Description
ABOUT US
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 and committed educators to submit an Expression of Interest for Continuing Education:
French Language Camp Counselors for the French Language Summer Camp
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.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM: INTERNATIONAL & INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES PROGRAM SUMMER PROGRAM (Elementary)
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board operates a French summer camp for students in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 during the summer IIL program, from July 2 to July 25, 2025. The Board is seeking to hire French language camp counselors/ teachers to work during the French summer camps. Anyone offered and accepting work within the program is afforded with protection through district policies and procedures pertaining to all aspects of their work, including Health & Safety. Please note that your work within the program does not allow you to accrue Continuing Education seniority credits.
Anyone offered and accepting work within the program is afforded with protection through district policies and procedures pertaining to all aspects of their work, including Health & Safety.
Candidates will need to be available to work in-person at a school site Monday to Friday, from July 2 to July 25, 2025.
IIL Program Schedule:
- Duration: July 2 - July 25 - 18 days
- Full day program 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (7 hours)
- Site Locations (pending enrollment) :
Hopewell Ave Public School
Chapman Mills Public School
Salary: $33.00 per hour + 4% vacation pay
- Term: The successful candidate will be appointed to a position for the 2025 summer camp.
ELIGIBILITY & QUALIFICATIONS
- Current and relevant classroom experience.
- OCT is considered an asset
- OCT Qualifications in French at P/J, J/I levels are considered an asset
- Additional Qualifications in Special Education and/or ESL are considered an asset
- Direct co-learning experience(s) with other teachers in effective classroom practices.
- Experience working in a summer camp environment
RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties of the French camp counselors/teachers commence on the date of hire and include responsibilities and meetings before, during, and after the posted dates for the program, including:
Plan, coordinate, and implement a program that is optimal for the French language learning and that reflects the standards of teaching practice in Ontario;
Ensure the safety and well-being of students;
Familiarity with digital tools (e.g., Google Meet, Google Classroom, Google Site, etc.) to be able to teach virtually;
Incorporate equitable and inclusive learning practices;
Assess and evaluate students’ progress;
Organize relevant language activities to support thematic units, field trips, workshops
Attend meetings and/or professional development learning opportunities.
Report to the Summer School Site Principal
APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS
Selection Team: It is anticipated that the selection team will consist of the Program Manager of IILP, and/or the Site Principals supervising the programs at these two school locations. This team will review applications submitted through ApplytoEducation.com.
Interviews: Interviews will be 30 minutes in duration. All qualified applicants will be considered on the basis of qualifications, abilities, knowledge and experience.
PLEASE NOTE: As a condition of employment, all new employees will be required to submit a recent Police Record Check for the vulnerable sector prior to their start date with the OCDSB.
If you require an accommodation at any point in the selection process, please send an email to
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.
EDUCATING FOR SUCCESS - BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES TOGETHER
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 Manager, Human Resources, 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean, Ontario K2H 6L3.
