TEACHING VACANCY: POSTING NO. 81 – NOVEMBER 25, 2025 School: William Konkin Elementary School/Decker Lake Elementary School – Burns Lake, BC Start Date: December 15, 2025, to June 30, 2026, or until the incumbent returns, whichever occurs first Salary: $60,648.00 - $114,735.00 + current provincial recruitment and retention allowance Assignment: 1.0 Limited Duration Position

• LIBRARIAN/LEARNING COMMONS TEACHER

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 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Education.
• A valid BC teaching certificate and current membership with The Ministry of Education and Childcare.
• Master's Degree in Library Science or completion of Teacher Librarian Diploma program or must be enrolled in a Diploma Program (UBC LIBE equivalent).
• Diploma program requires a minimum of 6 credits completed each school year and entire program finished within 4 years.
• Minimum 2 years teaching experience (TTOC included).

Expectations:

• Collaboratively plan inquiry-based units of study with classroom teachers.
• Teach information literacy to students within inquiry-based learning contexts.
• Develop curricula that integrates information literacy, new media and new technologies.
• Collaborate with teachers to strengthen literacy learning for all students.
• Select quality resources and manage collections that support the curriculum, lifelong learning, and independent reading.
• Teaching will be part of assignment (up to approx. 75%) and may include prep relief.

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/guardian 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 at and include the posting number. New applicants need to apply to Make a Future -