Secondary Long Term Occasional (LTO) 66.67 Caring and Safe Schools Online ACCESS Teacher (Virtual)

York Region District School Board

Job Location:

Aurora - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description & Requirements

At the York Region District School Board we can offer you a challenging and rewarding career in public education. We support our teachers in their commitment to ensuring student success. We recognize the key difference that teachers make in the lives of our learners.

To be considered for this opportunity please complete the following online application to the attention of: The Recruitment Team.

For further information regarding this posting please email Kirsty Cunningham Principal-Caring and Safe Schools at

CEC: Central (Virtual)

Additional Information:

Candidates must be members in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) or in the process of becoming Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) qualified before the start date.

If you are external to the YRDSB you will be prompted to provide at least three (3) professional supervisory teaching references (including full name position title work location/organization and email address) in the job posting screening section of the online application. We do not contact references before the interview. If you are an internal YRDSB employee please be sure to include all of your previous teaching experiences in your application as well as two (2) references one of which must be a YRDSB administrator . As a condition of employment successful candidates will be required to submit a current original Police Vulnerable Sector Check from the police jurisdiction in which they reside or an Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC) through Sterling Backcheck prior to commencing employment with the Board. The Police Vulnerable Sector Check and Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC) documents are only valid if issued within the last six months. Candidates are not advised to obtain this document prior to an offer of employment.

Examples of referees could include the following:

Principal/Vice-Principal who has supervised you and can speak to your teaching practice in the panel to which you are applying
Faculty Advisor/Coordinator or Practicum Advisor who has observed and evaluated your teaching practice in a classroom setting
Host/Mentor Teacher who has supervised you and can speak to your teaching practice in the panel to which you are applying
Professional reference who can speak to your teaching practice

Applications emailed or given directly to the Hiring Managers will not be accepted nor acknowledged.

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Qualifications:

Member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers
Have permanent contract teaching experience in a variety of secondary teaching assignments
Intermediate/Senior Qualifications
Experience with a variety of curricula
Special Education qualifications desired
Experience providing virtual learning is desired

Please Note:

This is an online teaching position that requires the candidate to provide virtual instruction assessment and evaluation to secondary school students learning from home as needed by the system.

Job Details:

This is a regional online position within the Caring and Safe Schools Department. The successful candidate will support students enrolled in the regional online Alternative Classroom and Counselling for Expelled and Suspended Students (ACCESS) program. This delivery is designed to support secondary school students who are learning from home.

The online ACCESS teacher supports students with their academic program by delivering a variety of credit courses and course types from Grade 9 to Grade 12 in a structured and supportive online environment. The online instruction will be delivered from one of our ACCESS school sites.

Responsibilities:

Facilitating course registration and access in an online learning environment
Managing all aspects of planning instruction assessment and communication including:
Designing and implementing course content that addresses individual learning needs and evaluating curriculum expectations
Providing individualized programming and support including Special Education accommodations as required

Assessing student work according to Growing Success and Ministry of Education achievement charts
Collecting and reporting of student achievement data
Communicating with parents/guardians as needed
Utilizing e-learning tools e.g. D2L Adobe Connect Google Classroom etc. to deliver curriculum content
Maintaining attendance records
Applying the principles of equity and inclusivity
Maintaining a safe and inclusive online learning environment
Attending planning meetings as needed
Making referrals for additional Board and community supports as appropriate
Managing other duties as assigned

Equity Diversity and Inclusion Statement

The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) believes in giving each and every applicant an equal opportunity to succeed on their own merit and we strive to hire staff that reflect and support the diverse perspectives experiences and needs of students and communities. We remain committed to upholding the values of equity diversity and inclusion in our living learning and work environments. We know that diversity underpins excellence and that we all share responsibility for creating an equitable diverse and inclusive Board-community.

Therefore in pursuit of the Boards values we seek members who will work respectfully and constructively with differences and across the organizational hierarchy in actualizing the Boards priorities goals and principles outlined in the District Action Plan . Candidates who have strong racial literacy practices and a commitment to dismantling anti-racism anti-oppression and creating identity-affirming spaces in order to intentionally disrupt racist and hateful acts.

We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to sovereignty equity including but not limited to:

First Nations Métis and Inuit peoples and all other Indigenous peoples;

African Black and Black Caribbean peoples (in alignment with Anti-Black Racism Strategy);

South Asian East Asian Southeast Asian Middle East/West Asian Latino/Hispanic (in alignment with YRDSB Workforce Census to address disproportionalities identified ).

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;

persons who identify as women; and

persons of marginalized sexual orientations gender identities and gender expressions.

At YRDSB we recognize that many of these identities intersect and therefore equity diversity and inclusion can be complex . We value and respect the contributions that each person brings to enriching the Board and are committed to ensuring full and equal participation for all in the communities that we serve.

Accessibility and Accommodation Statement

We also recognize the duty to accommodate and foster a culture of inclusion. Consistent with the principles of dignity individualization and inclusion we will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the protected grounds in the Human Rights Code to support candidate participation in the hiring process. When contacted candidates will be provided with an overview of the various elements of the hiring process such as skills assessments written practicum presentation interview etc. If an accommodation is required requests can be made in advance of any stage of the recruitment process. All information received relating to a candidates required accommodation will be addressed confidentially by the Recruitment and Retention Team. Please make this request to or a member of the Recruitment Team. If this position is a school based LTO/Contract Teaching position please email the Principal directly to request the accommodation to be made at the school in collaboration with Human Resource Services Disability Management Team.

Important Note for YRDSB Employees: If you have a current accommodation in place through Disability Management please inform your Disability Management Case Manager ( ) to ensure that your accommodation needs can be met in the new role that you are pursuing . If invited to participate in the hiring process and you are unable to perform the essential/bona fide requirements (e.g. physical cognitive requirements) please notify the Recruitment Team by emailing to review next steps (in the email please reference the job title you are applying to).

Online applications are collected centrally at the Education Centre - Aurora and are monitored by Human Resource Services. All applications will be screened based on the required education experience and qualifications as noted in the posting and job description and as reflected in the application. Only those candidates meeting these criteria will be eligible to participate in the selection process and only qualified candidates will be contacted.

The personnel file of all internal applicants will be reviewed as part of the selection process.

Required Experience:

Job Description & Requirements At the York Region District School Board we can offer you a challenging and rewarding career in public education. We support our teachers in their commitment to ensuring student success. We recognize the key difference that teachers make in the lives of our learners. T...