FR 52% Elem Contract; Kindergarten (Mon/Tues/Wed: 12:00pm-3:45pm, Thurs/Fri: 12:00pm-2:00pm)

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 Bells Corners Public School.

Bells Corners PS is a K-6 school located in Nepean. We have a great variety of programs: middle French immersion, primary and junior Language Learning Disability (LLD), and primary Behaviour Intervention Program (BIP). Bells Corners is focused on creating a place where staff and students feel like they belong. We have recently done work with the Third Path and Random Acts of Kindness. We focus on connection and relationships to build community. Staff work hard together to help students grow. We view our families and community members as great partners in our work. We have an active School Council who support a variety of resources, learning opportunities, and school improvements. For the upcoming school year, we will be continuing to work as a team to dive deeper into culturally responsive pedagogy and reading instruction. We have a diverse staff from diverse backgrounds which is our strength. We encourage staff to use their talents, interests, and experiences to create unique learning opportunities for students in and outside of the classroom.

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.

• If you are already own a part-Time Contract position with the OCDSB, please apply to the respective internal posting. Your application to this posting will not be recognized.
• If you are fully external to the OCDSB, you are encouraged to apply to this posting if you have the required qualifications. Please be advised that our order of consideration for permanent contracts is as follows: current internal permanent elementary contract teacher applicants, current elementary occasional teacher applicants, and then qualified external applicants.
• Please note that at OCDSB the term contract refers to positions that are permanent and not Long Term Occasional (LTO) or temporary assignments.

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.2. For French vacancies: FSL Pool Placements where possible3. 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 4. If fewer than three (3) qualified applicants apply, all qualified applicants will be interviewed.5. External applicants.

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 - Pool placements, where possible. External interviews commence.

Application Process

Applications Will Be Assessed With Respect To the Requirements And Qualifications Outlined In This Job Posting And In Accordance With The Following:

Qualifications

• Required OCT Divisional Qualifications: Primary
• Required OCT Additional Qualifications: FSL Part 1
• Additional Qualifications, Experience, or Knowledge that would be an asset to this Position: Special Education qualifications, Kindergarten qualifications
• Additional Information about this Position: Mon/Tues/Wed: 12:00pm-3:45pm, Thurs/Fri: 12:00pm-2:00pm
• 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.

Questions about posting details or persons with disabilities who require accommodation in the application/interview process should email the following:

• View email address on apply.j-vers.com: A.Lorne Cassidy ES to Fielding Drive & OCV
• View email address on apply.j-vers.com: First Avenue PS to North Gower PS, Central, CHEO School and First Place Elem
• View email address on apply.j-vers.com: Osgoode PS to York St PS

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.

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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