Join a great team and do meaningful work!
Learning Bird supports First Nations, Métis and Inuit schools and Nations in building curricula, custom courses, and digital resources. Learning Bird is a 100% remote company with contributors located across Canada.

About the Education Specialist (Instructional Designer)
This job focuses on producing high-quality, detailed work based on established standards, guidelines and procedures. This is a chance to work in a professional work environment where you are set up to achieve your goals consistently and efficiently, with just the right support and structure.

What you will do:
You will create engaging resources – a mix of videos, handouts, and slides – for our online platform. You will use your teaching experience and subject matter expertise to research topics, develop content outlines, and write age-appropriate scripts that include visual cues for our media design team. You will be open to feedback and develop innovative ways to engage learners in an online learning setting.

Education, Training, & Experience Requirements

• A Bachelor of Education (relevant Master’s or Ph.D., an asset)
• 2+ years of teaching or facilitating experience
• Subject matter expertise and experience teaching one or more of the following areas: English language arts, math, science, social studies and/or cultural studies for Grades K-12
• Experience working in a First Nations community or with Indigenous groups
• Understanding of Indigenous ways of teaching and learning
• Experience designing online lessons and/or developing curriculum
• Excellent English writing, proofreading, and editing skills
• Ability to think quickly and creatively, with strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, autonomously and without supervision
• Ability to create a consistent work output while maintaining quality
• Strong technology skills (Google Docs, Sheets and Meet video conferencing and other online tools required in a 100% remote environment).
• Understanding of, or ability to speak an Indigenous language, an asset (Ojibwe, Cree, Mohawk, Mi’kmaq, etc.)

You must also have the following:

• A suitable remote work environment
• A suitable broadband Internet connection

This is a full-time (40 hours/week) remote position (EST time zone).

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Send us your CV (career@learningbird.com) in PDF format (no Word docs, please). Show us who you are and what you can do, and tell us how you think we can work together.

Work Remotely

• Yes

Benefits

• Flexible hours and locations
• Work from home
• Computer equipment and accessories (or stipend) provided
• Extended health care insurance
• Life/long-term disability insurance
• End-of-year Holiday rest, in addition to your vacation time
• Sick days
• Employee referral program

Join a great team and do meaningful work!

Learning Bird supports First Nations, Métis and Inuit schools and Nations in building curricula, custom courses, and digital resources. Learning Bird is a 100% remote company with contributors located across Canada.

Role Summary

You will be a pedagogical expert who delivers education consulting services to our partner communities and schools. You will work with education authorities, principals, educators, Elders and other community stakeholders to create engaging, culturally relevant, curriculum-aligned learning materials. You will often travel to communities with a videographer to film cultural events, record interviews with Elders, and connect with the needs of the communities you serve. Once materials have been gathered, you will coordinate small ad hoc project teams to create learning materials, typically consisting of a media designer and 1-2 instructional designers.

Personality Profile

You can shift smoothly as priorities and demands change. You are flexible, versatile, and even-keeled. The job requires that you display empathy and build bridges with colleagues. You may also occasionally be expected to serve as a dynamic thought partner and innovative leader based on your broad understanding of the business and domain expertise. You may be asked to serve as a liaison and translator between teams, helping others get up to speed even when they have only a general understanding of a concept or project. You must be a versatile communicator who caters to different team members’ strongest drives and behaviours. You are critical in balancing conflict regarding work priorities and when differences in opinion arise.

Job Profile

• 20% Travelling (up to 12 weeks/year)
• 10% Project Design
• 25% Working with partners
• 10% Tracking progress
• 35% Reviewing the work of others

What you will do:

• Work with multiple Indigenous communities and organizations.
• Lead small project-based teams to create engaging content following Learning Bird’s methods and processes.
• Plan and develop engaging educational resource outlines and scripts, such as videos, audio files, presentations, and activity sheets.
• Review content created by others to ensure pedagogical, cultural, and contextual fit with the communities they work with.
• Oversee the work of videographers to gather relevant footage in community.
• Initiate and lead regular meetings with project teams.
• Initiate and lead regular meetings with community partners.
• Track team progress against time allocations and adjust plans.
• Escalate delivery issues to the appropriate Learning Bird manager.
• Travel to remote communities to meet partners, deliver teacher training workshops, and collect relevant source materials (e.g. photos, maps, translations, conduct interviews, etc.)
• Collaborate with administrators, educators, and community members.
• Conduct interviews with local Elders and knowledge keepers respecting protocol and cultural norms.
• Ensure all learning materials are consistent in style and pedagogy.
• Communicate partner needs and expectations related to the design and development of their resources to the project team.
• Gather partner feedback and integrate comments into the final resources.
• Identify opportunities for further collaboration with partners and coordinate follow-up with the business development team.

Training and Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent, Master’s or Ph.D., an asset.
• 3+ years in a K-12 classroom in Canada
• Experience working with and in Indigenous communities
• Experience supporting Indigenous learners
• Good communication skills, including the ability to present your work in a compelling manner
• Good networking and interpersonal skills
• Proven organizational skills
• Experience leading small project-based teams
• Pedagogical Skills
• Knowledge of principles, theories, and practices used in resource/ curriculum development, specifically in Indigenous education.
• Ability to deliver in-person and/or virtual professional learning experiences with educators (K-12 and adult education).
• Ability to think critically about the learning process and to guide partners and team members in creating meaningful, culturally appropriate resources with strong student engagement.

In addition, you should have the following:

• A suitable remote work environment
• High-speed Internet
• Computer (BYOD stipend $665/year)
• Strong computer and software skills
• Driver’s license
• A desire for travel to remote Indigenous communities across Canada.

This is a full-time (40 hours/week) remote position (EST time zone).

Learning Bird is an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an organization that works with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, we value Indigenous perspectives in the workplace and strongly encourage Indigenous candidates to apply.

Send us your CV in PDF format (no Word docs, please). Show us who you are and what you can do, and tell us how you think we can work together.

Benefits

• Flexible hours and locations
• Work from home
• BYOD computer stipend
• Extended health care insurance
• Life/long-term disability insurance
• End-of-year Holiday rest, in addition to your vacation time
• Sick days
• Employee referral program

Hiring Process (virtual)

• Cognitive and behavioural assessments
• One-way video interview
• Live interview
• Reference and background checks
• Offer

Business Development Representatives

Eastern or Western Canada Focus

Are you a proactive and organized individual driven by a desire for success and dedicated to enabling clients to achieve their objectives? Are you a driven, goal-oriented individual passionate about cultivating strong client relationships? Are you adept at understanding customer needs and delivering customized solutions? Are you passionate about business development? Are you interested in working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit leaders to support education and language program development? Do you have experience in the education sector? Do you have experience in the education sector? Are you passionate about picking up the phone and calling prospects? If you’ve succeeded in sales and thrive in a dynamic environment, we invite you to explore an exciting opportunity to join our team.

Expected total yearly compensation potential of $80,000 to $120,000.

Join a great team and do meaningful work.

Learning Bird partners with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit leaders to develop education solutions for lifelong learning. Our work includes curriculum development, course development, digital and print resource creation, educator support, professional development, and more. Learning Bird is a 100% remote company with contributors located across Canada.

Learning Bird is dedicated to creating a workplace that values hard work and nurtures positive self-growth among its employees. At the heart of our corporate culture is the belief that personal and professional development go hand in hand. We understand that fostering a positive environment is crucial for individuals to thrive professionally and personally. Our commitment to continuous improvement is reflected in our supportive atmosphere, where hard work is recognized and rewarded. We aim to empower our employees to reach their full potential, creating a workplace that inspires continuous growth and success.

What we expect of you:

• Research potential partners and reach out by phone (cold calls) and email
• Manage a territory, with responsibility for forecasting and reporting on results
• Build relationships with key stakeholders, including governing bodies and funding bodies, influencing organizations, schools, Nations and communities to explore opportunities for collaboration and connection.
• Understand partner needs and propose solutions.
• Take great notes and log partner correspondence and market data in our CRM
• Match opportunities to available grants and programs
• Write grant applications to help secure project funding for our partners
• Write sales proposals and other custom documents to support the decision cycle
• Work with internal teams to coordinate schedules, priorities, and transitions
• Represent Learning Bird at events, conferences, and other meeting

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years of success in B2B sales
• University degree, preferably in education
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• A natural ability to forge relationships by phone, email, and video calls
• Strong research, opportunity qualification, and problem-solving skills
• An ability to respond quickly to opportunities and balance multiple conversations
• Expert CRM software user committed to logging communications daily
• Availability to travel for events, trade shows, and meetings
• Broadband Internet connection with reliable connectivity
• Remote work location within your sales territory
• Strong computer skills – able to troubleshoot their own issues.

This role is a full-time (40 hours/week) remote position with normal business hours for the time zone. Candidates must work from within their sales territory. We will only contact selected candidates. The candidate selected for the position must pass a background check before we extend an employment offer.

Benefits

• Work from home
• BYOD computer stipend (currently $665/year)
• Extended health care insurance
• Life/long-term disability insurance
• End-of-year Holiday rest, in addition to your vacation time
• Sick days
• Employee referral program

Learning Bird is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of collaborators. As an organization that works with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, we value Indigenous perspectives in the workplace and strongly encourage Indigenous applicants.

Hiring Process (virtual)

1. Cognitive and behavioural assessments
2. One-way background interview
3. One-way role-play interview
4. Live interview(s)
5. Reference and background checks
6. Offer

Send us your CV in PDF format (Word docs are not accepted). Show us who you are and what you can do, and tell us how you think we can work together.