Job Description

Poplar River First Nation is seeking a Guidance Counselor for the 2025/2026 school year.

Our new school provides Nursery/Kindergarten to Grade 12 classes to a student population of approximately 400 students. We offer a competitive remuneration and benefit package and provide subsidized housing, modern newly furnished apartments, free Wi-Fi and telephone, and travel allowance.

We are a remote (fly-in) community located at Poplar River, Manitoba, on the east side of lake Winnipeg. We have winter road access from December to March.

For more information on our community, please visit www.prfn.ca.

We offer competitive remuneration, employee benefits, housing, travel allowance, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements: (Candidate must be legally authorized to work in Canada)

Bachelor Degree in Education/Counselling*
School Counselling Certificate*
Experience in of 5 year or more*
Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills*
Excellent organization & time management skills*
Ability to work individually and in a team environment*

Qualified individuals are invited to submit a letter of application, complete with resume, along three professional references to:

Margaret Bittern- School Manager

Phone: (204) 244-2113

Fax: (204) 244-2259

Email: margaret.bittern@hotmail.com

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those candidates who meet the requirements will be contacted for an interview.

Those contacted for an interview are required to submit a Criminal Record & Child Abuse Registry.

We strongly encourage applicants to consider employment with Poplar River because our community is a friendly and a welcoming community.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00-$118,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental care Disability insurance Extended health care Life insurance RRSP match Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:

Poplar River, MB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Are you readily available to work in September?
Education:

Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:

Counselling: 5 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

teaching certificate (required)
Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-08-26