Land Based Instructor - Jobs in Skownan, MB

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Position: Land Based InstructorLocation: Skownan SchoolStart Date: As soon as possibleHours/Days/Months: 5 Hours/Day, 5 Days/Week, 10 Months/YearTerm of Employment: PermanentSalary: $23.04/hourUnionized/Non-Unionized: Non-UnionizedApplication Deadline: Wednesday, December 1, 2021Under the direction of the Principal, the Land Based Instructor will be responsible for planning andcoordinating land based programs for students that incorporates cultural knowledge and historicalperspectives. The incumbent will be responsible for planning and preparing all instructional components foractivities such as trapping, fishing, canoeing in addition to developing relationships with the localcommunity, local organizations and classroom teachers to advance and support Indigenous Land BasedEducation.Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Several years experience in outdoor activities such as hunting, canoeing, snowmobiling, tracking,

trapping, camping, boating, fishing, navigation and wilderness survival skills

• Previous instruction/teaching experience
• Experience in teaching traditional culture
• Previous experience teaching safety skills
• Fluent in an Indigenous language an asset
• Connection to local knowledge keepers, elders, trappers, on-the-land supports and resources
• Current certificates CPR/Heart Saver, First Aid, Hunter Safety, Flat water Canoe, Boating

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish community connections with local Indigenous programs that promote Indigenous

Languages, Indigenous Way of Life and Land Based Education

• Maintain inventory of all equipment and ensure all motorized equipment is serviced on a regular basis
• Coordinate and plan on-the-land learning with classroom teachers
• Ensure safety standards are adhered to and safe practices maintained at all times
• Increase local knowledge keepers and elders in the school through land-based education
• Increase and support a deeper connection to the land for students and staff including the knowledge

of plants, hunting, harvesting and building

• Empower students/staff to develop and advance an Indigenous worldview
• Conduct and organize day, overnight and weeklong activities that may take place in and around the

schoolsApplicants are required to submit the following:

• cover letter
• current resume
• list of three professional references including contact numbers, all of whom must have knowledge of

the applicant’s performance in the applicant’s current or recent assignmentThank you for your interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.By applying, you consent to the Division contacting your references. The successful candidate will be required tosubmit a clear Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Check) and Child Abuse Registry Check, at theirown expense, as well as COVID-19 vaccination status. Further information is available at www.fsdnet.caReasonable accommodations are available for persons with disabilities on request.Forward application package to:Mr. Bhupinder Mattoo, PrincipalSkownan SchoolBox 119, Skownan, MB R0L 1Y0Fax: (204) 628-3568Email: Bhupinder.Mattoo@fsdnet.caQuick Apply

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