100% Secondary Lto, Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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 a creative, dynamic, committed educator to join our team at

**Woodroffe High School as**

Secondary Long-Term Occasional Teacher

Eligibility

**Qualifications**

**Required OCT Divisional Qualifications**

Intermediate/Senior Qualifications

**Required Additional Qualifications**

Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — American Sign

Language (ASL) (Specialist) or Teacher of the Deaf Specialist

**OCT Additional Qualifications considered an asset**

Special Education Part 1 (or higher) Qualifications

Additional Requirements (experience, knowledge, education) for the Position

A high proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL) level 3;

Special education knowledge for differentiated academic planning for modified programming;

Awareness of different degrees of hearing loss and their implications for students and their learning;

Ability to provide programming for language acquisition and use student learning profiles;

Effective use of a variety of strategies related to vocabulary development;

Awareness of the developmental stages for a learner;

Ability to meet individual needs via speech and auditory training, when required;

Understanding of amplification systems and ability to troubleshoot with hearing aids when problems arise;

An ability and awareness to understand and support the characteristics of deaf students with more than one exceptionality such as deaf / LD students, Deafblind students, etc. and to how to accommodate and modify for them appropriately;

Awareness and ability to integrate the student (when appropriate) into other classrooms or learning environments;

Ability to collaborate with a variety of professionals (e.g. Multi-D teams, Audiologists, CHEO, etc.); and,

Previous experience working in a Provincial School for the deaf or working with the outreach services attached to the Provincial School (asset).

Order of Consideration

Applications will be assessed according to the requirements and OCT qualifications outlined in this job posting, and in accordance with Policy P.146. HR Equitable Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion.

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

At least three (3) teachers, who are currently employed as an occasional teacher with the OCDSB, who have the required OCT qualifications, and who best meet the criteria outlined in the job posting.

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

Application Process

Teachers can teach a maximum of three (3) classes within a semester, which equals 100%. For those working at IB sites or Alternate sites, a teacher can teach a maximum of six (6) classes across the school year, which equals 100%.

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