FR 5% Elem Contract, Grade 7, History/Geography (Tues 1:30-2:30)

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board invites creative and committed teachers to join Merivale Intermediate School as occasional teachers. The role supports both English and French Immersion programs, with a focus on maintaining an inclusive learning climate and collaborating with staff to foster student well-being and success.

Ideal candidates will align with the OCDSB Strategic Plan and demonstrate strong communication, interpersonal skills, and a commitment to equity.

Qualifications

• OCT Divisional Qualification: Intermediate.
• OCT Additional Qualification: FSL Part 1.
• Additional Qualifications, Experience, or Knowledge that would be an asset: N/A

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction across English and French Immersion programs.
• Contribute to a positive and inclusive school climate.
• Collaborate with staff to align with OCDSB Strategic Plan and learning goals.

Education

OCT Intermediate Qualification

OCT Additional Qualification: FSL Part 1

Job description

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking creative, dynamic, and committed teachers to join our team at Merivale Intermediate School.

Merivale High School is a 7-12 school that serves a diverse school community. Our Intermediate Program was launched in 2017 and offers both English and French Immersion programs, as well as extra-curricular experiences with teams and clubs. Our students are challenged to reach their full potential and are supported on their learning journey by our dedicated and energetic staff. We emphasize the development of essential knowledge and skills, creative and critical thinking, respect for others, and engagement with the learning process.

Ideal candidates will support the fulfillment of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s (OCDSB) Strategic Plan to enhance the quality of education in the school, and the District, by creating a positive and inclusive school climate, learning and workplace environment. Candidates will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and respectfully, with a human rights and equity perspective, to foster student success, achievement and well-being.

Eligibility List

This posting is open to all Occasional Teachers whoDO NOTcurrentlyhave a part time contract.

*If you are already own a part-Time Contract position with the OCDSB, please apply to the respective internal posting. Your application to this posting will not be recognized. **If you are fully external to the OCDSB, you are encouraged to apply to this posting if you have the required qualifications. Please be advised that our order of consideration for permanent contracts is as follows: current internal permanent elementary contract teacher applicants, current elementary occasional teacher applicants, and then qualified external applicants.

***Please note that at OCDSB the term contract refers to positions that are permanent and not Long Term Occasional (LTO) or temporary assignments.

The French language freeze continues to be in effect. Therefore, if you accept any teaching percentage of French contract, you may only be considered for other French contract positions.

Applications will be considered in the following order:

1. All OCDSB Elementary Contract teachers (full-time & part-time teachers, teachers interested in transferring or increasing status) are equally eligible to apply for this OCDSB vacancy for which they are qualified.
2. For French vacancies: FSL Pool Placements where possible
3. For all remaining unfilled French and all English vacancies: At least three (3) teachers, who are currently employed as an occasional teacher with the OCDSB, and who have the required OCT qualifications and who best meet the criteria outlined in the job posting
4. If fewer than three (3) qualified applicants apply, all qualified applicants will be interviewed.
5. External applicants.

Qualifications

Required OCT Divisional Qualifications: Intermediate

Required OCT Additional Qualifications: FSL Part 1

Additional Qualifications, Experience, or Knowledge that would be an asset to this Position: N/A

Additional Information about this Position: N/A

Interview/Hiring Timelines

October 23 - Remaining contract vacancies posted in Apply to Education

October 25 - vacancies close at 11:30 pm

October 26 & 27 - internal interviews

October 28 -Internal offers/recommendations due to HR by 4pm

October 29 & 30 - FSL Pool placements conducted where possible for French vacancies only. External shortlisting by HR.

November 2-4 - External (OT) interviews

November 5 - recommendations to HR by 4pm

Questions about posting details or persons with disabilities who require accommodation in the application/interview process should email the following:

• [e-mail]: A.Lorne Cassidy ES to Fielding Drive & OCV
• [e-mail]: First Avenue PS to North Gower PS, Central, CHEO School and First Place Elem
• [e-mail]: Osgoode PS to York St PS

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment - in compliance with the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board discloses that artificial intelligence (AI) technology may be used to assist our hiring team in screening or assessing applicants.

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Personal information is collected pursuant to the Education Act and will be used to determine the eligibility for employment with the OCDSB. Questions about this collection should be directed to the General Manager, Human Resources, 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean, Ontario K2H 6L3