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Organization and Job Term:
Ontario Institute for Education Leadership (IEL)
Maximum of 45 days for Coordination per year -
Salary: Per diem rate $500.00 One-year contract with an option for renewal for two additional one-year terms

The IEL is committed to equity in employment and equitable hiring practices that allow us to engage qualified staff who reflect diversity.

As a bilingual contract position (French and English), the IEL Coordinator will work with the IEL Chair and the IEL Sub-Committee Chairs to ensure the delivery of programs and initiatives. The IEL Coordinator will attend the Steering Committee meetings and report on all communication activities.

The IEL is committed to equity in employment and equitable hiring practices that allows for engagement of qualified staff who reflect diversity. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.

The Coordinator will:

• Ensure a smooth transition to incoming IEL Chair
• Ensure a smooth transition to incoming IEL Steering Committee members
• Establish and prepare monthly IEL Steering Committee agenda items in consultation with the IEL Chair and members of the IEL
• Prepare the agenda for the IEL Steering Committee meetings
• Ensure distribution of agenda and minutes before the IEL Steering Committee meetings and follow-up with committee members as required
• Facilitate meetings, develop and share meeting minutes of the IEL Steering Committee meetings
• Execute IEL tasks and decisions, as noted in the IEL meeting minutes or at the direction of the Chair
• Maintain archives and files as deemed appropriate
• Review and respond to all correspondence received through the IEL website
• Notify the Chair of all pending activities or initiatives involving the IEL
• Attend meetings involving the IEL as requested by the Chair
• Establish and maintain effective and ongoing linkages with Ministry of Education officials and all other relevant provincial associations as appropriate
• Brief the IEL Chair with information on current issues and/or requests and recommend a response, as appropriate
• Draft major communication, reports (e.g., Annual Report, Business Plan, Reports to the Ministry) etc., for the Chair of the IEL
• Manage the flow of work on a regular basis and throughout the year

The Coordinator shall determine the priority of work to be completed and shall have control over the daily work schedule.

How do I qualify?

Education, knowledge and experience: You have:

• Qualifications and experience as a principal or supervisory officer;
• Expert current knowledge of policies, programs and initiatives related to leadership roles and supports in Ontario;
• Experience working with school districts and professional organizations representing the four Ontario education sectors;
• Thorough knowledge of the Ontario Institute for Education Leadership as well as Ontario’s educational systems and education programs;
• Expert knowledge of provincial education and social trends related to public policy directions, the educational environment and decision-making structures;
• Experience leading through an anti-oppressive and anti-racist

Knowledge of policy development and service-delivery program development:

• You have sound knowledge of policy development processes and service- delivery program development and monitoring.

Work-planning, organizational, coordination and project management skills: You have:

• Strong work-planning, organizing and coordination skills;
• Project management, team leadership and administration abilities with consistent capacity to produce high quality results on time.

Communication skills: You have:

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills in both of Official Languages (French and English), including listening, conducting consultations, reporting and presenting;
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management, interpersonal and senior-level presentation skills.

Computer proficiency:

• Proficiency with Microsoft products
• Proficiency with Zoom meetings and webinars

Assets:

• Thorough knowledge of education leadership including leading for human rights, equity and inclusion
• Knowledge of website management

Additional Information:

Qualified candidates must submit an application package that includes:

• A cover letter
• A current resume including relevant leadership experience
• A one-page description of the expected impact you will have as the IEL Coordinator
• Two most current professional letters of recommendation from immediate supervisors
• Names and contact information of three (3) professional references

Completed application packages must be received no later than 12 p.m. on June 9^th, 2023 to: communication@education-leadership-ontario.ca or denise.a.duhaime@ontario.ca

Please address the subject line in your email “IEL Coordinator Application”.

All applicants are thanked for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Virtual interviews will be conducted during the week of June 26^th.

Visit IEL website for the French version https://www.education-leadership-ontario.ca/en/about/job-postings

Education Officer | Indigenous Education

Ministry of Education Organization Ministry of Education, Ontario Public Service
Division: Student Achievement Division
Position Title: Education Officer
Job Term: Up to Three Years Secondment
Location: Toronto Region – 315 Front Street, 13th Floor Toronto, Ontario, M7A 0B8
Compensation Group: Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario (AMAPCEO)
Salary: $76,382 - $131,864 per year
Posting Status: Open Targeted
Posting Date: May 8, 2023
Closing Date: May 31, 2023

Are you interested in helping to shape the future of education in Ontario, with a focus on the teaching and learning of Indigenous education in Ontario schools? Join the Student Achievement Division at the Ministry of Education and become part of a highly motivated team in the Curriculum, Assessment and Student Success Policy Branch that leads the development and implementation of Ontario’s curriculum.

We are seeking an individual with the following experience:

• Extensive Ontario teaching experience focused on Indigenous education, including the teaching and learning of Indigenous histories, perspectives, contributions, and ways of knowing.
• Experience teaching or supporting the teaching of Indigenous languages will be an asset.
• Demonstrated understanding and experience supporting the integration and implementation of Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, pedagogy, and emerging issues related to curriculum-policy making, writing, and research.
• Knowledge of and expertise in consultation and engagement principles and practices related to building relationships and collaborating with First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit communities and organizations.
• Expertise building anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and anti-discrimination cultures in schools and fostering culturally responsive and relevant, equitable and inclusive learning environments.
• Extensive knowledge of school systems, curriculum implementation, and professional learning that have been developed through work within the school system as an educator, school leader and/or system leader.
• Experience and knowledge with the development of culturally relevant and responsive curriculum and curriculum-linked resources.
• Implementing a range of high-impact instructional and assessment practices in schools designed to identify and meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Dismantling a range of practices and attitudes that marginalize particular groups of students, such as addressing bias, building cultures of accountability and developing culturally responsive and relevant practices.
• Curriculum expertise, instructional leadership experience, and a passion for increasing the achievement and well-being of all students.
• Ability to plan, conduct and make recommendations on highly diverse, complex and far-reaching array of educational curriculum and related policy issues.
• Ability to develop, evaluate and facilitate digital resources and implementation strategies to support appropriate implementation in school boards and schools.
• Ability to coordinate committees to develop policy or supporting documents used as a basis for instructional programs across the province.
• Ability to interpret and instruct school officials, professional associations, and other areas of provincial and federal governments on curriculum policy and specialized areas of education, as well as prepare briefs, respond to correspondence, and develop and deliver professional learning workshops.
• Ability to develop and sustain positive relationships and networks with all major stakeholders, including to gather information; identify needs; provide advice, interpretation and clarification; and collaboration and cooperation amongst stakeholders on education policies and materials.
• Ability to coordinate with branch colleagues to ensure consistency in policy approaches and seamless education policies between elementary and secondary schools, and participate on committees, study groups and task forces addressing a wide variety of major policy and program related issues.

What can I expect to do in this role?

You will support the development and implementation of learning on Indigenous histories, perspectives, contributions and ways of knowing across the Ontario curriculum.

You will also:
• Provide leadership with a team across the ministry to revise curriculum to ensure all students, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students, see themselves reflected in the teaching and learning in Ontario classrooms and have every opportunity to pursue the pathway of their choice after their K-12 education.
• Review, develop and/or implement resources to support student achievement, equity and well-being.
• Ensure curriculum supports are aligned with ministry priorities (e.g., Education that Works for You, the First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework, Learning for All, and Growing Success).
• Develop and maintain internal and external partnerships and represent the Student Achievement Division as needed with key stakeholder and partner groups.

Desired Knowledge and Experience:

• Extensive experience teaching and leading learning related to Indigenous histories, perspectives, contributions, and ways of knowing across multiple grades and/or disciplines of the Ontario’s curriculum
• An excellent understanding of and extensive experience with the Ontario publicly-funded education system.
• Knowledge and understanding of current educational research and promising practices in support of equitable, inclusive, and culturally responsive education
• The ability to manage multiple, complex and sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy within demanding timelines.
• Reflective listening, questioning, and facilitation skills to provoke thinking and co-reflection
• Excellent relationship building skills in a collaborative professional learning environment
• Research, analytical, evaluation and interpretative skills
• An ability to think strategically, anticipate and absorb complex and large-scale issues and to develop practical and effective policy positions.
• Strong planning, time-management, organization and collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication skills, including listening and giving feedback, presenting and oral and written analysis and reporting; and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Power Point and experience with other web-based applications.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please send your cover letter and resume to Theodora Vales at theodora.vales@ontario.ca by the closing date.

If you require an accommodation under the Ontario Human Rights Code in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact Theodora Vales at theodora.vales@ontario.ca.

Please note that to qualify for a Broader Public Service secondee, that a successful candidate must be a full-time, permanent employee of a Broader Public Service organization.

In addition, please note that commuting, moving and relocation expenses will not be covered by the Ministry. The successful candidate will continue to be covered by the benefit plans and pension plan of their home board/organization, with the Ministry covering the employer costs of maintaining such coverage.

Remember:
The deadline to apply is May 31, 2023, 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer.

We will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code

Job Term: Three Year Secondment
Location: Toronto Region – 315 Front Street, 13th Floor Toronto, Ontario, M7A 0B8
Compensation Group: Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario (AMAPCEO)
Salary: $76,382 - $131,864 per year
Posting Status: Open Targeted
Posting Date: May 30, 2023
Closing Date: June 23, 2023

Are you a high-performing educator and leader with expertise in Early Years to Secondary mathematics education? If so, consider joining our team that supports K-12 teachers, principals, and system leaders in improving mathematics student achievement, equity and well-being.

Note: in this position you may be required to travel throughout service area(s) and the province to meet or collaborate with school boards, teachers, ministry colleagues and interest groups.

We are seeking an individual with the following experience:

• Extensive Ontario teaching experience in Kindergarten to Grade 12 Mathematics
• Expertise building anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and anti-discrimination cultures in schools and fostering culturally responsive and relevant, equitable and inclusive learning environments.
• Extensive knowledge of school systems, curriculum implementation, and professional learning that have been developed through work within the school system as an educator, school leader and/or system leader.
• Extensive experience in instructional leadership, coaching, leading professional learning, and monitoring and analysis of student and educator learning.
• Implementing a range of high-impact instructional and assessment practices in schools designed to identify and meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Demonstrated understanding and experience supporting the integration and implementation of Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, pedagogy, and emerging issues related to curriculum.
• Dismantling a range of practices and attitudes that marginalize particular groups of students, such as addressing bias, building cultures of accountability and developing culturally responsive and relevant practices.
• Curriculum expertise, instructional leadership experience, and a passion for increasing the achievement and well-being of all students.
• Ability to plan, conduct and make recommendations on highly diverse, complex and far-reaching array of educational curriculum and related policy issues.
• Ability to develop, evaluate and facilitate digital resources and implementation strategies to support appropriate implementation in school boards and schools.
• Ability to coordinate committees to develop policy or supporting documents used as a basis for instructional programs across the province.
• Ability to interpret and instruct school officials, professional associations, and other areas of provincial and federal governments on curriculum policy and specialized areas of education, as well as prepare briefs, respond to correspondence, and develop and deliver professional learning workshops.
• Ability to develop and sustain positive relationships and networks with all major stakeholders, including to gather information; identify needs; provide advice, interpretation and clarification; and collaboration and cooperation amongst stakeholders on education policies and materials.
• Ability to coordinate with branch colleagues to ensure consistency in policy approaches and seamless education policies between elementary and secondary schools, and participate on committees, study groups and task forces addressing a wide variety of major policy and program related issues.

What can I expect to do in this role?

In this role you will:

• Provide expertise, leadership and support to improve student mathematics achievement by developing and implementing a menu of Student Achievement Division initiatives that is responsive to a school board's learning goals
• Work collaboratively with school boards to build alignment, coherence and understanding of Ministry of Education policies and programs, and ministry and school board research, resources and strategies in support of students, with a focus on mathematics teaching and learning
• Forge productive and collaborative partnerships with various branches of the Ministry of Education in support of school boards' learning goals
• Be knowledgeable of current effective practices and research about well-being, equity, learning, teaching and leading from Early Years through secondary education and into post-secondary destination, including secondary student engagement and success

You will also:
• Support cross-curricular connections to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related curriculum areas, including the development and implementation of curriculum-linked resources.
• Review, develop and/or implement resources to support student achievement, equity and well-being.
• Ensure curriculum supports are aligned with ministry priorities (e.g., Growing Success, the First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework, and Learning for All).
• Develop internal and external partnerships and represent the Student Achievement Division as needed with key stakeholder groups.

Desired Knowledge and Experience:

• Extensive experience teaching and leading learning across multiple grades of Ontario’s Mathematics curriculum
• An excellent understanding of and extensive experience with the Ontario publicly-funded education system, including experience in instructional leadership, coaching and leading professional learning
• Knowledge and understanding of current educational research and promising practices in support of equitable, inclusive, and culturally responsive mathematics education
• Experience leading provincial education strategies for equity, system improvement, curriculum implementation including in numeracy.
• Comprehensive understanding of equity, culturally relevant and responsive pedagogies, anti-black racism, anti-oppression and anti-bias education, instruction and assessment practices.
• Knowledge of and expertise in consultation and engagement principles and practices related to building relationships and collaborating with First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit communities and organizations.
• Significant experience designing, planning, and facilitating effective professional learning in face-to-face and virtual settings
• Understanding government policies and strategies, legislation, and current issues and trends impacting student achievement
• Experience using and analyzing a variety of data to build understanding and respond to student, professional, and system learning needs
• Demonstrated interpersonal and consensus-building skills to develop stakeholder relationships and gain support for provincial education policy and program initiatives
• Leadership and consultation skills to develop and lead province-wide consultations, professional learning and/or training and the implementation of initiatives
• The ability to manage multiple, complex and sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy within demanding timelines.
• Reflective listening, questioning, and facilitation skills to provoke thinking and co-reflection
• Excellent relationship building skills in a collaborative professional learning environment
• An ability to think strategically, anticipate and absorb complex and large-scale issues and to develop practical and effective policy positions.
• Strong planning, time-management, organization and collaboration skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including listening, engaging, presenting and reporting; and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Power Point and experience with other web-based applications.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please send your cover letter and resume to Theodora Vales at Theodora.vales@ontario.ca by the closing date.

If you require an accommodation under the Ontario Human Rights Code in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact Theodora Vales at Theodora.vales@ontario.ca.

Please note that to qualify for a Broader Public Service secondee, that a successful candidate must be a full-time, permanent employee of a Broader Public Service organization.

In addition, please note that commuting, moving and relocation expenses will not be covered by the Ministry. The successful candidate will continue to be covered by the benefit plans and pension plan of their home board/organization, with the Ministry covering the employer costs of maintaining such coverage.

Remember:
The deadline to apply is June 23, 2023, 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer.

We will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code