We use the teachers salary grid to determine salaries.
Current Yukon teachers and administrators
Salaries are set based on:
- post-secondary education; and
- past teaching experience.
Review your pay rate
You can apply to the Teacher Qualification Board (TQB) to review your pay rate if you:
- are a Yukon teacher or administrator; and
- have completed coursework accredited by a recognized accreditation body (you must show official transcripts).
Taking a program to raise your pay rate
Before enrolling in a program, you can find out in advance if it can qualify you for a higher pay rate. Follow these steps.
- Send a written request to confirm that the program is recognized and acceptable. Include the:
- name of the university;
- full name of the program;
- area of specialization;
- program and course or project description; and
- website where this information is available.
- Submit your request.
In person: Education Building (entrance to parking on Hospital Road), 1000 Lewes Boulevard in Whitehorse. We’re open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Human Resources (E-5)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Review your experience level
You can apply to the TQB to review your experience level if you:
- are a Yukon teacher or administrator; and
- gained teaching experience elsewhere while on leave.
Follow these steps
- You need to complete a Verification of Teacher Experience Form.
- Submit this form.
In person: Education Building (entrance to parking on Hospital Road), 1000 Lewes Boulevard in Whitehorse. We’re open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Human Resources (E-5)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
The TQB decisions are final.
Review the Teacher Qualification Regulations for more details.
New teachers and administrators
The Teacher Qualification Board (TQB) formally sets the salary category and level for all new teachers and administrators. They use the teacher salary grid to determine this.
New teachers and administrators must complete the following before the TQB can set your salary:
- Provide official transcripts for all post-secondary education completed.
- Provide a Verification of Teaching Experience Form from each of your school boards.
- Submit your documents.
In person: Education Building (entrance to parking on Hospital Road), 1000 Lewes Boulevard in Whitehorse. We’re open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Human Resources (E-5)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Your past teaching experience must have:
- been completed in an accredited school, Kindergarten to Grade 12;
- required a Bachelor of Education or equivalent; and
- taught a provincially or territorially assigned curriculum.
The Teacher Qualification Board (TBQ)
The TQB makes the final decision about your placement and salary. They meet twice a year. You can review the Teacher Qualifications Regulations for more information.
The members of the TQB are:
- the Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Schools;
- a professional educator representative;
- a Yukon Teachers’ Association representative; and
- the secretary to the board.
You’ll find helpful information about eligibility, certification, priority hiring and security clearance in this section.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a teaching or school administrator job, you must:
- be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident; and
- have a Canadian teaching certificate and licence number.
Priority hiring
We hire teachers based on the following priority order from the Yukon Association of Education Professionals collective agreement (Article 49.01):
- persons of Yukon First Nation ancestry not already employed as a teacher, or existing teachers of Yukon First Nations ancestry seeking to return to their traditional territory as a teacher or school administrator;
- indeterminate teachers with 3 or more years of continuous service in the same school;
- other indeterminate teachers; and
- other applicants.
Catholic school priority hiring
For Catholic schools, we continue to apply a preference for Catholic applicants.
Teacher and administrator selection
We hire teachers and administrators based on:
- qualifications and experience criteria listed in job postings; and
- teacher qualifications, including:
- education;
- experience;
- knowledge;
- skills and abilities; and
- personal suitability.
Yukon certification
If you do not have your Yukon certification when you're hired, you'll have to get it by a specific deadline. This is a requirement of your job and is valid throughout Canada. You can get this anytime during your application process.
Learn how to get a Yukon teacher certificate.
Security clearance
Once we hire you, you must complete and submit a vulnerable sector check. Follow these steps.
- Visit your local police detachment with 2 pieces of identification.
- Follow the instructions the police detachment gives you to complete the process. The fee for a vulnerable sector check can vary. Ask the police detachment about the cost.
- Bring the original vulnerable sector check to Department of Education's Human Resources Branch.
In person: Education Building (entrance to parking is on Hospital Road), 1000 Lewes Boulevard in Whitehorse. We’re open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Your vulnerable sector check is valid for 2 years from the date the police verifies the search. You must keep it current, even if it expires in the middle of a school year.
We'll post teacher and school administrator jobs on Yukon Education’s Apply To Education page when a role becomes available.
- Create an Apply to Education profile or login to your existing account.
- Search for opportunities with Yukon Education.
- Add or update your resume, reviewing to ensure you’ve clearly demonstrated how you meet the essential qualifications listed in the job posting.
- Submit your application by following the on-screen instructions.
Find how-to guides on the Apply To Education website.
For questions, email [email protected] or phone 867-393-7132 or toll free in Yukon 1-800-661-0408, extension 7132.