TCRCE - Expression of interest - French Teaching Positions (90387)

Tri-County Regional Centre for Education

The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education (TCRCE) encompasses the three (3) Counties of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby serving approximately 6100 students in twenty-two (22) schools, composed of 13 Elementary Schools, 6 High Schools, 1 Middle School, and 2 Elementary/High Schools.

TCRCE is an equal opportunity employer; we welcome applications from people with disabilities, and we can provide accommodations during the interview and hiring processes. We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. We have an Employment Equity Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African descent/ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure that you complete the self-identification portion on the position application.

TCRCE – Expression of interest – French Teaching Positions (90387)

Please be advised that the TCRCE French Second Language teachers are required to undergo a language proficiency test in order to be considered for long-term employment with the TCRCE:

• All new French substitutes and teachers


• Current permanent, probationary, term and substitute teachers in TCRCE who have not been teaching French and would like to move or return to a French teaching position.

French Language levels:

• Core French: Advanced


• Intensive French: Advanced Plus


• Immersion: Superior

This requirement is being established to insure an appropriate level of French language proficiency. The Language Proficiency Interview will assess oral language competency according to the New Brunswick French Language Proficiency Scale (OPI).

To complete Language Proficiency Interview:

Please contact Tracey Pothier, Coordinator of French Second Language (FSL) at [email protected] to arrange an interview time.

Please Note: If you have already had a French language assessment completed with another Regional Centre for Education in Nova Scotia or you have received a DELF (Diplôme d’études en langue française) certificate (minimum of Level B2), please provide the results to Tracey Pothier, Coordinator of FSL at [email protected] of the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education.

Thank you for your interest in French Language Programs of the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education.

SECURITY CHECKS:

The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education requires that all newly hired employees provide a satisfactory Child Abuse Register Check and Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Checks. If you have current security checks less than 3 months old you can attach these checks to your profile / resume, otherwise, you will receive instructions once a decision has been made on your application. 

For more information about the TCRCE visit our website at https://www.tcrce.ca/