At A Glance
- Communities5
- Number of Schools32
- >Primary18
- >Secondary7
- >Alternative5
- Number of Students5000
- Number of Employees850
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Teachers & Educational Leaders
- 1.0 FTE (term ) Grade 7 French Immersion Teacher (all subjects), Trafalgar Middle School
- 0.1320 FTE Term (Thursdays) Music Teacher, Winlaw Elementary
- School Leaders Development Program
- 0.6934 FTE (term) Primary Classroom Teacher, Rosemont Elementary
- 0.8 FTE (term) Primary/Intermediate Classroom Teacher, Rosemont Elementary
- 1.0 FTE (Term) Humanities 8 and English 9 Teacher, Kootenay River Secondary
- 0.5 FTE (term) Middle School teacher plus library, Wildflower Nelson
- 1.0 FTE Term Primary Classroom Teacher, JV Humphries Elementary/Secondary
- 1.0 FTE (term) Grade 9 French Immersion les mathematiques et les sciences plus PHE and English , Trafalgar Middle School
- 1.0 FTE (term ) Grade 6 French Immersion Teacher (all subjects), Trafalgar Middle School
Management & Professionals
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Support Staff
- (Temporary) Education Assistant/Noon Hour Supervisor - 10 month per year basis - 30 hrs/wk
- (Temporary)Roving Education Assistant/Noon Hour Supervisor - 10 month per year basis - 30 hrs/wk
- (Regular) Education Assistant/Noon Hour Supervisor - 10 month per year basis - 15 hrs/wk
- (Regular) Journeyman Mechanic - 12 months per year - 20 hours per week
- (Temporary) Education Assistant/Noon Hour Supervisor - 10 month per year basis - 30 hrs/wk
- (Temporary) Indigenous Education Support Worker - 10 month per year basis - 30 hrs/wk
- (Regular) Early Childhood Educator – Winlaw Seamless Day After School Child Care - 10 month per year basis - 20 hrs/wk - 1pm-5pm
- 2024-2025 Casual / On Call - Education Assistant
- 2024-2025 Casual / On Call - Education Assistant - Creston Family of Schools
- 2024-2025 Casual / On-Call - Clerical Assistant
District Overview
Located in the southern Interior of British Columbia, SD8 serves numerous diverse communities in the Kootenays including Crawford Bay, Creston, Kaslo, Meadow Creek, Nelson, Salmo, Slocan, South Slocan, Winlaw, Wynndel, and Yahk. We also serve students across B.C. through our provincial online learning school, Elev8. Our dedicated team focuses on providing the best possible educational opportunities for over 4,700 students and their families.
Draw for Employees
Natural, biodiverse, rich in culture and agriculture: SD8’s six families of schools are situated across 15,000 square kilometres of rivers, valleys, lakes, and mountain ranges. We encompass two larger municipalities—the Town of Creston and the City of Nelson—and the villages of Slocan, Kaslo and Salmo as well as numerous smaller communities dotted in between.
Here you’ll find wilderness at your doorstep, city life in a rural setting, agricultural abundance, a rich mix of arts, year-round recreation, affordable living, and excellent K-12 and post-secondary schooling for children, youth and adults. Come pursue your professional and personal passions in SD8 – Kootenay Lake.
Salary and Benefits
Teachers typically receive a comprehensive benefits package including:
- medical, dental, and extended health plans;
- group life insurance benefits;
- teachers’ pension;
- extended health benefits for dependents of deceased employees;
- accidental disability insurance;
- salary indemnity plan benefit;
- supplemental employment benefits on maternity leave;
- employee and family assistance programs.
Allowances
Teachers in positions with special responsibilities, e.g. department heads, teacher consultants, teacher coordinators, counsellors, psychologists, alternate school teachers, speech pathologists, may receive a financial allowance of $2,000-$4,000 annually.
Teachers working in remote and rural schools may also receive a recruitment allowance, and an annual retention allowance. Learn more about teacher salaries with the Salary Finder tool.
For specific details about each district’s compensation, salary, and benefits, please refer to Kootenay Lake’s collective agreement.