Reference #:	Casual Heritage Language Instructors - Feb 2025
Location:	Brantford, ON
Date Posted:	Feb 05, 2025

Job Description

Casual Heritage Language Instructors
(Kindergarten to Grade 8)
Grand Erie Learning Alternatives (GELA)

Grand Erie District School Board represents more than 28,000 students in 58 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools within the City of Brantford and the counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, as well as students from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. With a dedicated staff of more than 2,900, Grand Erie is committed to learning, leading and inspiring. The Education Centre is located in Brantford.

Qualifications:

Must have verbal and written proficiency in both the instructed Heritage Language for which the candidate is applying and English.
As well, experience working with elementary school aged children is an asset.
The successful candidate will also need to have strong organizational skills.
Previous teaching experience is preferred.

Job Specifications
Hours of Work	2.5 Hours per week or as needed basis
Rate of Pay	$17.88 per hour (includes vacation pay)
Principal	Jeff Allison
Effective Date	ASAP to June 2025
Apply to	Written applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Feb. 18, 2025. Applications are to be forwarded to the Vice-Principal of the school: Leanne White Grand Erie Learning Alternatives 365 Rawdon St. Brantford, ON N3S 6J3 Fax: (519) 759-7246 or E-mail: LEANNE.WHITE@granderie.ca

All submissions are to include a complete cover letter, resume, qualifications, and the names of three (3) professional references at least one of which must be a current supervisor (one document if submitted electronically). All new employees are required to provide an original Police Record Check (which includes a “vulnerable sector search”) acceptable to the Board prior to the commencement of employment.

Applicants with a disability that requires an accommodation to enable their participation in the interview process should advise the Board when contacted for an interview. Any assessment and selection materials and processes used in the interview process can be made available in an accessible format, upon request in advance.

All submissions are subject to a screening process and some applicants may not be granted an interview.

Grand Erie District School Board recognizes Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, as the longstanding peoples of this territory. We honour, recognize, and respect these communities as well as all First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples who reside within Grand Erie District School Board. We are all stewards of these lands and waters where we now gather, learn and play, and commit to working together in the spirit of Reconciliation.