Cultural & Language Coordinator
- Parry Sound, ON, Canada
$35 to $40 CAD / hour · Full-time
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We’re Hiring: Cultural & Language Coordinator
📍 On-site | Near Parry Sound, Ontario
💰 $35 to $40/hour (35 hrs/week)
🗓️ Full-time, permanent | Immediate start
We are partnering with a self-governing Anishinaabe First Nation community in Northern Ontario to hire a Cultural & Language Revitalization Coordinator.
This is a meaningful, community-focused role dedicated to strengthening Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), preserving history and traditional knowledge, and building culturally grounded programming for children, youth, families, and Elders.
What you’ll do:
- Lead language revitalization through classes, workshops, and community learning resources
- Work with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and fluent speakers to support intergenerational language transmission
- Develop cultural and land-based programming, including traditional teachings, seasonal practices, storytelling, and ceremonies
- Research and document community history, oral histories, and traditional place names, following cultural protocols and Indigenous data sovereignty principles
- Partner with Governance and Social Services to bring language and culture into community programs
- Support funding applications, workplans, budgets, and reporting
What we’re looking for:
- First Nations identity and lived connection to Anishinaabe culture, values, and traditions
- Ability to speak Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), required
- Experience in cultural, language, youth, family, or community programming
- Post-secondary education in Indigenous Studies, Education, Social Services, Language Studies, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Strong research, writing, and organizational skills
- Knowledge of OCAP® and community-based research is an asset
- Experience with funding proposals is an asset
- Valid driver’s licence; Vulnerable Sector Check may be required
Schedule: Monday to Thursday with Fridays off. Occasional evenings and weekends.
If this sounds like you, or someone in your network, send your resume to abe@hireloft.ca or message me directly. All conversations are confidential.
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Responsibilities
Lead Anishinaabemowin language revitalization and develop cultural and land-based programming for children, youth, families, and Elders, working with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and fluent speakers. Research and document community history and traditional knowledge in accordance with cultural protocols and Indigenous data sovereignty principles, collaborate with Governance and Social Services, and support funding, workplans, budgets, and reporting.
Requirements
Applicants must identify as First Nations, have a lived connection to Anishinaabe culture, and be able to speak Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe). The role seeks relevant programming experience, strong research, writing, and organizational skills, and post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent experience; knowledge of OCAP® and community-based research, funding proposal experience, a valid driver’s licence, and a Vulnerable Sector Check may also be relevant.
Skills
- Anishinaabemowin Language Instruction
- Language Revitalization
- Cultural Programming
- Community Engagement
- Indigenous Cultural Knowledge
- Land-Based Programming
- Oral History Research
- Historical Documentation
- Indigenous Data Sovereignty
- OCAP®
- Community-Based Research
- Grant Writing
- Budgeting
- Workplan Development
- Reporting
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Hiring contact email
abe@hireloft.ca
Categories
- Education
- Social Services
- Government & Public Sector
- Science & Research
Keywords
- Anishinaabemowin
- Ojibwe
- Language Revitalization
- Indigenous Studies
- Cultural Programming
- Land-Based Learning
- Traditional Teachings
- Seasonal Practices
- Storytelling
- Ceremonies
- Intergenerational Learning
- Elders
- Knowledge Keepers
- Oral Histories
- Traditional Place Names
- Cultural Protocols
- Indigenous Data Sovereignty
- OCAP®
- Community-Based Research
- Youth Programming
- Family Programming
- Social Services
- Funding Applications
- Workplans
- Budgets
- Reporting
- Vulnerable Sector Check