JOB OPPORTUNITY
On-The-Land Educator
Location: Kuujjuaq

Status: Full-time position, Monday to Friday, 35 hours a week, flexible
Specificity: Summer schedule with Friday afternoons off
Location: Saqijuq office or remote work, depending on the applicant’s location (within or outside Nunavik)
Salary: Between $50,467 to $ 73,432 (based on experience)
Maximum salary at the time of hiring is $65,777, based on work experience and education
Benefits:
• 4 weeks of vacation + 2 weeks of vacation during the holiday period
• 14 statutory holidays + 10 personal days
• Insurance package, simplified pension plan
• Northern Benefits and Premiums for employees based in Nunavik:
:: Isolation premium: maximum of $10,500
:: Cargo allowance: maximum of $3,870
:: Retention premium: maximum of $6,240
:: Travel benefits: 4 trips/year with no dependent or 3 per person with dependent/year
As an On-The-Land (OTL) Educator, you promote healthy ways of living and proudly represent Saqijuq within the communities. You share traditional knowledge throughout various cultural activities and outings. You assist referrals coming from the court with compassion and guide people in need to the appropriate resources
Responsibilities:
- Organize and host cultural activities that bring generations, families, and communities together.
- Participate and lead different type of activities and outings within the community and on the land.
- Identify and gather the necessary supplies, crafting, equipment and material for the activities and the outings.
- Present the security measures and, make sure they are understood, and respected during the outings.
- Share information and promote the different resources and services available in the communities.
- Assist and refer people in need to the appropriate resources.
- Raise awareness and educate on values and traditional roles.
- Promote healthy ways of living and act as a Saqijuq representative within the communities.
- Follow the necessary trainings to develop and improve the required competencies for the job function.
- Perform any other tasks related to the OTL program.
Requirements:
Work Experience
– Excellent knowledge of the Inuit culture and good knowledge of the land.
– Significant knowledge of traditional and cultural ways of teaching.
– Awareness of the justice system and its operations, an asset.
Knowledge and Skills
– Practical knowledge of the MS Office suite (Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), an asset.
– Good manual skills for traditional activities such as carpentry, hunting, fishing sewing, beading, etc.
– Diplomatic sense, flexibility, and perseverance.
– Tolerance for ambiguity and change.
Languages
– Fluent in Inuktitut.
– Good communication and writing skills in at least two (2) of the three (3) languages used in Nunavik (English, Inuktitut, French).
To Apply:
Please send your résumé or letter of interest before May 5, 2026, 5:00PM to: [email protected] or fill out the form below!
Join our team and contribute to our mission: cultural healing in Nunavik through community actions rooted in Inuit values and traditions!
Please note that applications from the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement beneficiaries will be given priority.