Education Consultant – Special Education Inuktitut

Kativik; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 57,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EFAP & Telemedicine

Hybrid work schedule

Northern allowance

Attraction and retention bonus

Up to three round trips to Nunavik

Job summary

Kativik Ilisarniliriniq is seeking a Consultant in Complementary and Compassionate Services to collaborate with senior education teams and deliver services in Inuktitut for students with special needs. This role includes supporting teachers, developing diagnostic tools, and contributing to language instruction research.

Candidates must hold a Quebec teaching diploma or be near graduation, with at least three years of relevant experience, fluency in Inuktitut, and willingness to travel regularly.

Qualifications

• Valid teaching diploma in the province of Quebec or close to graduating from the Kativik-McGill Teacher Training Program.
• At least three (3) years of teaching experience with children with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose students with suspected learning problems in the schools.
• Identify students with emotional and/or behavioural problems.
• Provide training and support for special education teachers and counsellors within the Board.
• Develop culturally appropriate diagnostic tools and remedial material.
• Provide in-service and teacher training in education.
• Contribute to ongoing research concerning language of instruction.

Skills

Inuktitut fluency

Travel availability

Education

Teaching Diploma (Quebec)

Job description

SPECEDINCOMPS2609-02

Department

Complementary and Compassionate Services

I really like doing that, creating bonds of trust. When a student goes home at the end of the day and is happy, I feel like I’ve done my job right.

FUNCTION & DUTIES:

Under the Assistant Director of Complementary Services, the Consultant will work in close collaboration with the other special education consultants in all areas of special education to provide services to special needs students in Inuktitut and to contribute to the in-service training and course sessions of Inuit teachers.

• Assessment and diagnosis of students with suspected learning problems in the schools
• Identification of students with emotional and/or behavioural problems
• Training and support for the special education teachers and counsellors within the Board
• On-going development of culturally appropriate diagnostic tools and remedial material
• In-service and teacher training in the areas of education
• Involvement in on-going research concerning language of instruction.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid teaching diploma in the province of Quebec or close to graduating from the Kativik-McGill Teacher Training Program
• At least three (3) years of teaching experience with children with special needs.

The Board may, at its discretion, waive any or all of the afore-mentioned qualifications if it finds a suitable candidate who is a beneficiary of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA) and who accepts, as a condition of employment, to follow a training plan determined by the Board.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Fluency in written and spoken Inuktitut and a good command of a second language (French or English)
• Knowledge of diagnostic and remedial tools in Inuktitut
• Available to travel regularly.

CLASSIFICATION / SALARY / BENEFITS:

In accordance with the SPPENOM collective agreement for professionals. This position belongs to job category 2104: from $56,670 TO $105,432 annually depending on qualification and experience. All benefits are prorated based on the percentage of the task.

You may be eligible to benefits such as:

• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), including telemedicine support
• Hybrid work schedule

and, when applicable, other benefits such as:

• Northern allowance ranging from $12,178 to $25,326
• Attraction and retention bonus ranging from $3,000 to $12,000
• Up to three (3) round trips to and from Nunavik

Only the candidates under consideration will be contacted.

I am legally allowed to work in Canada. Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or a work permit issued by the appropriate federal authority -and valid for the duration of the contract- is required for employment with Kativik Ilisarniliriniq