Grade 9 Teacher

">About Our School

Nawigizigweyas Education Centre (NEC) is a First Nations Kindergarten to Grade 12 school dedicated to quality education that respects and honours Saulteaux culture. We value strong relationships, inclusive teaching, and collaboration with families and community.

The Opportunity

NEC is seeking a resilient, motivated, and highly organized Grade 9 Teacher with strong classroom management skills and a commitment to preparing students for success in senior high school.

The successful candidate will combine clear expectations with engaging instruction and respectful relationships. We are looking for a teacher who can respond constructively to challenging behaviour, address learning gaps, and help students develop responsibility for their progress.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver assigned subjects aligned with Saskatchewan Grade 9 curriculum outcomes.

• Strengthen academic reading, writing, mathematical reasoning, critical thinking, and study skills.

• Use assessment to identify learning needs and provide appropriate adaptations, interventions, and enrichment.

• Establish consistent routines for attendance, classroom participation, assignments, materials, and transitions.

• Respond calmly and consistently to disruptive behaviour using appropriate de-escalation and restorative strategies.

• Monitor engagement and assignment completion and intervene early when students begin falling behind.

• Maintain organized lesson plans, assessment records, behaviour documentation, and family communication.

• Collaborate with student services staff to implement individual plans and monitor progress.

• Work with the high school team and Guidance Counsellor, where available, to support students’ transition into Grade 10.

• Help students connect their learning with future courses, careers, and educational goals.

• Incorporate culturally relevant instruction and appropriate land-based learning with community guidance.

• Participate in staff meetings, professional learning, school activities, and collaborative planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Education degree.

• Valid Saskatchewan Professional “A” Teaching Certificate.

• Valid Driver's License and Reliable Transporation.

• Demonstrated ability to teach middle years or secondary students effectively.

• Strong classroom management, organization, and communication skills.

• Ability to differentiate instruction while maintaining meaningful learning goals.

• Resilience, sound judgement, and reliable follow-through.

• Ability to build respectful relationships with adolescents and their families.

• Commitment to inclusive, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed education.

• Understanding of Saulteaux culture, or a willingness to learn and follow local cultural protocols.

Experience teaching Grade 9, supporting transitions to senior high school, or working in a First Nations school is an asset. Applicants should identify their subject-area strengths.