Secondary School Credit International Languages Teacher & Occasional Teachers

Japanese Language

St. Louis Adult Learning and Continuing Education Centre

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board with a total student population of 38,000, provides services to students in 50 schools (Kindergarten to Grade 12) across the Waterloo Region.

The WCDSB also operates numerous Adult Learning and Continuing Education programs through St. Louis Adult Learning and Continuing Education Centres.

The Board conducts intentional recruitment and selection as it seeks to achieve a state of greater equity for employees and students and to diversify its workforce.

All qualified applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply and applicants may choose to indicate if they are from a group who has experienced racial or social discrimination. Self-identification data will be used as a consideration in this posting. Aggregate data will be stored anonymously to support improvements to the Board’s hiring processes.

Course Codes: LJKBDM LKJCU, LKJDU

General Description Of Program

All language credit courses, follow Ministry of Education guidelines and are accepted as credits towards an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Current graduation requirements recognize at least one credit in a third language and learning one of these languages may also be used toward a . St. Louis offers up to 3 credits in each language and it take 110 hours of instruction to earn a credit.

You will report to the Program Manager of the International and Indigenous Languages Program.

General Description Of Duties

• Deliver the secondary school International Language curriculum in an in-person classroom


• Developing course materials and curriculum content in accordance with the Ministry of Education Curriculum document for International Languages Gr. 9-12:
  
  
  
  and ensure proper planning and follow up for the academic progress of all students


• Utilize technology in delivering the course content


• Engage students in communicative, real life, task-based language activities which emphasize the 3 strands of oral, reading and writing


• Identifying students’ individual learning needs and using a variety of instructional strategies including small group, individual, whole class, and co-operative learning experiences


• Evaluating the progress of students and discussing results with students and parents


• Creating annual reports of students’ performance and challenges, with recommendations for improvement


• Ensuring a safe academic setting conducive to learning in class and online


• Promoting positive attitudes towards, and encouraging enthusiasm for language learning


• Participating in staff meetings, educational conferences, instructor training workshops, and extracurricular cultural events and activities

Minimum Requirements

• Hold a current Ontario College of Teachers Certificate of Qualification (If no candidates with an OCT apply, other candidates will be considered for teaching assignments)


• Fluency (reading, writing & speaking) in the language taught


• Eligible to work in Canada


• Available for in-person classes

Desirable Assets

• Intermediate & Senior teaching qualifications in the credit language


• Demonstrable evidence of instructing in the credit language






• A certification in language instruction from an accredited College or University

Hours of Work

Wednesdays
5:30 - 9:00pm
3.5 hours/ week

Rate of Pay

• $56.80/hour for OC certified Teacher


• $50.36/hour Existing Uncertified (previously recognized by WCDSB under grandfathering provisions)


• $46.83/hour + statutory & vacation pay for New Uncertified


• $49.07/hour Occasional Teacher

Please be aware that applicants to St Louis Adult Learning and Continuing Education are not required to be Catholic.

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is welcoming of candidates from diverse communities, backgrounds and identities and encourages applications from qualified members of these groups. Applicants are invited to self-identify if you are First Nations, Metis, Inuit, a member of a visible minority group(s) or a person with disabilities. This information is collected under the authority of the Ontario Human Rights Code and will be used to keep track of recruitment information. No personal information will be included.

At WCDSB, we are committed to respecting your privacy, and will take appropriate measures to protect any personal information you may share with us through the job application process. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used to determine qualifications for employment. For more information about the Board’s Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer at (phone hidden) Ext. 2381.

The successful candidate will be required to produce a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Screening Record Check. For further information, refer to policy APS 038 on the website of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board.