October 1st, 2026
The Waterloo Region District School Board invites applications for elementary International and Indigenous Language Non Credit Courses. We are currently seeking supply instructors for the following languages:
- Serbian
Classes are regularly 2.5 hours per week on Saturdays. The hourly rate of pay is currently $24.59/hr for certified instructors and $19.75/hr for uncertified instructors. This is a current vacancy.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver the elementary school international language programs
- Developing course materials and curriculum content appropriate for elementary students
- Ensure proper planning and follow up for the academic progress of all students
- Identifying students’ individual learning needs and using a variety of instructional strategies including small group, individual, and whole class 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 environment conducive to learning in class and online
- Promoting positive attitudes towards, and encouraging enthusiasm for language learning
- Participating in staff meetings, instructor training workshops
- Engage students in communicative, real life, task-based language activities which emphasize the 3 strands of oral, reading and writing
- Other duties as required
Minimum Requirements:
- Demonstrable evidence of instructing in the language
- A certification in language instruction from an accredited College or University would be an asset
Hours of Work: From 9:00 am until 11:30 am, until June 2027.
Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume quoting Posting #26.042 and the language you are applying to in the subject of the email to coned_resumes@wrdsb.ca. All application packages must be received by Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 4:00 pm to be considered.
Commitment to Equity
The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students, and who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom.
We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
- members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
- persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities; and
- persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
Applicants who identify as First Nation, Métis and Inuit are encouraged to include the information within cover letters and/or resumes.
We will provide appropriate employment accommodations based on any of the human rights protected grounds to support candidates to participate in the hiring process.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants but will only be interviewing selected candidates based on job specific criteria and only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. For the safety of students, all school board staff will require a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check in accordance with the Education Act.
