The Waterloo Catholic District School Board serves over 30,000 learners and provides services to students in 50 schools (Kindergarten to Grade 12 and adult learners) across the Waterloo Region.
The Board conducts intentional recruitment and selection as it seeks to achieve a state of greater equity for employees and students and to diversify its workforce.
All qualified applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply and applicants may choose to indicate if they are from a group who has experienced racial or social discrimination. Self-identification data will be used as a consideration in this posting. Aggregate data will be stored anonymously to support improvements to the Boards hiring processes.
Qualifications
We invite Catholic Teacher Applicants that meet
ONE of the following criteria:
- Qualified Ontario College of Teacher (OCT) Educators in Good Standing
- Faculty of Education Graduate from 2026 and you are awaiting your OCT Number
- Internationally trained educators who have achieved their Ontario College of Teacher accreditation
Additional Criteria
- Working knowledge of the Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations, Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession, and the Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession
- A practicing Roman Catholic with a strong and active Catholic Faith life
- Proficient knowledge & understanding of Ontario curriculum, evaluation & assessment techniques
- Current in understanding of research, integrating technology and best instructional practices
- Effective classroom management skills and ability to create a welcoming and safe Catholic learning environment for all students
How To Apply
All applications must be submitted through Apply to Education. To start the application process please select "apply now". As part of the application experience, you will be prompted to upload mandatory documents as part of your application process. Please find below the list of mandatory documents that are required to complete the
application process.
List Of Mandatory Documents
- Cover letter and resume
- FSL qualifications
- Copy of Roman Catholic baptismal certificate
- Declaration of Commitment form - Click here for the (Please submit the completed Declaration of Commitment form under the Letter of Faith tab)
- Two (2) professional academic references
- Ontario College of Teachers’ Certificate of Qualification (if applicable)
- Most recent teacher performance appraisal summative reports OR practice teaching reports (if applicable).
Optional Preferred Documents
- Catholic Pastoral Reference form – Click here for the
- A Pastoral Reference is not required at time of application. You will be provided with up to 24 months from date of hire to a permanent position to provide the pastoral reference documentation. The Board team will provide support resources to staff during their employment experience.
For more information regarding the application process, please review the WCDSB Application Checklist .
Interview Process.
Shortlisted candidates receive an interview invitation by email.
Please monitor your spam/junk email folders.
AODA Statement
To request this file in large print, please email aoda@wcdsb.ca. If you require a disability related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at (519) 578-3677, extension 2368, or via email at hrs@wcdsb.ca to indicate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Responses to inquiries will be provided within 72 hours.
A Privacy Statement
At WCDSB, we are committed to respecting your privacy and will take appropriate measures to protect any personal information you may share with us through the job application process. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 171(1)3, and pursuant to section 28(2) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). The information collected will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and qualifications for employment and for administering human resources and employment-related functions. Questions regarding this collection may be directed to the Board’s Privacy Officer at 519-578-3660 ext. 2381.
Successful candidates will be required to produce a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Criminal Background Check. For further information refer to Administrative Procedure: APS 038 on the website of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board.
All qualified applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply. Applicants may choose to indicate if they are from a group who has experienced racial or social discrimination. Self-identification data will be used as a consideration in this posting. Aggregate data will be stored anonymously to support improvements to the Board’s hiring processes.
