Grade 7-9 Teacher

Victor Sammurtok SchoolTeacher

School: Victor Sammurtok School

Community: Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut

Kivalliq School Operations invites applications for the following position:

Generalist Teacher

Grade: 7-9

The closing date for this competition is December 10, 2025

Start Date: 1/6/2026

The status (and end date, if applicable) of this position is: June 12, 2026

The position is 1.0 (Full Time)

Please note: Subsidized staff housing is available BUT sharing may be required.

School Description: Victor Sammurtok School is a K-12 school with approximately 100 students

The Nunavut Department of Education is committed to supporting staff development through well-designed professional learning opportunities. Nunavut schools are currently focused on improving literacy outcomes for all students and ensuring students' learning experiences are culturally relevant and respectful.

Required qualifications:

• B.Ed.

• Must be eligible for Nunavut Professional Teaching Certificate

In the event that there is no successful qualified candidate, this position may be offered as a one-year term under Letter of Teaching Authority Certification.

Desired qualifications:

• Subject knowledge, training, and experience relevant to the assignment

• Ability to communicate in Inuktitut (verbal and written)

• Experience and / or training with current assessmentmethods

• Evidence of differentiated instruction and inclusive practices

• Experience and / or training in classroom management practices and the development of positive learning environments (eg. Restitution, Tribes, Positive Effective Behavior Supports, etc.)

• Cross-cultural and/or northern teaching experience

• Evidence of training and / or experience in the area of Balanced Literacy

• Training and / or teaching experience in an ESL environment

• Evidence / experience building positive relationships with students, colleagues, parents, stakeholders

• Skills / training using education-related information technology ie SMART Board Applications

• Planning skills (lesson, theme, unit, year, and student support plans)

Salary: $91,171 to $142,955

The Northern Allowance for Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut is$23,147

Kivalliq School Operations is committed to:

• Promotion of the Inuktut Language and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit Societal Values)

• Improving Student Literacy

• Inclusive Education

Resiliency, adaptability and resourcefulness are assets to employment and northern life.

Applications must be emailed (Word Document or PDF file) to

Note: Attachments over 10mb will not be accepted.

Ensure that the subject line of your email states the Reference #VSS A. Attach a cover letter and resume with the names of 3 current references (including your most recent supervisor).

Applicants from outside Nunavut must provide a copy of a current public-school teaching certificate from a jurisdiction recognized by the Nunavut Department of Education or proof of enrollment in the final year of a Canadian Bachelor of Education program. Applications that do not include this documentation will not be considered.

Current Government of Nunavut employees must hold a valid Nunavut teaching certificate and must submit a current Criminal Record Check (CRC) and Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) before appointment to the position can be finalized.

External applicants (not currently employed by the Government of Nunavut) must submit a current Criminal Record Check (CRC) and a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) before appointment to the position can be finalized.

If selected for an interview, your interview questions will follow the behavior descriptive model as described in the attached link Behavior Description Interviewing )

Note: CRC and VSC forms expire after 6 months, please ensure these are up to date.

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.

To teach in Nunavut, you must be certified in another Canadian province or territory. If you do not hold a valid Canadian teaching certificate, you must have your credentials assessed and be eligible for an initial teaching certificate in Nunavut, prior to applying for teaching positions in Nunavut.

Nunavut is excited to announce the launch of Pathways to Teach Canada. This new service is the single-entry point and the first step for internationally educated teachers interested in obtaining an initial teaching certificate in participating provinces and territories, including Nunavut.

Pathways to Teach Canada offers a streamlined process, enabling internationally educated teachers to have their credentials and language competency evaluated and sent to one or more participating provinces or territories where they want to apply for certification.

• Visit the new Pathways to Teach Canada website to prepare your application and determine your eligibility.
• Submit your assessment request to have your credentials assessed.
• Once your credentials assessment reports are available, Pathways will send them to the regulatory bodies for the teaching profession of your chosen participating provinces or territories.
• On your end, once your report is available to you on the Pathways portal, you will need to start your certification application with your chosen participating provinces or territories by contacting each regulatory body directly. If you have already completed an application, we will keep it on file until we receive your credentials assessment report.
• Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they address the application requirements of each province/territory they are applying to. The certification decision will be made by the regulatory body for the teaching profession of each participating province or territory, who will inform you (i.e., the applicant) directly of their decision.
• By applying to Pathways to Teach Canada, internationally educated teachers can count on assessment processes that are fair, transparent, consistent, and timely.

Visit the Pathways website to start your application today.

Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Only applicants short-listed for an interview will be contacted.

The Government of Nunavut is committed to a more representative workforce to best serve the needs of Nunavummiut. Priority will be given to Land Claims beneficiaries.

Human Resource Officer: Cassandra Gordon