REPOST Secondary Long Term Occasional (LTO) 66.67 Caring and Safe Schools Online ACCESS Teacher (Virtual) (2nd Posting)

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)

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.

Salary: Salary will be determined in accordance with the current OSSTF Secondary Teacher Collective Agreement and will be pro-rated based on FTE QECO rating and years of experience in accordance with applicable collective agreement provisions.

• A1-A2 (Steps 0-10): $57269 - $102938
• A3-A4 (Steps 0-10): $63855 - $120384

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

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

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.