We’re Hiring Secondary Occasional Teachers 

If you have a passion for teaching and want to build your career with a growing and supportive School Board, we invite you to apply to the Halton District School Board (HDSB). The HDSB is located 45 minutes southwest of Toronto. We are known to be an innovative, collaborative and technologically savvy Board that is committed to giving every student the opportunity to explore and enhance their potential, passions and strengths to thrive as contributing global citizens. We encourage you to review our website (HDSB.ca) and our Board’s Multi-Year Strategic Plan to see our directives and what we wish to accomplish over the next few years.

Position:               Emergency Supply List (Secondary)

Location:              HDSB Secondary Schools in the Halton Region

                              [Burlington, Halton Hills (Acton & Georgetown), Oakville, Milton]

Daily Rate:           Daily rate of pay $172.30

Start Date:           Immediate

End Date:     June 30, 2023 (possibility for extension based on mutual agreement)

Work Schedule:  10 Months/year, as required

 

Benefits of working as an Secondary Emergency Supply Teacher with the Halton District School Board:

 

• Obtain HDSB classroom teaching experience with students in grades 9 through 12 while awaiting OCT certification;

• Experience teaching in a variety of classrooms;

• Flexible work, choose to work when it fits with your schedule;

• Opportunity to work in a Board where collaboration, inclusion, and innovation are fostered;

• Opportunity to work at a variety of schools in a variety of locations throughout the Halton Region.

 

Position Summary:

 

The Halton District School Board is currently seeking Emergency Supply (Occasional) teachers to fill in for the daily absences of OCT certified classroom teachers.  Emergency Supply Teachers are notified on the day of the vacancy if no HDSB OCT certified teacher is available. Given the growth of our Board, and the strong demand for teacher instruction there is a frequent need for Emergency Supply Teachers.

 

Emergency Supply Teachers may apply to Long Term Occasional positions, OCT certified teachers will be considered first. Occasionally, the HDSB may hire an uncertified Emergency Supply Teacher into a Long Term Occasional position, on a Letter of Permission from the Ministry of Education.

 

Whether you are completing your B.Ed or are a certified teacher in another province, or internationally and awaiting certification by the OCT, this may be an opportunity for you to apply your training and experience in the classroom.

 

Qualifications:

 

Prior to starting employment as an Emergency Supply Teacher with the HDSB applicants will be:

 

• Currently registered in a B.Ed program leading to OCT Certification or awaiting certification by the Ontario College of teachers;

• Working towards Junior/ Intermediate or Intermediate/ Senior divisions 

  • For those that wish to work on the secondary panel following graduation, two different Senior teachable subjects are required;

• Availability and commitment to work a minimum of 10 full days per school year.

Application Package:

Applications must be submitted via HDSB Simplication - the Board’s proprietary ApplytoEducation online job posting and applicant tracking software to: Posting #3389233 by Friday January 13th 2023 - 4pm.

Please include the following documents with your application:

• Cover letter

  • Please indicate the division and qualifications that will be receive upon graduation in your cover letter and resume

• Resume

• Practicum assessments or latest teacher performance appraisal (if applicable)

• Ready to contact references with email address - minimum of three professional references

  • 1+ Reference who has seen you teach (Principals, Faculty Advisors, Associate Teachers)

  • Direct supervisors

 

Conditions of Employment:

All applicants who are offered a position with the HDSB are required to provide the Board with the following:

• Criminal Background Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening (dated within six months);

• Confirmation of legal eligibility to work in Canada;

• Agreement to comply with the Board’s policies, procedures and code of conduct;

• Successful completion of a probationary period in accordance with the Collective Agreement.

 

Applicants are NOT required to purchase credits with the Halton District School Board to view or apply to HDSB job postings. We encourage applicants to set up a "Job Alert" to receive email notifications when jobs are posted at HDSB.  Should you require assistance with Apply to Education, please contact the Apply to Education Customer Support Team at: 1-877-900-5627.

We thank all applicants for their interest in career opportunities with the Halton District School Board, however due to the volume of applications received, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

We thank all applicants for their interest in opportunities with the Halton District School Board. Contact will be made with applicants whose experience and qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position.  Communication with short-listed applicants will be made through the email address provided on the applicants’ Apply To Education profile page.

First consideration for posted vacancies will be given to qualified applicants from the employee group in which the vacancy occurs.  

Equity:

The Halton District School Board recognizes that, consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, employment practices and procedures at all levels should reflect, demonstrate understanding of and respond to a diverse population. The Board is committed to providing a workplace environment that is fair and equitable to all. 

In our efforts to ensure an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce, we will:

• value, promote and encourage the hiring of staff from under-represented communities;

• grant first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented communities. Where a collective agreement or terms and conditions govern the hiring or promotional process, this will be done in a manner that is consistent with the School Board’s obligations.

Applicant Self Identification Questions:

As part of the recruitment and selection function, the HDSB will collect voluntary self identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, HDSB’s Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure, and Ontario’s Anti Racism Data Standards:

Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 15, in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56.  In accordance with HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy, personal information collected on this form will aim to achieve an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce. It works to intentionally identify and remove barriers for equity-deserving communities at each stage of the hiring process. Encouraging diversity of the workforce in the school board is vital because the workforce should be reflective and representative of the community.

Although hiring policies must adhere to the qualification requirements set out in applicable Regulations (eg. Regulation 298, “Operation of Schools – General”) and any applicable collective agreement provisions, the Board recognizes the importance of the following when developing its selection and evaluation criteria: 

• valuing applicants’ additional experience, lived experience, skills, backgrounds and perspectives; 

• granting first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented communities. 

We encourage you to complete our voluntary applicant self-identification questions. This data will inform our understanding of the diversity of our applicant pool as well as the progress of applicants throughout the hiring process.  This data will inform our goals, strategies and actions and our progress towards creating and sustaining an equitable workforce.  Be advised that any information that you provide in response to these questions may be referred to during the hiring process for this position, and may be shared with the hiring manager and/or committee members responsible for the hiring process.

The section includes questions from Ontario’s Anti-Racism Data Standards (Standards, 2017). The Standards were established to help identify and monitor systemic racism and racial disparities within the public sector. The Standards establish consistent, effective practices for producing reliable information to support evidence-based decision-making and public accountability to help eliminate systemic racism and promote racial equity (adapted from Ontario’s Anti-Racism Data Standards, 2017).

Questions about this collection may be directed to Marsha Sulewski, Supervisor of Staffing and Recruiting at sulewskim@hdsb.ca.

Accommodation: 

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates who have temporary or permanent disability, or who otherwise require accommodations based on the protected grounds highlighted in the Ontario Human Rights Code in respect to the recruitment and selection process.

 

Wellness:

The HDSB is committed to providing a respectful and healthy work environment.

If you require further information, please contact: 

Katie Wideman
Staffing & Recruiting Officer – OSSTF, OSSTF Occasional
Halton District School Board
widemank@hdsb.ca
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