K-5 Teacher

Teach in the Mackenzie Mountains!Wrigley, Northwest TerritoriesChief Julian Yendo School Welcome to Dehcho!The Dehcho Divisional Education Council invites applications for the position ofK-12 TeacherIndeterminate Position Open Until Filled  Wrigley  is one of the most beautiful communities in the Northwest Territories.  Look out the school windows at the Mackenzie River and the Mackenzie mountains - the boundary between the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.  Wrigley is accessible by ice bridge access across the Mackenzie River in winter, and by gravel road/ferry in summer.  It is about 200 km north of Fort Simpson on the Mackenzie Highway - currently under development as the major artery to the Beaufort Delta. It is a “Designated Authority” community and the Pedzah Ki First Nation Band Office is in the school building complex.The school staff includes a teaching principal, support assistants, a language teacher, a full time elementary teacher and a PST/high school teacher.Dehcho Divisional Education Council invites applications from certified teachers who are dedicated to teaching and have experience and/or interest in the cultural, linguistic and traditional heritage of the Dene. The teacher will offer a holistic, culturally relevant program that supports the language and cultural heritage of the students and addresses the needs of all students who may have learning challenges in  multi-grade classes.Qualifications:Must hold or be eligible for a Northwest Territories  Professional Teaching Certificate.Experience in teaching multigrade and combined grade classes in JK-12Ability to work as a team member in planning, delivery and assessment of programs and students.An understanding of how to use Universal Design for Learning to ensure all young people are engaged and learning every day.Experience providing culturally relevant programmingExperience with BC Curriculum is considered an assetExperience teaching reading using research-based strategies is considered an asset. Application Procedure:Interested and qualified applicants will submit a resume and a cover letter, outlining how their specific qualifications align with the qualifications listed above, to  teacherrecruitment@ddec.ca The posting will remain open until filled. At the interview stage, candidates will be asked to submit three references, including current and past supervisors.Candidates must provide a satisfactory Criminal Record Check (CRC) as well as a Vulnerable Sector Checks (VSC) from the RCMP if they are contacted for an interview.Failure to provide a satisfactory CRC and VSC may deem the candidate disqualified from the competitive process.Indigenous Employment PolicyCandidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Indigenous Employment PolicyInformation on salary and benefits, as outlined in the Northwest Territories Teachers' Association Collective Agreement are available on the following website:https://nwtta.nt.ca/publications/collective-agreements or https://my.hr.gov.nt.ca/resources/terms-employment/nwtta-collective-agreement Questions/inquiries about this position, please contact:Sylvester Boadi, Principalsboadi@ddec.ca Posting reference: 7026a