Department Information

The Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) provides the residents of the Northwest Territories with access to quality programs, services and support to assist them in making informed and productive choices for themselves and their families with regard to education, training, careers, employment and labour, child development, languages, culture and heritage.

Job Information

Two (2) Year Term
The Early Childhood Consultant is not only responsible for the licensing and inspecting early learning and child care programs in the NWT (Northwest Territories), but also for the provisions of effective supports and monitoring of activities to ensure the effective management and accountability of regional early learning and child care funding.
This position is also required to travel via small aircraft and /or automobile to smaller communities to meet with groups and organizations and to inspect early learning and child care programs.
Key Responsibilities

• Develops and delivers workshops and presentations to community groups on different models of early learning and child care programs and services
• Participates in professional learning to support quality improvement in licensed early learning child care programs
• Oversees the review and development of financial documents to fund early learning and child care programs for approval by the Superintendent
• Develops and delivers professional learning opportunities to promote departmental initiatives and approaches in response to the articulate needs of early learning and child care programs and departmental priorities.

Key Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of NWT communities, Indigenous peoples and culture, including NWT Indigenous leadership, leadership systems and community leaders.
• Knowledge and expertise in early childhood education including developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood.
• Ability to understand departmental philosophy, curricula, directives, policies and approaches, and model best practices as described in departmental documents.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues within the Division and the Department, other Government NWT departments and agencies, education bodies, regional offices, colleges and people in communities.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
A diploma in early childhood education and two (2) years of related work experience that includes teaching in or supervising a licensed early learning and child care program.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.