The Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) provides the residents of the Northwest Territories with access to quality programs, services and support to assist them in making informed and productive choices for themselves and their families with regard to education, training, careers, employment and labour, child development, languages, culture and heritage.

Located in Inuvik, the NDL Instructional Designer reports to the Manager, Northern Distance Learning, within the JK-12 Student Support Division, and is responsible for all aspects of the NDL learning management system (LMS). This includes the shared development of protocols and processes for online high school courses, course design, resource population, assessment integration with the student information system, enrolment of users, social media integration, and training on LMS components.

This position is expected to work in collaboration with ECE staff, Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Departments, the NWT Teachers' Association, education bodies, colleagues and educators from across the NWT, Yukon, British Columbia and other jurisdiction in Canada, often in a team-based approach, following current foundational frameworks and their corresponding action plans.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• Knowledge and understanding of blended and online learning philosophies, theory, pedagogy and instructional practice
• Knowledge of and/or the ability to acquire knowledge of departmental philosophy, curricula, directives, policies and approaches, and model best practices as described in documents issued by the department
• Knowledge and understanding of child development, pedagogy, and instructional leadership
• Ability to understand NWT Indigenous cultures and educational history in order to incorporate traditional knowledge and worldviews into all aspects of the work
• Knowledge and/or ability to acquire and apply knowledge of contracts and procurement
• Ability to understand the impacts that colonization, instructional and structural racism and biases have had on society, in particular Indigenous people
• Written communication skills for a variety of areas including Ministerial and departmental briefing notes and correspondence, policy, and curriculum documents
• Ability to use computer technology for communication and presentations
• Ability to develop or coordinate the development of curricula, strategies, research project, literature reviews, resources and support materials
• Ability to build strong relationship and work directly with people from other communities while incorporating their perspectives in decision-making processes

Typically, the above qualification would be attained by:

A Degree in Education or related field, and three (3) years of related work experience, including one (1) year of online course development experience.

Inquiries Only:

Inuvik HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
1st FLOOR  ALEX MOSES GREENLAND BUILDING
BOX 1869
INUVIK, NT  X0E 0T0
Tel (867) 678-8071 Ext 15644
Fax (867) 678-6620
jobsinuvik@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.