Grade 5/6 Teacher - Permanent

Nurturing Yukon learners through community wisdom.

Empower and inspire learners families and communities to lead necessary change in education and society through Yukon First Nations ways.

Assignment: Grade 5/6 Teacher

Start Date: August 20 2025

GHCH TL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (GTC) CARCROSS

Home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation people Ghch Tl Community school is one of 11 Yukon schools that have joined the newly established First Nation School Board (FNSB) in the Yukon. Tagish and Tlingit are the traditional languages of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Southern Lakes people.

Ghch Tl Community School is a K-12 school with approximately 60 students. We are actively seeking committed and qualified educators who are dedicated to living in and being an active member of the community and who can adapt well to a remote lifestyle. Our educational professionals value authentic relationships and are committed to working with students community administration and the FNSB to make positive progressive changes to education outcomes for learners of Ghch Tl Community.

For more information about our school please visit our website at Ghch Tl Community School website and the First Nation School Board website.

Qualifications and Experience
Please clearly demonstrate on your cover letter and resume how you meet the following qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor of Education;
• Recent practicum or experience teaching at an intermediate level with students performing at wide-ranging levels of achievement;
• Experience integrating experiential learning activities into the core curriculum would be an asset;
• Recent experience working with First Nation students and communities would be an asset;

Desired Knowledge Skills and Suitability

Candidates should have and may be assessed on their:

• Ability to work collaboratively and maintain an authentic relationship with the Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Southern Lakes First Nation Government community Elders families and students promoting greater community involvement in school-based activities and educational programming;
• Eagerness to learn about and integrate Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Southern Lakes culture & worldview and the Tlingit Language in the classroom;
• Keenness to live work and participate as an active trusted member of the Carcross community as a whole;
• Strong classroom management planning and organizational skills with the ability to motivate learners;
• Solid understanding of a philosophy of inclusive education excellent interpersonal communication and collaborative skills working with parents staff members coaches the First Nation School Board and other partners;
• Demonstrated ability to implement restorative practice and developmentally responsive approaches and supports;
• Demonstrated ability to plan deliver and analyze in the integration of project-based learning to support curriculum outcomes;
• Strong understanding and experience with implementing on-the-land curriculum;
• Demonstrated ability to develop support and implement Student Learning Plans Behaviour Plans Safety Plans and Individual Education Plans;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with parents and caregivers.

Additional Information

• To be a Teacher in Yukon you must hold a Teacher Certification in another Canadian province/territory first;
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check.
• Relocation may be available.
• In communities outside of Whitehorse there may be affordable though modest rental accommodation (sometimes shared) provided by Yukon Housing Corporation. Private accommodation is limited. If not available candidates will need to find their own private accommodation with assistance where possible from the First Nation School Board. For more information on rural communities in the Yukon visit:

To chat further about the role reach out to Lauren! Lauren Chapman Teacher Recruitment Co ordinator

If youd like to chat further about this assignment the community or the school please reach out to Cynthia! Cynthia Wagner Principal

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