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Indigenous Language and Culture Coordinator – TERM Jobs in Central Northwest Territories (Inuvik) at Government of Northwest Territories
Title: Indigenous Language and Culture Coordinator – TERM
Company: Government of Northwest Territories
Location: Central Northwest Territories (Inuvik)
Category: Education / Teaching
Location: Central Northwest Territories (Inuvik)
Department:
Education
, Culture and Employment
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 The Indigenous Language and Culture Coordinator is responsible to lead, manage and coordinate the development, implementation, in-service and evaluation of Indigenous language and culture programming for all educational jurisdictions in the Northwest Territories to ensure that students receive a high quality of
education
that meets their needs.
Located in Yellowknife, the Indigenous Language and Culture Coordinator (Coordinator) reports to the Director of the Indigenous Languages &
Education
Secretariat (ILES) and is responsible for Indigenous language and culture programming. As the Coordinator you would also be managing, supporting, promoting and actively encouraging: student-centered/family-centered, culture based, process-orientated, research-based, interactive, experiential, competency-based, cognitively
challenging
,
inclusive
education
in accordance with the Northwest Territories (NWT)
Education
Act, the NWT Official Languages Act, the NWT Day Care Act, regulations, ECE Departmental philosophies, guidelines, Frameworks and Action Plans, Ministerial Directives, curricula, and inter-jurisdictional initiatives.
As the Coordinator, you would work collaboratively with staff within the Early Learning and Child Care, Curriculum Development and Student Assessment, Student Support and
Wellness
,
Education
Operations and Educator Development, and Culture and Heritage Divisions, in addition to other Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Departments, and colleagues and educators from across the NWT, British Columbia, Yukon, Nunavut, and other jurisdictions in Canada often in a team-based approach.
The current foundational frameworks and their corresponding action plans, and directives are in place to guide this work:
• Right from the Start:
Early Childhood Development Framework;
• Directions for Change:
Education
Renewal &
Innovation
Framework;
• The
Inclusive
Schooling Ministerial Directive;
• A Shared Responsibility: NWT Indigenous Languages Plan;
• The Indigenous Languages and
Education
(ILE) Policy;
• Skills for Success: 10-Year Strategic Framework; and
• Strong Cultures, Strong Territory: GNWT Culture & Heritage Strategic Framework.
The incumbent will experience frequent conflicting interests and perspectives, and works in an environment where there are political and public expectations and
diverse
client needs which require diplomacy and sound judgment, particularly during Legislative Assembly sittings.
The successful candidate will have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
Knowledge of and/or the ability to acquire knowledge of Indigenous educational, social and cultural issues and challenges, specific to, but not limited to, the NWT.
Knowledge of and/or the ability to acquire knowledge of NWT communities, Indigenous peoples and …
