Community Educator (Canada)

Community Educator (Canada)

30 Oct
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Pinnguaq Association
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Canada

30 Oct

Pinnguaq Association

Canada

Job Title: Community Educator

Reports to: Community Partnership and Programming Manager

Location: Remote/ Travel

Salary: $58,000

new position

Who We Are:

Ampere (formerly the Pinnguaq Association) isn't just another non-profit. We're an award-winning catalyst for change, activating opportunities for people of all ages in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities to unlock their potential through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). Through our partnerships with communities, businesses, and technology creators, we co-design and deliver culturally responsive tools, resources, curriculums, and world-class programming across the country. We believe the best education doesn't feel like work, it feels like discovery.

From our roots in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, we've grown to operate Makerspace and Skills Hubs in Iqaluit (Nunavut), Bathurst (Current Brunswick), and the Kawartha Lakes (Ontario), while collaborating with partners nationwide. Our Lifecycle approach ensures that we're with learners at every age and every stage of life, and our mission-driven model ensures that 100% of social enterprise proceeds sustain programs that benefit communities we serve. Your work here directly changes lives. If you're passionate about making a tangible difference, this is where you belong.

Why Join us?

- Mission-driven impact – Contribute to meaningful work that supports communities and promotes digital inclusion across Canada.
- Enjoy the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance with schedules that fit your lifestyle.
- Comprehensive benefits – Access a robust benefits package designed to support your health and wellness.




- Pension Plan – Plan for your future with a competitive pension plan.
- Wellness Perks – Take advantage of wellness initiatives that promote your physical and mental well-being.

Job Summary:

Travel to rural, remote, and Indigenous communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast to develop and deliver culturally engaged, co-designed learning opportunities, including Trades, Digital skills and STEAM learning programs that center community needs and desires. Work in partnership with rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.

Responsibilities:

- Management of the planning and delivery of Trades, Digital skills and STEAM based educational learning experiences in person and online for learners of all ages (including students, youth, adults, older adults and Elders).
- Conduct outreach to interest-holders, rights-holders, educational institutes, governments and other organizations & collaborate with those groups to co-design and run programming.
- Maintain positive and professional relationships with participants and community partners.
- Represent Ampere in communities in a respectful, sensitive, and culturally responsive manner.
- Manage the coordination and logistics needed to travel and deliver programming across Yukon,



Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, Labrador, and other communities as assigned.
- Travel to rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Canada to work in partnership with communities for the purpose of educational program co-design and delivery.
- Support evaluation and community surveys, provide project reporting back to the evaluation team to help improve the delivered programming.
- Collaborate with other teams to develop programs & complete thorough and accurate work within project timelines.
- Understand student learning needs and content goals.
- Address parent and community questions and concerns if necessary.
- Plan and deliver training for staff.
- Network with local community initiatives to exchange information, through public speaking, providing in-service training, attending conferences and symposiums.
- Lead the development, acquisition, and maintenance of STEAM resources and materials.
- Other duties as assigned by manager

Attributes and Qualifications:

Equal consideration will be given to non-academic skills and experiences of candidates.

- Lived experience representative of the diverse rural, remote, and Indigenous communities we work in partnership with is an asset
- Experience working with or within Indigenous communities
- Experience living or working in remote communities with limited services
- Strong collaboration, communication, and team-oriented skills
- Planning, organization, coordination, and time management skills.
- Experience designing and facilitating programming for a wide range of learne

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