Applications are invited from teachers with
BC Certification for the following teaching position:
Alert Bay Elementary School, Alert Bay, BC
0.25 FTE Continuing – ADST, Career Education and K-7 Prep Coverage
Commencing: ASAP
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
- elementary teaching experience;
- strong classroom management skills;
- academic training, qualifications and recent successful experience teaching
- elementary level Applied Design Skills and Tech and Career Education;
- the ability and energy to work with multi-age groups and meet the needs of students with a range of learning styles and abilities using a variety of teaching strategies;
- strong interpersonal, communication, and collaborative skills to communicate with students, staff, and parents in a team oriented approach to teaching and learning;
- understanding of evidence based literacy assessments and strategies;
- strong formative assessment practices;
- experience with RTI (Response to Intervention) systems;
- ability to integrate technology to enhance student learning;
- strong interest in innovation and inquiry; and
- ability to embed local Indigenous culture and ways of knowing into teaching practices.
The starting annual salary for a full-time School Teacher position ranges from $71,425 to $119,497, with placement in the range based on length of service and qualifications in accordance with the collective agreement. The Remote Recruitment and Retention allowance is available for SD85 teachers payable at $3,500 over ten months.
Please contact Ms. Roberta Harris (250-974-5569) if you have any questions with respect to the assignment.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested applicants should apply online through the Make a Future website (www.makeafuture.ca).
Alternatively, you may submit a résumé, transcripts, 3 supervisor references, practicum reports or teaching evaluations, BC teaching credentials, and an SD85 Application for Teaching (available at www.sd85.bc.ca).
Apply By NOON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2026 to:
Ms. Rena Sweeney, Assistant Superintendent
Vancouver Island North School District 85
Telephone: (250) 949-6618, Ext. 2229
Email: rsweeney@sd85.bc.ca
Incomplete application packages will not be considered.
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
We are honoured to live, learn, work, and play on the traditional lands of the Kwakwaka'wakw nations.
cc: VINTA November 13, 2026
