FR Elem Contract, Grade 5/6 EFI: French, DPA, Science & Social Studies & one block of Kinder in Ottawa

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 Stephen Leacock Public School. We are a K-6 French Immersion centre of approximately 500 students located on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory in North Kanata. Many of our students are multilingual and many of our parents and caregivers have a particular expertise in their field that led the family to Kanata North either from another location in Canada or from an International location.

We have a strong focus on structured literacy in our school both in French and in English and we strive to build a strong foundation in mathematical thinking, processes and procedures. We use the Third Path resource to support our students' social and emotional development and sense of belonging and having adaptable, student centered instruction is critical to our school success plan.

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 who do not currently have a part-time contract. 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:

• 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.
• For French vacancies: FSL Pool Placements where possible.
• 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.
• If fewer than three (3) qualified applicants apply, all qualified applicants will be interviewed.
• External applicants.

Qualifications Required: OCT Divisional Qualifications: Junior. Required OCT Additional Qualifications: FSL Part 1. Additional Qualifications, Experience, or Knowledge that would be an asset to this Position: Spec ed qualifications are an asset.

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

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.

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.