Teaching in the Innu First Nations schools in Labrador is an incredibly rewarding experience. Teachers have the opportunity and freedom to use their special talents and skills to support the growth of Innu cultural education and Innu language education. Teachers in the North also have access to amazing outdoor adventure and the opportunity to participate in land-based cultural activities alongside their students. A teaching career in Natuashish and Sheshatshiu both supports the Innu communities’ access to education and opens up a world of new discoveries and adventure!
Apply Now!Teaching with us is an opportunity to learn from our students, their community and about the land we call home.
Teachers in Natuashish receive a living allowance annually, as well as a travel allowance, a remote bonus, and a retention bonus.MTIE provides comfortable and modern accommodations with internet, phone, satellite TV, all utilities, and furniture included.
Teachers at the Mushuau Innu Natuashish School can avail of a charter, provided by MTIE, from Goose Bay to Natuashish at the beginning of the school year and during Spring break.
Teachers in Sheshatshiu receive an annual living allowance, as well as a travel allowance, and a retention bonus. The Sheshatshiu Innu School is a short drive from Goose Bay, and so is accessible year-round by air and road.
All teachers under MTIE can participate in group benefits. These benefits include Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Retirement Savings Plan, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Critical Illness, and Health and Dental. MTIE also waives the typical 3 month probationary period for all our employees.
“ Being a staff member at Sheshatshiu Innu School is very rewarding. Not only do you get to work alongside wonderful, hardworking staff members, but you also get a chance to experience different aspects of the Innu culture.
Throughout the school year you will be given opportunities to experience Innu cultural activities with your students. These activities help you bond with your students, and the students love being able to show and teach you things that they experience while out on the land with their families.”
My time working in both Natuashish and Sheshatshiu as a special needs teacher has been a very rewarding opportunity. I have seen many improvements in my students.
I am able to access augmentative communication through the use of new technology and whatever is needed to help these students and it has opened up new doors for them.
I have had very positive interactions with parents and overall, it has been a very good professional experience.”
“My name is Krista Button. I am the high school math teacher. I also teach the Innu Studies course. I have been teaching in Sheshatshiu for 14 years. I truly feel blessed to have been given the opportunity to teach the best students in the world. My students have truly changed my life for the better. I have learned as much from them as they have from me. Teaching at the Sheshatshiu Innu School allows us to get to know our students outside of the classroom. We spend time on the land fishing, setting snares, berry picking, and learning from elders and community members.”
Mamu Tshishkutamashutau – Innu Education. Our mandate, through extensive recruitment and selection processes is to hire dedicated, qualified people to teach and work in our schools.