Secondary Occasional Teacher

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Were Hiring Secondary Occasional Teachers!

The Halton District School Board (HDSB) is comprised of over 10000 staff who serve more than 66000 students in more than 100 schools in the communities of Burlington Halton Hills Milton and Oakville. We are seeking innovative collaborative and inclusive Secondary Occasional Teachers. Once hired to the occasional roster our Secondary Occasional Teachers can immediately apply to long-term occasional assignments.

If you have a passion for teaching and want to build your career with a supportive School Board we invite your application. We encourage you to review our website and Multi-Year Strategic Plan to explore our values and commitments. With the Halton District School Board prepare to be welcomed!

Successful applicants hired to the secondary occasional roster can immediately apply to long-term occasional assignments so long as they are actively registered and hold an Ontario College of Teachers certification number

Hourly Rate: Daily certified rate of pay $287.37 (includes 4% vacation pay)

Location: Halton Region (Acton Georgetown Milton Burlington & 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 April May June July and August 2026 with TCQR 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.
• Preferred Subject Areas:
• Technological Education
• French
• Senior Physics
• Senior Business Studies
• In accordance with the OSSTF Occasional Teachers Collective Agreement teachers must work a minimum of 15 full days each school year to remain on the Secondary Occasional List.

Application Package:

Applications must be submitted via HDSB Simplication - the Boards proprietary ApplytoEducation online job posting and applicant tracking software to: Posting #

Posting Closes at 4:00pm on Friday March 27 2026

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)
• Legal eligibility to work in Canada
• Valid OCT Certificate of Qualification (in good standing) Or TCQR
• PLEASE NOTE: OCT Certificate in Good Standing is required by September 1 2026 as this posting is to fill Daily and LTO vacancies for the 2026-2027 School Year

We encourage applicants to set up a JobAlert to receive email notifications whenjobsareposted at you require assistance with Apply to Education please contact the Apply to Education Customer Support Team at: 1-.

Proficiency in Brightspace and online learning will be considered an asset. Please note: only those candidates 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 ordinarily be made through email addresses provided on applicants Apply To Education profile page or through applicants HDSB email addresses. Please ensure that contact information provided at the time of application is current.

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

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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 HDSBs Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure HDSBs Employment Equity Policy and Ontarios 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 HDSBs 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; and

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 respond to 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 inclusive and equitable workforce. Any information that you provide in response to these questions will be referred to during the hiring process for this position and will be shared with the hiring manager and/or committee members responsible for the hiring process.

The section includes questions from Ontarios 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 Ontarios Anti-Racism Data Standards 2017).

Questions about this collection may be directed to Dixon Mohammed - Manager Recruitment Selection and Staffing at

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.