Description du poste
**Competition No.:**
571
**Hours Per Week:**
Full Time
**Close Date:**
20/11/2026 05:00 PM
**Remuneration:**
As per NWTTA collective agreement
**Location:**
WILLIAM MCDONALD SCHOOL
**Instructions:**
Online/via email
**Duration:**
Feb. 3, 2027 to June 30, 2027
**Yellowknife Education District No. 1** invites applications for the following positions:
**Grade 6 Intensive French Teacher**
**William MacDonald Middle School**
**Full-Time (100%FTE) Term**
**February 3, 2027 to June 30, 2027**
Minimum requirements include Bachelor of Education degree and Eligibility for Northwest Territories’ teaching certificate.
Preference will be given to candidates who have:
* Knowledge of child-centred learning
* Knowledge of or experience using the neuro-linguistic approach to language learning
* Excellent skills in French (fluent)
* Ability to communicate in English
* Experience teaching in a middle school environment
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Strong understanding of competency based education
* Enthusiastic and ability to adapt to new situations
* Understanding of universal design for learning
* Understanding of backwards design
* Understanding of triangulation of evidence of learning
* Understanding of competenty based education
* Strong communication skills
Interested candidates are invited to send their applications, including cover letter, resume and the names, titles, and email addresses of 3 references to **Landon Kowalzik, Assistant Superintendent,** at landon.kowalzik@yk1.nt.ca and Jodi Lee-Lewis, principal Ecole William MacDonald Middle School, at jodi.lee-lewis@yk1.nt.ca by 5:00 PM on Friday, November 20, 2026.
***Candidates must have an original acceptable Vulnerable Sector Check (******VSC******) in place. The original*** ***VSC*** ***must be dated within 90 days of the date the application is received. This is a condition of employment, and must be in place prior to commencing work in any school.***
***Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.***
**Required Certificates :**
* Attach Resume & Cover letter
* Vulnerable Sector Check
**Required Education and Training :**
* Bachelor of Education
**Preferred Education and Training :**
* *none*