There are many great links to be found below. The district's website also has many forms and resources that may be of value to you. If there is anything missing from here that you need, please do not hesitate to contact Anna Donaldson for more information.
BCTF Health and Wellness
You do not have to be on a medical leave to access this program. This program can be used to help you maintain balance in your life. You can also get ergonomic assessments at any time if you are feeling any physical pain at work. Your employer has an obligation to accommodate you if you are in pain, but you need to go through the process to get assessed by an ergonomic specialist.
This program is designed to help people remain at their current FTE or to help people increase their FTE by working on their wellness plan. Once on the program you get access to a local, one on one consultant that will work with you in any area that you need help on in your life. In consultation with your health care provider, these consultants will coordinate services that help to improve the teacher’s health and functional abilities.
Please know that SD27 fully supports this program and the district actively refers teachers to the CCTA who they think would benefit from the program. No matter what stage you are at in your teaching career, you may need some help. This program can meet everyone’s needs.
If you think that you could benefit from this program you can self-refer yourself on the BCTF website at the following link: Health & Wellness Referral Program Form
This program is designed to help people remain at their current FTE or to help people increase their FTE by working on their wellness plan. Once on the program you get access to a local, one on one consultant that will work with you in any area that you need help on in your life. In consultation with your health care provider, these consultants will coordinate services that help to improve the teacher’s health and functional abilities.
Please know that SD27 fully supports this program and the district actively refers teachers to the CCTA who they think would benefit from the program. No matter what stage you are at in your teaching career, you may need some help. This program can meet everyone’s needs.
If you think that you could benefit from this program you can self-refer yourself on the BCTF website at the following link: Health & Wellness Referral Program Form
Salary Indemnity Plan (SIP)
Some teachers won’t use sick days because they are afraid of running out of them. Please know that you pay into a sick leave insurance plan called the Salary Indemnity Plan (SIP). To summarize, this plan pays for an additional 120 sick days for you every year if you need them. The amount you get per day is approximately 55% of your regular pay, but it is tax free so your take home pay is about 70-75% of what you normally get. This may be the best program that the BCTF has for teachers, and many teachers know nothing about it! Knowing that this is there can take the stress out of deciding whether or not to use your sick days. Every teacher on contract can access this at any time. There is an application process, so any teacher that is getting low on sick days should be applying before you run out. For a SIP package please contact the BCTF at 1-800-663-9163 (ask for Income Security) and ask for a short term SIP form to be mailed to you.
Click on the following link to access the BCTF's site: SIP: Salary Indemnity Plan
Click on the following link to access the BCTF's site: SIP: Salary Indemnity Plan
Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
This is a part of your benefits and it is a program that you can call 24/7 for help on many, many issues. The number is 1-800-668-2055. Here is a link to the brochure: EFAP overview