Posted 8 days ago
Indigenous Education Coach
@ The High Prairie School Division
High Prairie, Alberta
Overview
The High Prairie School Division is hiring an Indigenous Education Coach in Slave Lake, Alberta, to build understanding of Canadian history, including Indigenous culture, treaties and residential schools. The coach supports teachers in classrooms, leads monthly staff professional development, and builds relationships with local First Nations and Métis communities. Candidates must pass a Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Check.
Responsibilities:
- Support teachers with Indigenous content in classrooms
- Facilitate monthly staff professional development sessions
- Connect with Elders, cultural mentors and community agencies
- Build relationships with First Nations and Métis education officials
- Make public presentations on local and regional Indigenous history
Requirements summary:
- Knowledge of local Indigenous culture, an asset
- Ability to speak Cree, an asset
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team and school staff
- Recent criminal record check with vulnerable sector check
- Resume and professional references
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-30
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-30
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-07
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Job details
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | School, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | Cree |
| Background checks | criminal record, vulnerable sector |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
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The High Prairie School Division
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Full company description
High Prairie School Division, located in north-central Alberta, provides comprehensive educational programs and services to approximately 3200 students, kindergarten through to Grade 12. Its educational enterprise is carried out in 13 schools located in the communities of Falher, Donnelly, High Prairie, Joussard, Kinuso and Slave Lake. Approximately 550 full and part-time employees, including educational assistants, secretaries, librarians, janitors, maintenance personnel, bus drivers, mechanics, education specialists and Learning Support Centre administrators and personnel, directly supplement the endeavours of over 200 school-based teachers and administrators. Seven trustees elected by parents and taxpayers of the Division’s four subdivisions provide governance and overall direction.
- LinkedIn followers
- 278
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 182
- Reported office locations
- 16532 Township Road 744, High Prairie, Alberta, CA
- 131 Central Ave SE, Falher, Alberta T0H 1M0, CA
- 300 6 Ave NE, Slave Lake, Alberta T0G, CA
- 228 4 Ave NW, Slave Lake, Alberta T0G, CA
- 5650 50 St, High Prairie, Alberta T0G, CA
- 5504 Centennial Ave, Donnelly, Alberta T0H, CA
- 5701 48 Ave, High Prairie, Alberta T0G, CA
- 12 Lakeview Drive, Joussard, Alberta T0G 1J0, CA
- 221 2nd St, Kinuso, Alberta T0G, CA
- 500 Kinuso Ave, Kinuso, Alberta T0G, CA
- 117 3 Ave NE, Slave Lake, Alberta T0G, CA
- 5006 56 Ave, High Prairie, Alberta T0G, CA
- 4601 58 Ave, High Prairie, Alberta T0G, CA
- 106 7 St SE, Slave Lake, Alberta T0G, CA
- Other recorded names
- High Prairie School Division
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High Prairie School Division, located in north-central Alberta, provides comprehensive educational programs and services to approximately 3200 students, kindergarten through to Grade 12. Its educational enterprise is carried out in 13 schools located in the communities of Falher, Donnelly, High Prairie, Joussard, Kinuso and Slave Lake. Approximately 550 full and part-time employees, including educational…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Primary and Secondary Education |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | High Prairie, Alberta |
| Organization type | Educational |
| Year founded | 1946 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 19 |
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High Prairie School Division
is inviting applications for:
Indigenous Education Coach
Slave Lake, AB
This position's primary goal is to facilitate universal education to all students and staff to build a deeper understanding of our Canadian history, inclusive of Indigenous culture, perspectives, treaties, land agreements, the legacy of residential schools, and Indigenous peoples' contributions in shaping our Canadian identity.
Support the goals of the High Prairie School Division in all aspects, including but not limited to:
- Work with stakeholders to provide a safe and inviting school environment for Indigenous students and Indigenous community members
- Work to enhance relationships with education officials from local First Nations and Métis settlements
- Work within the school and community to promote school success for all students
- Provide cultural awareness for school staff and administration and students, through monthly PD sessions
- Ensure the consistent and regular involvement of community Elders and other cultural mentors in the daily life of the school
- Promote and lead curricular and extracurricular activities to engage Indigenous students
- Seek out community-based and external agencies and opportunities for students and staff to engage Indigenous students
- Support teachers with an infusion of Indigenous worldview in their curricula
- Make public presentations to school and community members on a wide array of topics related to local and regional Indigenous history
- Work with students to strengthen student-school-parent relationships
- Gather and report on data collection as requested by the supervisor
- Attend duties as requested by the supervisor
- Ability to speak Cree will be considered an asset.
- First-hand knowledge and experience of local Indigenous culture is an asset.
This individual will support teachers directly in the classroom with authentic, accurate and respectful content. They will facilitate monthly staff professional development sessions. They must possess the ability to work collaboratively with a team as well as with all school staff.
Additional Requirements:
- Resume
- Professional references
- All candidates selected for an interview must produce an ORIGINAL, acceptable, recent (less than six months old) Criminal Record Check at time of the interview. Criminal Record Check must include a Vulnerable Sector Check.
This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.
If you require assistance with the application, please contact ApplyToEducation at: 1-877-900-5627
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