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, energetic, committed educational leaders Casual Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Under the direction of the Principal and the Manager of Early Learning, the Casual Early Childhood Educator works in collaboration with the classroom teacher to provide high quality and effective play-based education to support enhanced learning and cognitive, emotional and social development for Junior and Senior Kindergarten students in a full-day Early Learning Program.

The Casual Early Childhood

Educator may also lead an extended day program (before and/or after school) at designated sites. The successful candidate will have completed a two-year community college program in Early Childhood Education, or equivalent. Registration with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators is required, or must be in progress, and a minimum of one (1) year of child care experience is required.

Please ensure that you include your ECE college certificate # in your ApplyToEducation profile once you receive your registration.



Thorough understanding of early childhood development and knowledge of elementary school operations

- Ability to work with minimal supervision within a multicultural environment, and the ability to respect and work with a diverse range of children and families of all backgrounds and abilities
- Demonstrate sensitivity to individual needs of children in a multi ethnic and multilingual environment
- Ability to model healthy adult-child relationships and positive discipline
- Ability to work as an effective team player, work collaboratively with teaching staff to achieve goals
- For some OCDSB schools, the position may be designated by the Employer as bilingual (English & French essential). Casual, on call, including extended day programs at various Elementary schools within the board, as needed.

Effective

September 1, 2024, a casual employee who has not worked at least (5) assignments during a school year shall be removed from the casual list and required to reapply, unless otherwise agreed by the Employer. 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 #

📌 Early Childhood Educator (Preschool) - Support & Inclusion (Ottawa)
🏢 Ottawa Carleton District School Board
📍 Ottawa