About the role
Employment Opportunity
Full-Time Elementary Teacher For The 2025-2026
Paddle Prairie School
Northland School Division is seeking an Elementary Teacher at Paddle Prairie School for the 2025-2026 school year. The start date of this position will be August 25th, 2025. The kindergarten to grade 12 school is located in the Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement, one of only eight legislated Métis land bases with Métis governments established in Northern Alberta, Canada, and protected by legislation. The settlement is 70 kilometers south of High Level, Alberta and 1 hour and 14 minutes north of Manning, Alberta. You can learn more about what Northland School Division has to offer by visiting .
Major Responsibilities include:
- Following the prescribed program of studies for each subject taught.
- Plan and execute daily lessons based on short, medium and long range planning.
- Provide feedback to students and parents in a regular, timely manner.
- Champion Cree language/culture revitalization and curriculum infusion.
- Support school-parent-community engagement.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and commit to collaborative-decision making.
- Promote differentiated instruction to meet diversity in learning needs.
Qualifications and Requirements include:
- Must hold or qualify for Alberta teaching certification and a Teaching Quality Standard certificate.
- Must hold a Bachelor of Education (BEd.) degree.
- Successful years of teaching experience in rural and/or Indigenous communities.
Additionally, should the successful applicant receive a successful evaluation, there may be an opportunity to receive a continuous contract.
If you have leadership skills that can support literacy and language improvement through an Indigenous perspective at the school level and through Division goals, Northland School Division is the place for you.
Interested applicants are asked to submit a resume including the names of three (3) employer references by July 30th, 2025 to: Krista Veitch, Associate Superintendent, Human Resources, Northland School Division. All applications must be submitted online atApply to Education or emailed to . We thank all applicants for submitting applications. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Additionally, please note that selected candidates will be required to provide a criminal record and a child intervention check as part of the application process.
About Northland School Division
Tansi, Edlánat’e, Hello! Welcome to Northland School Division No.61 (NSD).
NSD is situated in some of the most stunning areas in northern Alberta. Covering 288,347 square kilometres, our schools are located near mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, and wetlands on Treaty 6 and 8 territories. We hold high respect for these traditional territories, their history, language and, culture. At NSD, 95% of the student population is of First Nations, Métis and Inuit descent. We have approximately 2000 students in 19 schools. Our schools are located in municipalities, First Nation reserves and, Métis Settlements.
Commitment
To inspire students to be the best they can be by providing outstanding holistic educational opportunities, with amazing staff and strong partnerships with families and communities.
Vision
"Our students love to come to school in Northland”
Website: http://www.nsd61.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/NorthlandSchoolDivisionNo61 Twitter: @northland61
About the role
Employment Opportunity
Full-Time Elementary Teacher For The 2025-2026
Paddle Prairie School
Northland School Division is seeking an Elementary Teacher at Paddle Prairie School for the 2025-2026 school year. The start date of this position will be August 25th, 2025. The kindergarten to grade 12 school is located in the Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement, one of only eight legislated Métis land bases with Métis governments established in Northern Alberta, Canada, and protected by legislation. The settlement is 70 kilometers south of High Level, Alberta and 1 hour and 14 minutes north of Manning, Alberta. You can learn more about what Northland School Division has to offer by visiting .
Major Responsibilities include:
- Following the prescribed program of studies for each subject taught.
- Plan and execute daily lessons based on short, medium and long range planning.
- Provide feedback to students and parents in a regular, timely manner.
- Champion Cree language/culture revitalization and curriculum infusion.
- Support school-parent-community engagement.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and commit to collaborative-decision making.
- Promote differentiated instruction to meet diversity in learning needs.
Qualifications and Requirements include:
- Must hold or qualify for Alberta teaching certification and a Teaching Quality Standard certificate.
- Must hold a Bachelor of Education (BEd.) degree.
- Successful years of teaching experience in rural and/or Indigenous communities.
Additionally, should the successful applicant receive a successful evaluation, there may be an opportunity to receive a continuous contract.
If you have leadership skills that can support literacy and language improvement through an Indigenous perspective at the school level and through Division goals, Northland School Division is the place for you.
Interested applicants are asked to submit a resume including the names of three (3) employer references by July 30th, 2025 to: Krista Veitch, Associate Superintendent, Human Resources, Northland School Division. All applications must be submitted online atApply to Education or emailed to . We thank all applicants for submitting applications. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Additionally, please note that selected candidates will be required to provide a criminal record and a child intervention check as part of the application process.
About Northland School Division
Tansi, Edlánat’e, Hello! Welcome to Northland School Division No.61 (NSD).
NSD is situated in some of the most stunning areas in northern Alberta. Covering 288,347 square kilometres, our schools are located near mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, and wetlands on Treaty 6 and 8 territories. We hold high respect for these traditional territories, their history, language and, culture. At NSD, 95% of the student population is of First Nations, Métis and Inuit descent. We have approximately 2000 students in 19 schools. Our schools are located in municipalities, First Nation reserves and, Métis Settlements.
Commitment
To inspire students to be the best they can be by providing outstanding holistic educational opportunities, with amazing staff and strong partnerships with families and communities.
Vision
"Our students love to come to school in Northland”
Website: http://www.nsd61.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/NorthlandSchoolDivisionNo61 Twitter: @northland61