, and the Truth and Reconciliation calls to action
Previous teaching experience
Familiarity with the Kindergarten to Grade 12 Aboriginal Languages and Culture: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes
A team player committed to the belief that all students can learn
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide instruction to increase students’ ability to understand, speak and use a written form of the Cree language and improve cultural knowledge
Incorporate Indigenous Way of Life and ways of learning into classroom instruction
Gather resources to support language instruction including localized knowledge/speakers
Establish community connections with the local associations and organizations that promote Indigenous Languages and Way of Life
Assist in the coordination of school cultural activities in cooperation with fellow teachers and community knowledge keepers
Applicants are required to submit the following:
cover letter
current resume
list of
three professional references including email addresses and contact numbers, all of whom
must have knowledge of the applicant’s performance in the applicant’s
current or recent assignment
Thank you for your interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
By applying, you consent to the Division contacting your references. As a condition of employment, the
successful candidate will be required to submit a clear Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Check)
and Child Abuse Registry Check, at their own expense. Further information is available at www.fsdnet.ca
Reasonable accommodations are available for persons with disabilities on request.
