Learning Specialist - Indigenous Learning - Education Centre

Rocky View Schools (RVS); Airdrie; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASEBP benefits

Professional learning opportunities

ATRF pension

Job summary

Rocky View Schools in Airdrie, Alberta invites applications for a full-time Learning Specialist (K-12) in Indigenous Learning, commencing August 27, 2026, through June 30, 2030. The successful candidate will report to the Director of Indigenous Learning and must have reliable transportation for travel between RVS sites.

This role focuses on decolonized, indigenized practices, collaboration with community Elders and Knowledge Keepers, and building division-wide capacity.

Qualifications

• Alberta Teaching Certificate eligible required.
• Experience in inclusive, decolonized education settings preferred.
• Strong collaboration with teachers, leaders, and communities.

Responsibilities

• Support leaders and teachers in implementing decolonized and indigenized practices.
• Assist with Indigenous Ways of Knowing into daily practice.
• Collaborate with Elders and Knowledge Keepers across sites.
• Build division-wide capacity to understand Indigenous histories and current implications of colonization.
• Develop culturally responsive resources reflecting Indigenous perspectives.
• Lead professional learning sessions across multiple schools.
• Plan division-wide projects and events (e.g., National Day for Truth and Reconciliation).
• Support staff to create accessible and authentic learning opportunities for all students.

Skills

K-12 experience

Team collaboration

Inclusive instruction

Social-emotional learning

Assessment practices

Effective communication

Curriculum implementation

Indigenizing practices

Strengths-based approach

Tech proficiency

Education

Alberta Teaching Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Web-based applications

Job description

Company Overview

As a rapidly growing school division in Alberta, Rocky View Schools (RVS) supports the educational needs of more than29,000students from Kindergarten to Grade 12in 53 schoolsto ensure they learn, belong and succeed.

RVS issituated on the traditional territories of the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta including the Siksikaitsitapi (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Amskapi Pikuni), the Tsuutina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations (Bearspaw, Chiniki, Goodstoney), and the Rocky View Métis District.

Our team is committed to creating positive, safe and inclusive environments for students to learn and for staff to work together. RVS encourages applications from individuals who can help shape and embody our core values of Leadership, People, Community and Innovation, and support our vision that RVS is a world-class learning organization where all students achieve their absolute best.

The Opportunity

Rocky View Schools invitesapplications for a full-time (1.0 FTE) Learning Specialist (K-12) in the Indigenous Learningteam at the Education Centre in Airdrie commencing August 27, 2026 to June 30, 2030. This position will be under the guidance of the Director of Indigenous Learning. The successful candidate must have access to reliable transportation as this position requires travel between RVS sites.

RVS seeks an experienced individual who possessesstrong understanding and practices in the inclusion of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives and Ways of Knowing and Being.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting leaders and teachers in implementing effective and sustainable decolonized and indigenized practices
• Supporting teachers with the implementation of Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being into daily practice
• Working collaboratively to support building division-wide capacity in greater understanding of Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being and teaching historical, social, economic, and political implications of colonization of Indigenous Peoples and residential schools
• Working collaboratively with a variety of community and educational partners, including community Elders and Knowledge Keepers
• Supporting schools to build and sustain relationships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students, families, and community members
• Supporting schools with culturally relevant programming to support the success and well-being of Indigenous students
• Supporting the learning experiences of K-12 students by identifying, selecting, and creating high quality, culturally responsive resources which accurately reflect and demonstrate the strength, diversity, and worldviews of Indigenous Peoples
• Developing and facilitating professional learning which helps teachers and leaders to develop and apply foundational knowledge about Indigenous Peoples for the benefit of all students
• Planning and leading professional learning sessions as required including working extensively in schools through small group professional learning, in-class demonstration and modeling, coaching and mentoring
• Supporting in the design and initiation of division-wide projects, workshops, events, and/or celebrations (e.g., National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, National Indigenous Peoples Day, culture camps, pow-wows) which develop innovative and creative programming to meet the individual needs of multiple schools
• Utilizing sound foundational knowledge, current research, engagement with community members, and authentic understanding of the experience, history, protocols, and cultures of diverse Indigenous Peoples to support staff in creating accessible, engaging, culturally responsive, and authentic learning opportunities for all students.
  

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to work across kindergarten through Grade 12 learning environments

• Collaborate as part of a team to help support leaders and teachers to design and implement inclusive instruction and assessment practices including social emotional learning and academics

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

• Support schools with curriculum implementation

• Commitment to understand Indigenizing and decolonizing practices

• Ability to proficiently use a variety of technology platforms including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite and web-based applications

• Proven methods of supporting students who are self-identified as Indigenous using a strengths-based approach and inclusive model
  

The successful candidate must:

• Have a minimum of 5 years recent classroom experience
• Be comfortable working withstaff and students from kindergarten to Grade 12 in inclusive education settings

• Be familiar with Rocky View Schools Practice Guides, Board Strategic Plan, Divisional Education Plan
• Collaborate with other Learning Specialists to support staff in creating accessible, engaging and authentic learning opportunities for students

• Have experience leading a learning community influencing growth of practice
• Have an understanding of the policies and procedures that guide teaching and learning (Provincial and jurisdictional)

Pre-employment Requirements

• Applicants must possess or be eligible for an Alberta Teaching Certificate. To be eligible for an Alberta Teaching Certificate, you must have applied for initial certification with Alberta Education at www.alberta.ca/teacher-certification
• External applicantsmust provide a professional letter of reference, attached to the job application, from their most recent supervisor, relevant to the job opportunity, written on company letterhead, signed and dated within the past 18 months
• The successful candidate must submit a current Criminal Record with Vulnerable Sector Check within 30 days of the start of your employment.

Rocky View School Benefits

• As per the collective agreement you may qualify for employer paid benefits via Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan (ASEBP)
• Professional learning opportunities
• Defined Pension Plan under the Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund (ATRF)