[Hiring] Indigenous Education Specialist @Nelson Education LTD

Role Description

Nelson’s Classroom Success team is seeking Indigenous Education Specialists. In this freelance role, you’ll help educators implement the Edwin platform in their professional practice while supporting educators in meaningfully and respectfully integrating Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and ways of knowing.

• Deliver high-quality virtual and in-person sessions introducing Edwin and other Nelson platforms to educators, focusing on classroom implementation, best practices, and the respectful integration of Indigenous content and perspectives.
• Offer real-time consulting and coaching to support educators with lesson planning, assessment practices, and effective Edwin integration, while fostering culturally responsive pedagogy and the meaningful inclusion of Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing.
• Participate in Edwin onboarding training and ongoing internal learning webinars.
• Arrange and conduct pre-session interviews with Nelson team leads to determine focus and session goals.
• Prepare thoroughly using provided materials (e.g., PowerPoints, guides, and digital supports) tailored to each session’s needs.
• Ensure customer surveys and internal feedback forms are completed following every session.
• Support the development of classroom-ready resources, including lesson plans and curriculum maps, to ensure accurate, respectful, and culturally responsive representation of diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit histories, cultures, perspectives, and contemporary realities.
• Collaborate with the Content & Curriculum team to critically review and strengthen existing resources, identifying opportunities to improve accuracy, representation, and the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives, and contributing to the development and refinement of new content.

Qualifications

• Current resident of Ontario.
• Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT) with K–12 teaching experience in Ontario’s publicly funded education system or in a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit education setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit histories, cultures, perspectives, ways of knowing, and contemporary realities, with the ability to make meaningful connections to Ontario curriculum expectations and classroom practice.
• Understanding of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, particularly those related to education, and their implications for curriculum development, professional learning, and classroom practice.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Passionate about supporting educators through professional learning that advances reconciliation and Indigenous education.
• Tech-savvy with confidence using digital learning tools.
• Ability to work both virtually and in person (occasional travel may be available but is optional).
• Access to reliable transportation and flexibility for daytime or after-school hours.

Requirements

• Self-identification as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit is required for this opportunity.
• Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, including as part of their application.

Benefits

• Compensation: $50/hour
• Mileage: $0.61/km (up to 5,000 km); $0.65/km thereafter
• Mileage is only reimbursed for business-related travel over 30 km (one way)
• Bi-weekly or monthly invoicing: Templates will be provided