FSL PART 1 QUALIFICATION REQUIRED AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO DELIVER AND ASSESS PROGRAM CURRICULUM IN FRENCH
THIS POSTING IS OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE NOT ON THE WRDSB OCCASIONAL TEACHER ROSTER. IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY ON THE WRDSB OCCASIONAL TEACHER ROSTER, PLEASE APPLY TO THE INTERNAL POSTING.
Please Note: This LTO is not replacing a contract teacher on leave. It is understood that in the event of an accommodation and/or return to work plan for a permanent Teacher, this LTO assignment could be terminated to place a returning teacher in this assignment in accordance with the minimum notice of two weeks as per your Collective Agreement.
Candidates that apply to this posting who are not qualified will have their names removed prior to the posting being released to the Principal.
PLEASE NOTE - your qualifications must be current as of the date of this posting, ie, if you are currently enrolled in the course or if you are in the midst of the course, you are NOT eligible to apply to this posting.
Candidates who are qualified and interested may apply to this vacancy. The Human Resources Department will forward all ELIGIBLE applications to the Principal (see above). The Principal of the school will screen applications and may select those he/she wishes to consider from the qualified applicants. Neither Human Resources nor the Principal will necessarily respond to each applicant.
As a condition of employment you are required to submit a Criminal Record Check (CRC) including the vulnerable sector that is acceptable to the board. Human Resources must be in receipt of the original CRC before your employment can begin. Please note that the Board does not assume any costs associated with the Criminal Record Check.
It is the responsibility of interested candidates to ensure that their application, including a resume and a copy of a current Certificate of Qualification is submitted through Apply to Education. Candidates are asked not to contact schools directly, either by phone or email. Your co-operation is appreciated.
Please note that no application packages are to be sent to the Board office. All applications will be accessed only through the Apply To Education website.
Term of assignment(s) is subject to change with appropriate notice.
In accordance with Section 29(2) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, this is to advise that the information you provide on this form is collected under legal authority of the Education Act, and will be used as necessary for the recruitment, selection and employment purposes of the Board.
Long term occasional teachers in an assignment greater than eighty (80) instructional days or four (4) months in duration, are eligible for up to five (5) full unpaid days per school year.
Long term occasional teachers in an assignment greater than thirty (30) instructional days but less than eighty (80) instructional days in duration will be eligible to take up to one (1) unpaid day during the term of their assignment.
Please note that such days will not be granted to extend the December or March break and cannot be split into partial days. These days must be requested through Human Resources Services according to the timelines outlined in the Collective Agreement.
Pay for a teaching position at the WRDSB is in alignment with the terms of the Central Agreement with ETFO. The pay is based on QECO qualifications and years of experience (as approved by the board), as outlined in this .
Interviews
Please Note: Interviews for this posting will be conducted via Interviewstream. This is a one-way video interview platform where your responses to interview questions are recorded in a time and space that is convenient for you (within a set window of time). Your responses are then sent to the Administrator for review. Your interview invitation will come from the Waterloo Region District School Board ().
If you are invited for an interview and this is your first time taking a video interview, you should click on the "What Can I Expect" button in the email received to access interview best practices, Candidate Experience Guide, or take a practice interview. You may visit this for more information about this platform.
A link to complete the interview will expire at a set date and time. Failure to complete an interview by the expiry date will mean you will decline the opportunity to interview for this position.
Interviewstream Features
- You may complete your interview on a PC, Mac or the mobile apps for iOS and Android devices.
- Read and listen to the question as part of a one minute preparation window
- Video recordings will begin automatically after one minute or you can choose to begin sooner by clicking record.
- Responses can be up to five minutes in length for each question
- Monitor your response time using the built-in on-screen timer (turns black when there are 10 seconds remaining to respond and red when there are five seconds remaining).
- The recording will stop automatically once five minutes has been reached.
- Technical support from Interviewstream is available at request through the help desk portal or by contacting the support team via phone at 1-877-773-3164.
Commitment to Equity
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; and
- 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.
Applicant Self-Identification Questions
The information collected in Apply to Education is used to monitor WRDSB’s 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 (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 and . Applicant Self-Identification data will be attached to your Apply to Education applicant profile as long as you are employed with the WRDSB.
If you prefer not to answer any of the Self Identification questions, you can select “prefer not to answer”. This in no way affects your application or the applicant selection process. If you have questions or concerns about this please contact .
