EN 73% Elem Contract, Dual Support Program & associated prep; 10:15am-3:25pm

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 Terry Fox Elementary School. Terry Fox Elementary School is located in the residential community of Convent Glen in a thriving bilingual community. Terry Fox is a Grade 4-8, dual track school, of approximately 225 students offering English with Core French and Early French Immersion. Staff, students and parents work together to create a positive environment of mutual respect and cooperation. The school fosters a climate where students learn the responsibilities of good citizenship, leadership, and how to expand individual interests, skills and talents.

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 already have a part time contract, prior to September 1, 2025. Any OT's who were awarded a contract for September 1, 2025, are considered an OT until August 31, 2025, and must apply to List 2B contracts as an OT applicant.



*If you are already a Part-Time Contract with the OCDSB, please apply to the respective internal posting.



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.

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 Additional Qualifications: Spec ed part 2

Additional Qualifications, Experience, or Knowledge that would be an asset to this Position: An interest in working in an SPC with strong relationship building skills and a growth mindset is an asset. An interest in trauma informed pedagogy, social emotional training and restorative practices is also an asset.

Additional Information about this Position: Age range junior-Intermediate, low student to educator ratio, with a collaborative and supportive team.

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:

• Kristina.Vander.Vecht@ocdsb.ca: A.Lorne Cassidy ES to Devonshire PS & OCV
• Jasmine.Wilkinson-Turpin@ocdsb.ca: Dunlop PS to Kars on the Rideau PS
• Jennifer.Jones-Kosmack@ocdsb.ca: Katimavik ES to Robert E. Wilson PS & Central Staffing
• Grace.Wiegand@ocdsb.ca: Robert Hopkins PS to York St. PS & Riverside South IS

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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