British Columbia’s public school districts are supported by a wide range of teaching and non-teaching staff in specialized fields. This section provides an overview of those specialized career fields that are in high demand in schools and districts, but are not prominently known by educators, professionals and support staff that work in these fields.
In the teaching field, educators with specialized knowledge in these areas provide invaluable support to students’ successes and are in high demand by districts that are hiring:
- technology and trades
- literacy
- special education
- life skills
- deaf and hard of hearing
- library sciences
- French Immersion
- Montessori
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- alternative education
- outdoor education
Districts also employ a variety of non-teaching staff in professional fields in: health, business, trades, technology roles, and labour relations. Some of these roles include:
- Speech Language Pathologists
- Occupational Therapists
- ABA (Applied Behavioural Analysis) Therapists
- Capital Projects Coordinators
- Procurement Officers
- Technology and Communications Coordinators
- Labour Relations Consultants
Learn more about these roles by coming back to this page as we continually update this section with new careers in education that are in high demand.
