Applications are invited from teachers with

BC Certification for the following teaching position:

Fort Rupert Elementary School, Port Hardy, BC

0.60 FTE Continuing – Teacher Librarian, Grade 6/7, and Prep

Commencing: September 1, 2026

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:

- elementary teaching experience;
- solid classroom management skills;
- 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;
- academic training, qualifications and recent successful experience as a teacher librarian;
- strong interpersonal, communication, and collaborative skills to communicate with students, staff, and parents in a team oriented approach to teaching and learning;
- strong formative assessment practices;
- ability to communicate student learning through the use of digital portfolio assessment and three way conferencing;
- 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 $3,220 over ten months. Please contact Ms. Jackie Huston, Principal ((phone hidden)) if you have any questions with respect to the assignment.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested applicants should apply online through the Make a Future website ).

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).

Apply By NOON SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026 to:

Ms. Rena Sweeney, Assistant Superintendent

Vancouver Island North School District 85

Telephone: (250) 949-6618, Ext. 2229

Email

Incomplete application packages will not be considered.

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

We are honoured to live, learn, work, and play on the traditional lands of the Kwakwak*a'wakw nations.*

cc: VINTA August 25, 2026

📌 0.60 FTE Continuing – Teacher Librarian, Grade 6/7, and Prep (#40B) (Port Hardy)
🏢 School District #85 (Vancouver Island North)
📍 Port Hardy