Education Consultant Special Education – Second Languages - KI
POSITION: EDUCATION CONSULTANT SPECIAL EDUCATION – SECOND LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT: COMPLEMENTARY AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICES
SALARY: FROM $ 56,670 TO $105,432 DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
COMPETITION NUMBER: SPED2LANG2604-01
LOCATION: KUUJJUAQ
STATUS: FULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
DURATION: FROM JULY 2026 TO JUNE 2027
Kativik Ilisarniliriniq is a school board offering educational services in the 14 communities of Nunavik.
FUNCTION:
Under the Assistant Director of Complementary Services, the Education Consultant S pecial Education will work in close
collaboration with the Inuit special education consultant s in all areas of special education.
IN GENERAL, THIS POSITION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIB ILITIES:
- Assess and diagnose students with suspected learning problems and emotional and/or behavioural problems in
school and draft individual reports with recommendations;
- Work with school personnel to develop programs to help identify students, including those profoundly disabled , and
organize services for them;
- Provide consultations and recommendation s related to the allocation of special education technicians ;
- Support Kativik Ilisarniliriniq students with special needs who are in the south;
- Communicate with Health Services and Social Services when necessary concerning individual students;
- Provide training and support to the special education teachers in each school, among other things, by raising
awareness of the RAI (response to intervention) approach among interveners and, if necessary, helping to implement
it in schools;
- Assist and ensure each special education teacher has a student support schedule ;
- Offer support to special education technicians ;
- Ensure training of special education teachers in special education and child development;
- Conduct kindergarten screening (including kindergarten derogation);
- Ensure ongoing development of culturally appropriate diagnostic tools and remedial material;
- Organize trips and services required by Kativik Ilisarniliriniq in the area of special education outreach;
- Support teachers by informing them of the processes related to the referral of students with special needs, the
development of individualized education plans (IEP) , and the implementation of the Special Education Committee ;
- Schedule and plan remote training and support on specific topics to be given to special education teachers ;
- Participate and make recommendations for the referrals and modification requests from schools.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in special education.
The Board may, at its discretion, waive any or all of the aforementioned qualifications if it finds a suitable candidate
who is a beneficiary of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA) and who accepts, as a condition of
employment, to follow a training plan determined by the Board.
REQUIREMENTS:
- At least five (5) years of experience teaching children with special needs;
- Fluency in at least two (2) of the three (3) working languages of the Board (Inuktitut, French, English) ;
- Knowledge of assessment tools in English and French;
- Able to travel extensively
CLASSIFICATION / SALARY / BENEFITS:
In accordance with the SPPENOM collective agreement for professionals. This position belongs to job category 2104: from
$56,670 to $ 105,432 annually depending on qualification and experience. All benefits are prorated based on the
percentage of the task.
In addition to salary, you may be eligible to benefits
such as:
• 20 days paid vacation
• 2-week paid holiday period
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP),
including telemedicine support
• Career development opportunities
• Hybrid work schedule
and, when applicable, other benefits such as:
• Summer schedule
• Northern allowance ranging from $12,178
to $25,326
• Food transportation allocation
• Paid relocation benefits
• Attraction and retention bonus ranging
from $3,000 to $12,000
• Up to three (3) round trips to and from
Nunavik
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: May 13, 2026, at 4 PM
To apply:
1) Visit our career website ( https://career.kativik.qc.ca/ ) and click on “ Apply” , OR
2) Send your CV to applications@kativik.qc.ca and indicate SPED2LANG2604-01 in the subject of the e
mail.
Only the candidates under consideration will be contacted.