TEACHING VACANCY: POSTING NO. 1 – APRIL 23, 2024
School: Babine Elementary Secondary School – Granisle, BC
Start Date: September 1, 2024
Salary: $58,881.00 - $111,274.00 + current provincial recruitment and retention allowance
Assignment: 1.0 Continuing Position
SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE PRINCIPAL
Nechako Lakes School District gratefully acknowledges that we live, work, and play on the unceded, ancestral territories of fourteen First Nations representing the Dakelh, Nedut’en and Wet’suwet’en peoples. We are working diligently towards creating equity for our learners through conscious acts of Reconciliation.
The School District
THE DISTRICT:
Nechako Lakes is situated on the traditional unceded territories of fourteen First Nations encompassing the Dakelh, Nedut’en and Wet’suweten peoples. The school district encompasses five municipalities, the Districts of Fort St James and Vanderhoof and the Villages of Fraser Lake, Burns Lake and Granisle. This large area served by our school district has a population of just under 40,000 residents in the beautiful north central BC.
We serve 3,000 students in our standard schools and approximately 1200 FTE at EBUS Academy, one of the largest online schools in British Columbia. Our region has affordable housing, welcoming communities and a lower cost of living than many other regions. Come and enjoy over 200 lakes, rivers and streams and an abundance of outdoor recreation at your doorstep.
THE SCHOOL:
Babine Elementary-Secondary School is a K-12 school located in the village of Granisle on the shores of Babine Lake, BC’s largest natural lake. BESS enrolls 38 students who work with 8 dedicated staff and a full time Principal. The school is a hub for the community of Granisle and surrounding area and feature a full commercial kitchen and Applied Skills room and updated computer technology.
This position qualifies for a pre-employment hiring incentive of $10,000 for eligible certified candidates and a remote rental subsidy. Please email mskinner@sd91.bc.ca for full details.
Qualifications
Teachers applying for this position must possess the following attributes and commit to:
The district believes that teacher interest in providing extracurricular activities
contributes significantly to our students’ positive school experience.
Teachers currently employed with the district or on the district’s recall list who are interested in this vacancy should email Donna Benson at dbenson@sd91.bc.ca and include the posting number.
New applicants need to apply to Make a Future - https://www.makeafuture.ca/bc-schools-and-districts/nechako-lakes-school-district-no-91/
If applicants have questions, please contact Assistant Superintendent, Mike Skinner at mskinner@sd91.bc.ca .
School District 91 has received approval from the Human Rights Tribunal allowing preferential hiring to persons of Indigenous ancestry. The District may give preference in hiring persons of Indigenous ancestry who possess the necessary qualifications to increase the number of Indigenous staff to be more representative of the learners we serve.