TEACHING VACANCY: POSTING NO. 33 – MAY 27, 2026
SCHOOL: Fort St. James Secondary, Fort St. James, BC
START DATE: September 1, 2026
SALARY: $64,341.00 to $121,722.00 + ($3500.00 current provincial recruitment and retention allowance) ASSIGNMENT: 0.50 (FTE) Continuing Specialist Position
- Indigenous Student Success (ISS) Teacher
SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE LEADS OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION AND SCHOOL 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
Nechako Lakes is situated on the traditional unceded territories of fourteen First Nations encompassing the Dakelh, Nedut'en and Wet'suwet'en 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 900 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 ISS Teacher delivers academic support to Indigenous students: liaising with school-based staff, including teachers, counsellors, and administration, as well as collaborating with the Indigenous Education Department and other community supports. The ISS teacher will work with small groups and individual students. The ISS teacher will also track data on engagements with Indigenous students using the AIMS system. The ISS Teacher will collaborate with other school staff in tracking data, including attendance and academic achievement of Indigenous students and work as part of the school team to develop and implement a learning plan. At FSJSS the ISS teacher will primarily focus on literacy and numeracy program supports for grades 8 and 9 students.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Education (Secondary).
- A valid BC teaching certificate and current membership in The Ministry of Education and Childcare.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a positive classroom learning environment that engages students in active learning experiences.
- Ability to assist students as needed in a variety of curriculum areas.
- Understand and use a trauma-informed approach in professional practice.
- Experience and knowledge using competency-based assessment strategies.
- Experience in providing literacy and numeracy intervention and extension support to students.
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A strong understanding of the developmental process of literacy and numeracy.
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Able to use assessment tools to identify needs and implement appropriate interventions.
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Experience in differentiating instruction to create success in learning for each student.
- Experience in integrating appropriate technologies into instructional practices in order to improve learning outcomes for students.
Teachers applying for this position must possess the following attributes and commit to:
- The BC Education Plan and goals of the education system.
- Supporting every child in learning at high levels.
- Work closely with parents/guardians and caregivers and the broader community.
- The Board of Education Strategic Plan.
- Supporting equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Ongoing professional learning for the purpose of strengthening student learning.
- Making evidence-based, collaborative decisions about student learning in a professional learning community environment.
- Supporting Individual Education Plans (IEP) in a collaborative team environment.
- The TRC Calls to Action.
- Integrating Indigenous culture and Ways of Knowing into curriculum and learning activities.
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 atand include the posting number.
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