Elementary Teachers

Job description
Want to work in a community that is rich in outdoor adventure potential yet is only 3 hours from a major Canadian city, Then Grassy Narrows is for you.

Grassy Narrows Education Authority is accepting Applications for OCT Qualified Elementary Teachers . Sakatcheway Anishinabe School is an elementary/High School with an enrollment of 200 students (JK to Gr. 12). The school is located at Grassy Narrows First Nation, about one hour drive north of Kenora, Ontario , on an all season highway and only 3 hours from Winnipeg. Please Note- Housing, Internet and (at no cost) is included with these positions.

Apply Email TO Rick Moore, Director of Education. rmoore@gnea.ca

Applicants must have the ability to:

• Work as a team member to provide a relevant and meaningful education

• Work under the direction of the Education Administration

• Follow the procedures and policy of Grassy Narrows Education Authority

• Sensitivity and inclusion of First Nation Culture and Issues

• Experience working with First Nations students

• Promote the teachings of the 7 Grandfathers

• Ability to problem-solve and have excellent interpersonal and computer skills• Able to work with minimum supervision

• Must work well with children and staff

• All duties as related to teaching

• Attend staff meetings and professional activity days

• Be a positive role model.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Current Ontario Teacher's Certificate (OCT) in good standing • B.A and B.ED

• Valid driver’s license • Provide a current C.P.I.C. (Police Check Vulnerable Sector) • CPR and First Aide training a definite asset • Three References and letter of permission to contact those references to be included .

Wage based on Experience and Qualifications

At Sakatcheway Anishinabe School our approach :

Looks beyond the walls of the classroom and demonstrates First Nation cultural competence and how their work will expand the impact of students’ work to their families and local and global communities.

Invests in the learners’ well-being, health, and safety, physically, socially, and emotionally.

Recognizes the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic performance, and aspires toward developing and teaching the whole child.

Designs and facilitates differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive activity.

An understanding of First Nations culture is an asset.

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