Job Description

Employment Opportunity

Full-Time Kindergarten Teacher For 2025-2026

Bishop Routhier School

Northland School Division is seeking a Kindergarten Teacher at Bishop Routhier School for the 2025-2026 school year. The start date of this position will be August 25th, 2025. The kindergarten to grade 7 school is located in the Peavine Metis Settlement. The settlement is situated within Big Lakes County and is approximately 56 kilometres north of High Prairie on Highway 750. You can learn more about what Northland School Division has to offer by visiting .

Major Responsibilities include:

Following the prescribed program of studies for each subject taught. Plan and execute daily lessons based on short, medium and long range planning. Provide feedback to students and parents in a regular, timely manner. Champion Cree language/culture revitalization and curriculum infusion. Support school-parent-community engagement. Possess strong interpersonal skills and commit to collaborative-decision making. Promote differentiated instruction to meet diversity in learning needs.

Qualifications and Requirements include:

Must hold or qualify for Alberta teaching certification and a Teaching Quality Standard certificate. Must hold a Bachelor of Education (BEd.) degree. Successful years of teaching experience in rural and/or Indigenous communities.
Additionally, should the successful applicant receive a successful evaluation, there may be an opportunity to receive a continuous contract.
If you have leadership skills that can support literacy and language improvement through an Indigenous perspective at the school level and through Division goals, Northland School Division is the place for you.


Interested applicants are asked to submit a resume including the names of three (3) employer references by

July 7th, 2025

to: Krista Veitch, Associate Superintendent, Human Resources, Northland School Division. All applications must be submitted online atApply to Education or emailed to . We thank all applicants for submitting applications. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Additionally, please note that selected candidates will be required to provide a criminal record and a child intervention check as part of the application process.