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 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  and Multi-Year Strategic Plan to see our directives and what we wish to accomplish over the next few years.

 

The Halton Region has been growing fast and growth is projected to remain strong for the foreseeable future. The region's population is anticipated to almost double in size by 2051, from a current population of 596,637 to a projected population of 1,100,000 by 2051. 

 

Successful applicants hired to the secondary occasional roster can immediately apply to long-term occasional assignments!

Hourly Rate: Daily rate of pay $246.69 (includes 4% vacation pay)

Location:  Halton Region (Acton, Burlington, Georgetown, Milton, Oakville)

Work Schedule: 10 months/year, as required

 

Requirements:

•  Candidates must be registered (or eligible to register) and in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers. New graduates of June 2023 with pending OCTs are eligible to apply!
•  Secondary Teachers must hold qualifications in both Intermediate and Senior divisions AND at least two different Senior teachable subjects.
  • Please Note: Both types and combinations of qualifications will be reviewed and considered in our hiring process, based on the needs of the secondary panel within the HDSB.
•  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 #3435295  by Friday March 24th 2023 - 4pm.

 

Please include the following documents with your application:

• Cover letter
• 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
•  Linked OCT Teaching Certificate 
•  Teachers who are not yet certified must indicate the division and qualifications they will receive upon graduation in their cover letter and resume

 

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
• Valid OCT Certificate of Qualification (in good standing) 

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 Allison Ippolito at ippolitoa@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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