Language Teacher

Position:Cree Language and Culture Teacher
Location: Gillam School
Permanent
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. 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: Provide instruction to increase students’ ability to understand, speak and use a written form of the Cree language and improve cultural knowledge
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
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
and Child Abuse Registry Check, at their own expense. Reasonable accommodations are available for persons with disabilities on request.
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