Substitute Teacher

Competition #: 000C8-Jun0625B
Position: Substitute Teacher
Location: Various Locations (See Notes)
Department:
Assignment: Substitute Teacher List 2025-2026
Status: Casual/Sub
Start Date: Monday, September 01 2025
End Date: Tuesday, June 30 2026
Posted: Friday, June 06 2025 12:00 PM
Deadline: Friday, May 15 2026 12:00 PM

Details:

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education is accepting applications for the Substitute List for the 2025-2026 school year. The daily rate of pay is $244.86.

New applicants must follow the steps below to be considered for substitute teaching:

1. Apply online to the competition number noted on the Substitute Teacher job posting. You are required to create and submit an online resume to apply.

2. Once your application is reviewed and validated, you will receive an email that contains a Docusign link to the required forms to be employed with HRCE. In addition to these forms, the following documentation will be required to upload to the Docusign link you receive to your email ( partial submissions will not be accepted and documents must be uploaded via the Docusign link sent to you by email ).

• Two written references from individuals who have observed the quality of your teaching (i.e. cooperating teacher, principal or university supervisor/advisor)
• An original or copy of original course transcripts from your University or College in support of your teaching license and BEd
• Void Cheque or Direct Deposit Form from your Banking Institution
• A current Criminal Records Check . Employees working in schools in a position of trust or authority must provide a Vulnerable Sector Check (please print this letter and submit it with your VSS application).

  Checks must be issued within six months of employment start date and are available online via https://secure.tritoncanada.ca/v/public/landing/HalifaxPoliceService/home or from your local Police or RCMP detachment.

• Child Abuse Register (CAR) Search Results - issued within six months of employment start date (you will be mailed your CAR results to provide to HRCE as part of your new hire package). CAR applications may be made online https://beta.novascotia.ca/apply-child-abuse-register-search

Once all required documents have been submitted and reviewed, applicants will be added to the Halifax Regional Centre for Education Substitute Teacher List. You will receive an email once your EasyConnect account is ready to access at which time you are eligible to begin accepting assignments.

French candidates must also complete a successful interview with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education French Program Consultants who will assess the candidate's competency in French (oral and written). This is coordinated through the French Department. Book an appointment at http://bit.ly/HRCEFPI .

Applicants invited to participate in the hiring process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation, should discuss their request for accommodation when invited to the assessment process.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with over 10,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving more than 60,000 students in 136 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius. Add yourself to a world of learning today!

Please refer to job description for further details.

Current employees - please update your employee ID on the Job Posting page before applying to positions to ensure your contract/employment status shows correctly.

Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment.

Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume. Applicants invited to participate in the hiring process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation, should discuss their request for accommodation when invited to the assessment process.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.