Description
The Durham District School Board (DDSB) is responsible for public education in the rural settings of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog Townships and the urban settings of Ajax, Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa.
The Board employs 7,000 teaching and educational services staff. With 134 elementary, secondary schools, and learning centers, the Board accommodates more than 75,000 day students and thousands more who take advantage of a wide variety of continuing education and adult credit courses.
The DDSB recognizes Indigenous rights are distinct. In the exercise of those rights, Indigenous staff and students shall not be subjected to actions with the aim or effect of depriving these distinct rights.
The DDSB is committed to learning and working environments that center human rights and equity and that are safe, welcoming, respectful, equitable, accessible, inclusive and free from discrimination, oppression, harassment and harm.
Occasional teachers accept assignments within our board that could last one day to several days in multiple schools. Our Occasional teachers are essential to ensure learning continues in the classrooms when staff are absent.
The Occasional Roster is a great way to get to know the school communities in DDSB.
When applying for any teaching position with the DDSB, please include the following:
Ontario teaching certification and registration with the Ontario College of Teachers (enter you OCT number in your ApplytoEducation profile)
Resume and cover letter
Practice Teaching Reports or recent appraisal (if available)
Two (2) reference letters or names and numbers (including e-mail addresses, if possible) of at least two recent professional references (eg. Principal, Vice Principal, Associate Teachers, Faculty Advisors)
Our policy requires a Vulnerable Sector Screening component issued within six months be presented as a condition of employment. Checks older than six months are not acceptable.
Upon hire:
You must provide the Human Resources department with a current obtained or applied for (within six months of your start date) Vulnerable Sector Screening.
The DDSB is committed to:
providing learning and working environments, services and workplaces that are welcoming, respectful, safe, inclusive, equitable, accessible and free from discrimination
meeting its legal requirements under the Human Rights Code to accommodate Human Rights Code related needs and to proactively identify, address and prevent potential discrimination and harassment.
The DDSB will implement fair, consistent and transparent hiring procedures and practices to attract, recruit and retain a qualified and diverse work force that:
reflects the diverse communities the DDSB serves and of Ontario
has the knowledge, skills, attributes and lived and other experiences to best support students and to effectively respond to the diverse identities, strengths, needs and experiences of the DDSB communities.
To support these commitments, the DDSB will adhere to teacher hiring qualifications and requirements and, when selecting and evaluating qualified applicants, will also consider:
applicants’ additional work and other experiences, skills, backgrounds and lived experiences that respond to local needs and support the best possible program
hiring staff from under-represented groups to better reflect the diverse communities the DDSB serves.
The DDSB is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and hiring of qualified staff who reflect the diversity of our region. We encourage submissions from candidates who represent the various dimensions of diversity. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Thank you for your interest in DDSB. While we appreciate your application, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.
