JobID: 744

Position Type:
School Based Support - Cultural/Elder - Knowledge Keeper

Date Posted:
3/23/2026

Location:
La Loche - Dene High School

Date Available:
August 27 2026

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled

FTE: Full time
Term of Employment: Permanent
Salary and Benefits: $26.99 - $31.57/hour - According to education and experience.

Qualifications and Responsibilities:

- Helping to foster an atmosphere and environment of pride, respect, and trust.
- Assisting with the preservation of traditional knowledge and oral tradition.
- Assisting classroom teachers with First Nations and Metis knowledge, language, and traditional skills.
- Teaching traditional and cultural skills such as trapping, fishing, beading, storytelling, and smudging.
- Teaching cultural life skills to promote mastery, generosity, independence, and belonging.




- Meeting with at-risk youths.
- Assisting with parent support groups.

For more information on the school and community, please contact the Superintendent of Education, Jackie Durocher, or the Principal, Donna Janvier, or visit our website at nlsd113.ca.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those applicants shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. Please note that present and past employers may be contacted.

We welcome diversity and encourage all qualified candidates to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

📌 2026/27-Traditional Knowledge Keeper-Dene High School-La Loche (Canada)
🏢 Northern Lights School Division
📍 Canada