Indigenous Education Coach

Job summary

Promote understanding of Indigenous history, cultures, perspectives, treaties, and the legacy of residential schools through classroom support, staff development, and presentations. Build relationships among students, families, schools, Elders, Indigenous communities, and external agencies to support student success and meaningful cultural engagement.

Job details

High Prairie School Division Is Inviting Applications For Indigenous Education Coach Slave Lake, AB This position's primary goal is to facilitate universal education to all students and staff to build a deeper understanding of our Canadian history, inclusive of Indigenous culture, perspectives, treaties, land agreements, the legacy of residential schools, and Indigenous peoples' contributions in shaping our Canadian identity. Support the goals of the High Prairie School Division in all aspects, including but not limited to: Work with stakeholders to provide a safe and inviting school environment for Indigenous students and Indigenous community members Work to enhance relationships with education officials from local First Nations and Métis settlements Work within the school and community to promote school success for all students Provide cultural awareness for school staff and administration and students, through monthly PD sessions Ensure the consistent and regular involvement of community Elders and other cultural mentors in the daily life of the school Promote and lead curricular and extracurricular activities to engage Indigenous students Seek out community-based and external agencies and opportunities for students and staff to engage Indigenous students Support teachers with an infusion of Indigenous worldview in their curricula Make public presentations to school and community members on a wide array of topics related to local and regional Indigenous history Work with students to strengthen student-school-parent relationships Gather and report on data collection as requested by the supervisor Attend duties as requested by the supervisor Ability to speak Cree will be considered an asset. First-hand knowledge and experience of local Indigenous culture is an asset. This individual will support teachers directly in the classroom with authentic, accurate and respectful content. They will facilitate monthly staff professional development sessions. They must possess the ability to work collaboratively with a team as well as with all school staff. Additional Requirements Resume Professional references All candidates selected for an interview must produce an ORIGINAL, acceptable, recent (less than six months old) Criminal Record Check at time of the interview. Criminal Record Check must include a Vulnerable Sector Check. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require assistance with the application, please contact ApplyToEducation at: 1-877-900-5627

What you’ll do

Promote understanding of Indigenous history, cultures, perspectives, treaties, and the legacy of residential schools through classroom support, staff development, and presentations. Build relationships among students, families, schools, Elders, Indigenous communities, and external agencies to support student success and meaningful cultural engagement.

Requirements

The role requires the ability to work collaboratively with teachers and school staff and to provide authentic, accurate, and respectful Indigenous content. Cree language ability and first-hand knowledge and experience of local Indigenous culture are assets; applicants must provide a resume and professional references, and interview candidates must present a recent Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Check.

Listed skills

• Relationship Building · Preferred
• collaborative teamwork · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Indigenous Cultural Awareness
• Relationship Building
• Curriculum Support
• Professional Development Facilitation
• Community Engagement
• Public Speaking
• Student Engagement
• Collaborative Teamwork
• Data Collection and Reporting
• Cree Language
• Knowledge of Local Indigenous Culture

Job areas

• Education
• Social Services

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