High School Woodshop Teacher

Fort Albany First Nation is Cree Nation community along the west coast of James Bay. With a population of approximately 1,200 people within the community itself, Fort Albany First Nation serves around 5,000 band members that it shares with Kashechewan First Nation.

Mundo Peetabeck Education Authorities mission and vision statements are to focus life-long learning for all by promoting traditional values, retention of Cree language and achieving student success while maintaining a safe and positive environment. Mundo Peetabeck will provide the leadership to motivate and encourage all residents to work together to benefit the future aspirations of the community. To ensure the continuation of traditional values, enhance community involvement, provide personal and academic support by implementing Seven Grandfather Teachings. Teamwork with everyone involved and also sharing our traditional values with everyone in the community. 

POSITION: High School Woodshop Teacher

Job Types: Full-time

Included Benefits:

• Teacherages are rent-free and internet is included
• Group Insurance Benefits
• Plus incentive-free rent
• Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan
• Great West Life Dental, Health, and Life insurance. 
• Travel 7500.00 a year

License/Certification:

• Ontario College of Teachers certification (preferred)
• Salary: - $73,816- $106,254

About You: -

You are an individual who views teaching as a vocation. You are dedicated, thoughtful, self-reflective and you bring your best to your students and Classroom every day. You are a professional who is committed to best practices and ongoing professional learning. An educator who seeks to inspire, challenge and prepare students to become future leaders within their communities. You are motivated to provide students with an exceptional liberal arts education, and excited to become involved in the myriad of co-curricular programs offered by our school. You work hard to make students better learners, and better people. You help them to believe in themselves, and to recognize and to choose goodness.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, teaching, and assessing woodshop projects
• Demonstrating and teaching woodworking techniques and skills
• Teach and ensure safety with all machinery and tools  in the woodshop environment
• Incorporating First Nation cultural knowledge and activities into the curriculum and classroom teaching
• Participating in ongoing Professional Development 
• Providing necessary information to the Principal for reports 
• Coordinating meetings with parents and other professionals when necessary 
• You will need an Ontario Teaching Certificate and excellent leadership skills. 
• Knowledge of First Nations culture and experience with First Nations students is an asset, along with possessing excellent interpersonal skills and classroom management skills. 
• You will need to be a member of the Ontario College of Teachers in good standing, and be able to demonstrate a professional work ethic and experience in a leadership position. 
• Required to follow Board policies and stay abreast of updates and changes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Please send resume to: nicole.gillies@mpea.ca

*****If hired, Current Criminal Reference Check including Vulnerable Screening Vector required**