Simcoe County District School Board Looking for Semester 2 LTO – 1 Period I/S General Family Studies (Personal Life Management) at Innisfil, Ontario, Canada Full Time

LTO Assignment Details including Required Qualifications : Semester 2 LTO – 1 Period I/S General Family Studies (Personal Life Management)

NOTE: when you apply to this posting, you will be asked to provide written interview responses to 4 interview questions.

1 Period = 0.33334

2 Periods = 0.66667

3 Periods = 1.0

* All fees for the application process are covered by the Simcoe County District School Board.*

The Simcoe County District School Board is committed to equitable hiring practices that provide equal opportunities for all applicants to be successful. We are committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. In support of our Strategic Priorities, we are seeking members who reflect diverse identities, lived experiences and perspectives to assist the Board in reflecting the community we serve. Our equitable hiring initiative is consistent with the Ontario Human Rights Code to ensure that our hiring practices remain equitable to candidates from groups protected by the prohibited grounds under the Code.

Applicants are to provide permission to contact two professional references, including their current and most recent supervisor. New hires to the Simcoe County District School Board will be required to submit a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) that is satisfactory to the Board prior to beginning employment. All new employees will be required to complete mandatory training modules with the Board prior to their first day of employment. All applicants are thanked for their interest in this position; however, only those who have been shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.

LTO Salary Range effective September 1, 2021 is $50,761 – $102,966 (pro-rated if less than full time)

DUTIES OF A TEACHER

EDUCATION ACT (r.s.o. 1990, c. E.2) – SECTION 264

Duties

Duties of teacher

264 (1) It is the duty of a teacher and a temporary teacher,

teach

• to teach diligently and faithfully the classes or subjects assigned to the teacher by the principal;

learning

• to encourage the pupils in the pursuit of learning;

religion and morals

• to inculcate by precept and example respect for religion and the principles of Judaeo-Christian morality and the highest regard for truth, justice, loyalty, love of country, humanity, benevolence, sobriety, industry, frugality, purity, temperance and all other virtues;

co-operation

• to assist in developing co-operation and co-ordination of effort among the members of the staff of the school;

discipline

• to maintain, under the direction of the principal, proper order and discipline in the teacher’s classroom and while on duty in the school and on the school ground;

language of instruction

• in instruction and in all communications with the pupils in regard to discipline and the management of the school,
• to use the English language, except where it is impractical to do so by reason of the pupil not understanding English, and except in respect of instruction in a language other than English when such other language is being taught as one of the subjects in the course of study, or

(ii) to use the French language in schools or classes in which French is the language of instruction except where it is impractical to do so by reason of the pupil not understanding French, and except in respect of instruction in a language other than French when such other language is being taught as one of the subjects in the course of study;

timetable

• to conduct the teacher’s class in accordance with a timetable which shall be accessible to pupils and to the principal and supervisory officers;

professional activity days

• to participate in professional activity days as designated by the board under the regulations;

absence from school

• to notify such person as is designated by the board if the teacher is to be absent from school and the reason therefor;

school property

• to deliver the register, the school key and other school property in the teacher’s possession to the board on demand, or when the teacher’s agreement with the board has expired, or when for any reason the teacher’s employment has ceased; and

textbooks

• to use and permit to be used as a textbook in a class that he or she teaches in an elementary or a secondary school,
• in a subject area for which textbooks are approved by the Minister, only textbooks that are approved by the Minister, and

(ii) in all subject areas, only textbooks that are approved by the board;

duties assigned

• to perform all duties assigned in accordance with this Act and the regulations. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 264 (1); 2003, c. 2, s. 20 (1).

Sign language

(1.1) Despite clause (1) (f), a teacher or temporary teacher may use American Sign Language or Quebec Sign Language in accordance with the regulations. 1993, c. 11, s. 36.

(1.2) Repealed: 2001, c. 14, Sched. A, s. 7.

(1.3) Repealed: 2001, c. 14, Sched. A, s. 7.

Refusal to give up school property

• A teacher who refuses, on demand or order of the board that operates the school concerned, to deliver to the board any school property in the teacher’s possession forfeits any claim that the teacher may have against the board. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 264 (2).

Teachers, conferences

• Teachers may organize themselves for the purpose of conducting professional development conferences and seminars. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 264 (3).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

Duty of teachers and designated early childhood educators to co-operate, etc.

264.1 (1) It Is The Duty Of The Following Persons To Co-ordinate The Matters Listed In Subsection (2) And To Co-operate With Each Other With Respect To Those Matters

• Teachers.
• Temporary teachers.
• Designated early childhood educators.
• Persons who, under the authority of a letter of permission, are appointed by a board to positions designated by the board as requiring an early childhood educator. 2010, c. 10, s. 16.

Same

• The matters referred to in subsection (1) are:
• Planning for and providing education to pupils in junior kindergarten and kindergarten.
• Observing, monitoring and assessing the development of pupils in junior kindergarten and kindergarten.
• Maintaining a healthy physical, emotional and social learning environment.
• Communicating with families.
• Performing all duties assigned to them by the principal with respect to junior kindergarten and kindergarten. 2010, c. 10, s. 16.

Duties of teachers not limited

• Nothing in this section limits any duties of teachers under this Act, including duties related to report cards, instruction, training and evaluation of the progress of pupils in junior kindergarten and kindergarten, the management of junior kindergarten and kindergarten classes, and the preparation of teaching plans. 2010, c. 10, s. 16.