The Department of is anticipating this vacancy within the next 3 months.

Sahtu Divisional Education Council.

The Sahtu Divisional Education Council invites well prepared and highly motivated teacher applicants to apply for a physical education teacher position at Mackenzie Mountain School in Norman Wells. Come for a year; explore your options, and quite possibly you will want to stay for a career and call this home!

The Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories offers diverse teaching opportunities where positive relationships with students, families, colleagues and communities are very often the deciding factors that keep exemplary teachers in our midst for many years. Spectacular outdoor recreation in all seasons, wide open natural spaces, healthy lifestyles and topnotch renumeration are part of the package, along with small class sizes in small community schools. Endless opportunities to develop and deepen teaching and school leadership skills attract motivated educators willing to learn as much as they teach. Land and place are central in the lives of our students and our teachers learn the community language and culture. Growing Forward Together, we prioritize Indigenous language, culture and worldviews infused in teaching and learning that develop healthy competent and engaged community members and citizens of Norman Wells and the Northwest Territories.

Physical Education Teacher with Grade 4 Numeracy blocks
The Sahtu Divisional Education Council is seeking an energetic, collaborative, and highly motivated Elementary Teacher for a term position, February 20, 2023 – June 30, 2023 with a possible extension into the 2023 - 2024 school year.
The candidate must have or be completing a Bachelor of Education degree and be eligible for a Northwest Territories Teaching Certificate.
The following criteria will be important considerations in the hiring process:
Willingness and skill to implement best practices in Elementary teaching and a thorough understanding of play-based, inquiry-based, outcomes-based and cooperative learning
Deep understanding of inclusive and trauma-informed practices with mindfulness and self-regulation as foundational to classroom routines
Strong skills in interactive hands-on numeracy where math learning is fun, challenging and curriculum-aligned and where formative assessments are integrated in daily and weekly planning to support student success. Number talks are daily routines and mathematical thinking, mathematical vocabulary, and manipulatives are integrated.
Strong collaboration skills as teachers work together to improve students’ holistic outcomes
Embrace strong connections with community and be open to engage fully in the rich cultural and extracurricular life of the school

Salary is dependent on experience and qualifications and ranges from $84,669 -
$136,694 per annum, plus an attractive benefits package including a Northern Living Allowance of $21,401 and relocation expenses.
A vulnerable sector check is a requirement.

For information, the NWT Teachers’ Collective Agreement is available online
at https://my.hr.gov.nt.ca/resources/terms-employment/nwtta-collective-agre...

Application Procedures:
Sahtú Divisional Education Council
Email: teach@sahtudec.ca
Fax: 1-867-587-2551
When submitting your application, please include a cover letter, resume and three (3) references including your most current supervisor and if you qualify under the GNWT Affirmative Action Policy.
We appreciate all applicants for their interest in this position. However, only applicants who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

Inquiries Only:

Sahtu HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
2 MCKENZIE DRIVE
BOX 360
NORMAN WELLS NT X0E 0V0
Tel (867) 587-7150
Fax (867) 587-2173
jobssahtu@gov.nt.ca

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