Education Coordinator

January 24, 2021 Education

Job Overview

Job title: Education Coordinator

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Job description: NOC Group: Administrators – Post-Secondary Education and Vocational Training (0312)

NOC Job Title: Administrator, Education Programs

Expires in 88 days

Expires: 2021-04-11

Posted: 2021-01-13

Last Updated: 2021-01-13

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Job Number: 652103

Job Location(s)

Yekooche Main Road
Yekooche, British Columbia
V0J 1P0, Canada

Job Description

Are You Who We’re Looking For?

· Yekooche First Nation’s vision for its students is that they leave school with the ability to walk in two worlds; we need to prepare them to have a positive impact in their own community as well as out into the broader world.

· The children of Yekooche First Nation need to be deeply rooted in their land, language and culture AND they need the skills, knowledge, and understandings that will allow them to access all areas of the broader Canadian and global society.

· These are the important questions for us:

o Do you believe all students can learn to high levels? What does that statement mean to you?

o Is it academics OR whole child? Or is it academics AND whole child?

o How to use the BC Curriculum to overcome the historic damage and systemic barriers the Western educational model has imposed on our people?

o How to move beyond remediation? How to accelerate?

o How to support students in the Public School system; staying connected to Community and accessing supports

· Learning is reciprocal. You don’t need to know the Dak’elh language, or how to tan a moose hide – you just need to be willing and eager to learn – we will learn from each other.

· Does this vision and do these questions resonate with you? Are you the one we are looking for to join us in pursuing that vision?

Yekooche First Nation

· The Yekooche traditional territory is located about 85 km northwest of Fort St James British Columbia. It comprises 4 reserves on a total of roughly 180 hectares. Most of our band members live in Reserve #3 (Yekooche) located along the northwest arm of Stuart Lake, where Nan’cut Creek drains Cunningham Lake into Stuart Lake.

· Do you love the outdoors? Our territory abounds with opportunities for hunting, fishing, ice fishing, trapping and living off the land. We share this land with bears, moose, rabbits, grouse, porcupines, beaver, salmon, and eagles, many varieties of berries, as well as herbs and medicines. Ample opportunities to explore the territory by snowmobile, ATV, snow shoes, kayak, and even sled from time to time.

· The perks of being semi-isolated: pure water, clean air, peace and quiet, bright stars, all four seasons, and the opportunity to live and learn on this land with the Dak’elh people who have thrived here since time immemorial

· The people of Yekooche value their land, language, culture and history. You will be welcomed into the community where you will discover the peoples’ strong sense of tradition – as well as their sense of humour: teasing means we like you! If hunting isn’t your thing, you will be able to fully immerse yourself in story-telling, singing, dancing, and drumming.

· We have approx. 200 members, and about half live in Yekooche.

· Yekooche is a 1.25 hour drive on a logging road from Fort St. James and about 3 hours from Prince George.

· Jean Marie Joseph School has around 20 students from K-9, broken into three groupings.

· Jean Marie Joseph Adult School is for our Adult Students who want to complete their dogwood.

· Yekooche Headstart is a licenced daycare with 8 seats from birth to age 5.

· Our High School students attend FSJSS and NVSS.

· See for more information. Job description attached.

Primary Qualifications

 First and foremost we are looking for an idealistic and joyful administrator who feels alignment with our vision for our children’s education.

 If our vision for our students resonates with you, we want to talk with you.