With rounds of hiring during the summer and one more yet to come, the superintendent of the Kamloops-Thompson School District is hopeful that most staff will find work in the fall.

But the head of the local teachers union said many of the jobs do not guarantee his members long-term employment.

The school district sent out 89 intent-to-layoff notices to teachers earlier this year following a series of school closures and reconfigurations.

Since then, the district has posted 204 teaching jobs, said Terry Sullivan. Not all the jobs were full time.

He said the positions were filled by teachers according to seniority, which means some of the unemployed teachers have yet to be hired back.

A fifth posting is scheduled for later this month once administrators know how many students have enrolled in classes. Sullivan said the school district is doing what it can to find everyone work.

“We’re continuing to work through it,” he said.

Kamloops-Thompson Teachers Association president Jason Karpuk said he’s pleased so many teachers are finding work. But the fact many of the jobs are part time or less is disconcerting.

“There’s going to be a significant number in term-certain jobs,” he said. Term-certain work can last anywhere from a couple of months to a single school year.

New teachers are the hardest hit by the lack of full-time work. Karpuk said the current situation puts many young families at risk.

About 91 support staff lost their jobs earlier this year. Sullivan said all but five clerical staff have found work. Those positions could still be filled in the fall.

The jobs vanished when John Tod, Ralph Bell and George Hilliard elementary, Haldane elementary annex and Beattie School of the Arts: Pineridge Campus closed during the summer.