Job description

Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Education Director and in collaboration with the Principal for the Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literacy (TCLL), increase the use of effective biliteracy and bilingual instructional strategies being implemented by the TCLL Teachers and the TCLL Tlingit Language Teachers. Through relationship-based, reflective practice, guide, coach and mentor the TCLL team of educators to increase the use of the Tlingit language in the classroom, by both the students and instructors, and to implement their culturally responsive curriculum.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide embedded professional learning, coaching, and modeling to support TCLL students’ language acquisition and development in the Tlingit language.
• Conduct TCLL classroom observations and engage TCLL Teachers in reflective practice based on those observations.
• Participate in weekly TCLL team meetings and monthly program leadership meetings
• Complete required reports, agendas, and data collection as required to meet the needs to the grant supporting the TCLL program.
• Participate in SHI Education Department meetings and other SHI meetings for all staff, including professional development opportunities as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to anticipate, identify, and implement effective changes.
• Abilitytoengageinalljob-relatedinteractionsandactivitiesinacourteous and professional manner.
• Ability to initiate and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent verbal, writing, editing, proofreading, and interpersonal communication skills
• well on own initiative and within a team
• Strong organizational, planning, scheduling skills and ability to manage priorities, cultural, and economic needs of Southeast Alaska Native People Coast cultures

Supervisory Responsibility
No supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment
Some of this position’s duties are performed at the SHI Campus, but most will be within the Juneau School District, Harborview Elementary, TCLL classrooms and offices. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to verbally communicate. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.

Additional Requirements

• Some travel may be required for professional development opportunities.

Required Education and Experience

• At least one year of providing support and instruction in classrooms serving elementary and/or middle school students.
• Degree in Education or closely related field.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Experience supporting language acquisition in elementary or middle school settings
• One or more years providing bilingual support and instruction in a classrooms serving elementary and/or middle school students.
• Experience providing bilingual support and instruction for Alaska Native elementary and/or middle school students.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Who is Sealaska? Established in 1972, Sealaska is the Alaska Native regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Our 23,000 shareholders are Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people with more than 10,000 years of ancestral ties to the oceans, forests and communities of Southeast Alaska. We serve the twin goals of economic prosperity and environmental protection. Sealaska Heritage Institute is an affiliate of Sealaska.

We are committed to providing the best possible climate for maximum development and goal achievement for all our employees. As a subsidiary of a Native-owned company, Sealaska Heritage Institute is proud to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, with respect for the cultural traditions in the communities where we operate.

Sealaska Heritage Institue is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered without regard to age, sex, race, national origin, religion, marital status or physical disability. However, preference may be extended to an enrolled member of a federally-recognized Indian Tribe*

• “Indian Tribe” means an Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 668; 43 U.S.C. 1601) which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

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