June 22, 2022 - Are you an educator who embraces new and challenging experiences? A professional who loves adventure and is committed to serving students and their school community with enthusiasm?
Parkland School Division (PSD) has a unique teaching opportunity that allows you to join our division and get to work, live and play in the close-knit rural community of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, at the Athabasca Delta Community School (K-9). This is your chance to belong to this northern community while being a part of an urban/rural school division in the greater Edmonton area.
The Division is assuming operation of Athabasca Delta Community School and is seeking intrepid teachers focused on student success and well-being who are interested in embracing a teaching experience like no other—a real chance to engage, enjoy and explore!
This opportunity offers the best of both worlds. You become a part of Parkland School Division, a dynamic and progressive school authority dedicated to pursuing excellence in education for all students, while enjoying the surroundings and incredible work-life balance of living in a close-knit community that fully embraces land-based learning. You will receive all of the advantages of working for PSD, including a top-quality benefits package, access to staff wellness programs and other supports. Accommodations will be available through PSD-owned housing.
Parkland School Division, centred in Treaty No. 6 Territory, is highly respected within the provincial education community and continues to strengthen that distinct reputation by focusing on the needs of staff, students and families. It is an organization where all are welcome and will find support and encouragement as they become a part of our children’s learning.
Sitting at the northwest tip of Lake Athabasca, Fort Chipewyan is one of the most northern communities in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, one that strives for a balance between urban and natural settings in Treaty No. 8 Territory. There are about 980 residents living in the hamlet, making it the second-largest community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Many of the residents of Fort Chipewyan are Mikisew Cree First Nation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, and Fort Chipewyan Métis. Surrounded by nature, Fort Chipewyan can only be accessed by plane or boat in the summer and by a winter road in the winter.
Address:
172 McDonald Street, PO Box 59
Fort Chipewyan , Alberta T0P 1B0
Phone: 780-697-3933
Fax: 780-697-3604
Email: adcs@psd.ca
Hours:
Monday 8:15am - 4:00pm