Language Teacher

For further information regarding this position, please email, Carolyn Marchand, Inclusive School and Community Services at carolyn.The Ojibwe Language Teacher will provide Ojibwe language instruction and support the implementation of the York Region District School Board's First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education Strategy at northern YRDSB schools in coordination with the Regional Ojibwe Language Team, including the Ojibwe Language Coordinator.
Length of Assignment: This is for Occasional Teacher opportunities to support YRDSB's Ojibwe Language program.
Experience with conversational Ojibwe, experience teaching the language and fluency would be an asset;
Information Technology skills are an asset;
Land-based learning and Anishinaabek cultural knowledge are an asset.
Experience with Indigenous pedagogy and educational interconnection is an asset.
First Nations background and/or experience teaching Indigenous children.
Line of Responsibility: School Principal and Acting Associate Director, Equitable Outcomes and Schools
Online application including cover letter, résumé and three professional references. (Step 2: Ojibwe Language Assessment
~ The first stage of the process for all candidates interested in teaching Ojibwe language with York Region District School Board is our Ojibwe language assessment. This assessment has an oral and a written component and helps us determine whether a candidate's level of Ojibwe is appropriate. Candidates will be contacted by Human Resource Services to schedule the language assessment. Upon successful completion of the language assessment, candidates will be contacted regarding the next steps of the selection process.

Will occur after the interview stage.
In line with the board's succession planning goals, the Regional Ojibwe Language Teacher process is committed to meeting the organization's diverse talent development needs and contributes to building a workforce reflective of the communities we serve. Through our recruitment strategy, the best candidates are selected based on education, skills, qualifications, experience and demonstration of commitment to our mission, vision and values. Our process is based on effective practices that are clear, transparent and equitable to attract a diverse range of applicants with the ultimate goal of improved student achievement and well-being in all of our schools.
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The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) believes in giving each and every applicant an equal opportunity to succeed on their own merit and we strive to hire staff that reflect and support the diverse perspectives, experiences and needs of students and communities. We remain committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our living, learning and work environments. We know that diversity underpins excellence, and that we all share responsibility for creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive Board-community.
We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to sovereignty, equity, including, but not limited to:
First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
persons who identify as women; At YRDSB, we recognize that many of these identities intersect and therefore, equity, diversity and inclusion can be complex. We value and respect the contributions that each person brings to enriching the Board and are committed to ensuring full and equal participation for all in the communities that we serve.
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