Cooperative Education

Waterloo Region District School Board; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional school board is seeking qualified applicants for a Cooperative Education position at Forest Heights C.I. from January 29, 2026, to June 26, 2026. Candidates must hold OCT qualifications in the assigned subject. Preference will be given to Secondary Occasional Teachers on the OT Roster and external applicants. Applications must include a current Certificate of Qualification and can include additional documentation. Interviews will be communicated via email, ensuring all candidates have equal opportunity in the hiring process.

Qualifications

• Eligible applicants must hold OCT qualifications.
• Must submit a current Certificate of Qualification along with the application.

Responsibilities

• Teach at Forest Heights C.I. from January 29, 2026, to June 26, 2026.
• Eligibility for application is based on the order of the applicant's status.

Education

OCT Qualifications in the assigned subject

Job description

1 LTO section (0.33 FTE) of Cooperative Education at Forest Heights C.I, from January 29, 2026 to and including June 26, 2026.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold OCT qualifications in the assigned subject in order to be eligible to apply to this Long-term Occasional vacancy. This posting is open to Secondary Occasional Teachers on the WRDSB Occasional Teacher Roster and external applicants.

Applicants will be considered in the following order:

• Secondary Occasional Teachers on the OT Roster
• External applicants

This job may be assigned in whole or in part at the discretion of the school.

Individuals in an assignment for a period of time that extends into the assignment of the long-term occasional position posted herein are not eligible to apply.

An application must include a copy of a current Certificate of Qualification and may include other documents the candidate chooses to submit.

It is the responsibility of eligible applicants to ensure that their application, including a resume, and a copy of a current Certificate of Qualification, is submitted through Apply to Education no later than 12:00 p.m. on the closing date.

Applicant Self-Identification Questions

The information collected in Apply to Education is used to monitor WRDSBs progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in WRDSB recruitment and hiring practices.

We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system. Information is collected pursuant to the Ministry of Education, and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Access to this information is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. Access, use and disclosure of the data is governed by MFIPPA.

The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students and who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom.

We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
• members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
• persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

We will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidate participation in the hiring process.

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations in the hiring process to support applicants with disabilities.

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Communication to applicants selected for an interview will be via email. Please ensure your email address on your Apply to Education account is accurate. Human Resources staff will only respond to inquiries from applicants selected for an interview. No application packages are to be sent to the Board Office.