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 W.E. Gowling PS. Welcome to W. E. Gowling Public School. We are proud to serve the diverse range of cultures including African, Asian, Caribbean, European and Middle Eastern residing in the Carlington neighbourhood. We are a dual-track English and Early French Immersion Kindergarten to Grade 6 School.As your principal, I am pleased to learn and grow along with each person who serves our school community. My priorities are to create a school culture where students and staff feel safe, valued and enjoy being a part of. Each student is unique and deserves to shine in their own time and space with encouragement and instruction.We work closely with our families, community partners and associations to support children to become the best learners and individuals that they can be. We strive to promote a school climate grounded in equity and inclusion with high academic standards focusing on meaningful engagement and quality instruction.We invite you to join us in this endeavour. Ideal candidates will support the fulfillment of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Boards (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 All Occasional Teachers are eligible to apply for Long Term Occasional postings for which they are qualified.

Qualifications Required OCT Divisional Qualifications: PrimaryRequired OCT Additional Qualifications: FSL Part 1 Application Process Applications will be assessed with respect to the requirements and qualifications outlined in this job posting and in accordance with the following:

Equitable Recruitment, Hiring & Promotion PolicyProcess for selection:

A minimum of 3 qualified applicants will be offered an interview, including:

1. 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.

2. If fewer than three (3) qualified applicants apply, all qualified applicants will be interviewed.

It is the expectation that a teacher who accepts an assignment must agree to complete the assignment as posted. Teachers should apply only to the vacancies to which they will accept an interview.

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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 - Fallingbrook & OCV

jennifer.jones-kosmack@ocdsb.ca: Farley Mowat to Merivale

grace.wiegand@ocdsb.ca: Metcalfe to York

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