Pre-Primary Substitute List

Halifax Regional Centre for Education; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education is inviting applications for the 2026-27 Pre-Primary Substitute List. The substitute will support pre-primary children by understanding and responding to their needs, and providing support with material and snack preparation when required.

They will help with wellbeing and safety, assist with possible toileting and dressing needs for indoor and outdoor play, and engage children in activities that spark curiosity.

Qualifications

• Recent experience working with pre-school children (within past 5 years).
• Current certification in First Aid is an asset.
• Training/experience in a play-based learning environment is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support Pre-Primary children by understanding and responding to their needs.
• Provide assistance with material and snack preparation when required.
• Assist with toileting and dressing for indoor and outdoor play.
• Promote wellbeing and safety of children during activities.

Skills

Experience with pre-school children

First Aid certification (asset)

Play-based learning experience (asset)

Job description

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education is accepting applications for the Pre-Primary Substitute List for the 2026-27 school year.

The Pre-Primary Substitute will support the children in the Pre-Primary program by understanding and responding to their needs, and providing support with material and snack preparation when required. The Pre-Primary Substitute will ensure the well‑being and safety of children, support with possible toileting needs and dressing needs for indoor and outdoor play. The Pre-Primary Substitute will play with children engaging their natural curiosity.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Qualifications

• (a) Recent experience (within past 5 years) working with pre-school children;
• (d) Current certification in First Aid is an asset;
• (e) Training and/or experience in a play-based learning environment is an asset.

Rate of Pay

$30.46 per hour.

Following completion of a successful interview and positive reference checks, candidates will be contacted and required to provide the following before being added to the substitute list:

• Current Vulnerable Sector Check - available from your local Police or RCMP detachment, please print this letter and submit it with your VSS application to the Police/RCMP detachment or online via https://secure.tritoncanada.ca/v/public/landing/HalifaxPoliceService/home). Must be issued within the past six months. Please wait until after the interview process to apply for a Vulnerable Sector Check.
• Current Child Abuse Registry Search results - issued within six months of employment start date (you will be mailed your CAR results to provide to HRCE as part of your new hire package). CAR applications may be made online https://beta.novascotia.ca/apply-child-abuse-register-search

You do NOT have to be a substitute to apply and be considered for term and permanent job postings with HRCE.

Early Childhood Educators are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 5047 (CUPE). The CUPE collective agreement can be accessed.

Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well‑being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume.

Applicants invited to participate in the hiring process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation, should discuss their request for accommodation when invited to the assessment process.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.