Position Type:
School Based Support - Cultural/Elder - Knowledge Keeper
Date Posted:
7/5/2026
Location:
Air Ronge - Gordon Denny Community School
FTE: Full-Time
Term of Employment: Permanent
Salary and Benefits: $26.99 - $31.57 per hour - According to education and experience.
Qualifications and Responsibilities:
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Helping to foster an atmosphere and environment of pride, respect, and trust.
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Assisting with the preservation of traditional knowledge and oral tradition.
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Assisting classroom teachers with First Nations and Metis knowledge, language, and traditional skills.
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Teaching traditional and cultural skills such as trapping, fishing, beading, storytelling, and smudging.
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Teaching cultural life skills to promote mastery, generosity, independence, and belonging.
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Meeting with at-risk youths.
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Assisting with parent support groups.
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Cree Language is an asset
For more information on the school and community, please contact the Superintendent of Education, Meghan Beaven at 306-425-3302, or the Principal, Marlina Ballantyne at 306-425-2997, or visit our website at nlsd113.ca.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those applicants shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. Please note that present and past employers may be contacted.
NLSD is committed to employment equity and building a representative workforce. Applications are encouraged from members of equity-seeking groups, including Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit), persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and women in underrepresented occupations. Qualified Indigenous candidates may be given preference in accordance with the Division's Employment Equity procedures and objectives.
