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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.

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.

With 136 schools across our region, HRCE offers excellent career opportunities and potential for professional growth and development.

All positions with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education are posted on our website through Careers at HRCE, our online resume and job application system.

Careers at HRCE is accessed through myHRCE. If this is your first time using Careers at HRCE you will need to register for an account. An email address is required to register for a myHRCE account.

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.

Our employees are the backbone of HRCE. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to employing people who represent the diverse communities we serve. HRCE serves nearly 60,000 students in 136 schools across our region. We offer excellent career opportunities with competitive wages, comprehensive health and dental benefits, defined benefit pension plans and potential for professional growth and development.

From teachers to administrative assistants and registered tradespeople to finance professionals - and everything in between! - we invite you to explore our current job opportunities in both our school locations and central office. We update our job postings every Wednesday at noon.

HRCE employs more than 11,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees within four union groups (NSTU, CUPE, NSGEU, NSUPE) and two non-union groups, PEG (Professional Employees Group) and PSAANS (Public School Administrators Association of Nova Scotia). To access the collective agreements for any of the unions representing our employees, click here.

HRCE maintains casual pools (substitute lists) for our custodian, educational program assistant, library support specialist, lunch monitor, school administrative assistant and teacher positions to provide short-term coverage to schools when permanent staff are away. Substitutes fill in for day-to-day assignments on an as needed basis. 

In accordance with Nova Scotia's Provincial Student Protection Policy, all new employees are required to provide the following documents before commencing employment with HRCE.

NOTE: Teachers are also required to have a Nova Scotia Teacher's Certificate to teach in Nova Scotia. To learn more about Teacher Certification click here.

HRCE maintains substitute lists for the following non-teaching positions to provide short-term coverage to schools when permanent staff are away. Substitutes are placed in day-to-day assignments on an as needed basis.

Non-teaching substitutes work on call to provide short term coverage to schools when permanent staff is away.

Application Process

Halifax Regional Centre for Education regularly recruits for the above non-teaching substitute positions through job postings on Careers at HRCE. If you are interested in becoming an employee with us, we encourage you to sign into your Careers at HRCE account and apply to the appropriate job posting using your online resume. 

All applications for the Non-Teaching Substitute lists must be completed in full, including the questionnaire section of the online resume.

Interview Process

Upon review of applications and operational requirements, qualified candidates will be contacted for an in-person or virtual interview. This may take 4-8 weeks. Please ensure your resume on Careers at HRCE is up-to-date along with a list of professional references with their current contact information.

Final Steps

Following the completion of a successful interview and offer of employment, all new employees are required to provide the following documents before commencing employment:

Returning Substitutes & Term Employees Wishing to Substitute

Returning substitute and non-teaching term employees who worked with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education in the previous school year must confirm their intent to return to active substituting by completing the online Substitute Confirmation Form accessible via myHRCE. After completion of the Confirmation Form, you will be able to log in within five business days. During peak periods (i.e., August to October) the turn around time may be longer.

Once you have been activated, you will receive an email from ApplyToEducation with your EasyConnect login information, so you may begin to accept substitute assignments. You will then be able to personalize your EasyConnect account by selecting your preferred schools and managing your call times and availability.

Please ensure your online resume is kept up-to-date at all times.

Break in Employment

Any break in employment of three months or more requires the completion of a new Criminal Records Check and a Child Abuse Registry Check. These documents must be submitted before activation.

HRCE has many substitute assignments daily in our schools. Choose where you work and how often you work. 

The turnaround time from application to beginning work is typically very quick once you submit your new hire documents.

Applicants with a Bachelor of Education and a NS Teachers Certificate 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 at myHRCE.ca/jobs. You are required to create and submit an online resume to apply. Please ensure the information on your resume is accurate and up to date as your qualifications will be reviewed.

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
  • Current Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search (completed within the last six months - obtained from your local Police or RCMP Detachment or at http://www.backcheck.net/halifax/)
  • Child Abuse Registry Check Results (completed within the last six months - obtained from the NS Department of Community Services online at https://child-abuse-register-search.novascotia.ca/en/  

When all documentation has been collected and verified, we begin the process to activate you on EasyConnect, an automated substitute placement service provided by ApplyToEducation which uses integrated app, internet and telephone technologies to assist School Administrators in the process of securing Substitute Teachers.

Once you have been activated, you will receive an email with your EasyConnect login information, so you may begin to accept substitute assignments. You will then be able to personalize your account by selecting your preferred schools and managing your call times and availability.

NOTE: Candidates wishing to teach French must also complete a successful French Proficiency Interview (FPI) with the HRCE French Program Consultants who will assess the candidate's competency in French (oral and written). Book an interview by completing this form. You will receive an email with the link to the FPI.

Positions are posted according to job category and are accompanied by a job description. To apply, you must register for a myHRCE account and create a resume.

Click here to access the Applicant Guide for Careers at HRCE.

Applicants must apply online to the open competition using the resume(s) you have created within Careers at HRCE. Email, paper or faxed applications will not be accepted. Please review your education, training, experience, skills, abilities and knowledge before you apply to ensure that you meet the qualifications advertised for the position.

The screening process is directly linked to the information provided in your application.

All competitions close on the date indicated in the postings and submissions must be made prior to the deadline.

Applications from all qualified candidates are welcomed and encouraged. In accordance with collective agreements, some job competitions are restricted to current bargaining unit employees. Check the individual job competition information for restrictions. For some bargaining unit job competitions, external applicants will be considered if there are no qualified bargaining unit applicants.

Important note regarding employee IDs:

If you have worked or currently work for HRCE, it is imperative that you enter your employee ID (400#) correctly. Your ID matches your files in our system in terms of which union you belong to, your seniority and contract status (i.e., term or permanent). If you enter your employee ID incorrectly, your seniority and contract status will not show correctly when applications are reviewed and you may display as an external candidate or you may not be able to apply to permanent positions.

The following outlines how teaching positions become available in HRCE:

  • Substitute positions occur when a teacher is engaged on a day-to-day basis to take the place of a regular teacher employed by HRCE (i.e., paid sick leave, pregnancy leave). Substitute assignments can range from day to day or span a longer period to cover extended sick and pregnancy leaves. 
  • Term positions have a specific start and end date and typically occur when the regular classroom teacher is not in receipt of pay from HRCE (i.e., unpaid sick leave, deferred leave, parental leave in excess of 40 days).
  • Permanent teaching positions occur as a result of attrition - resignation, retirement, death, a newly created position or permanent assignment to another school. Teachers must hold a permanent or probationary contract with HRCE in order to apply for permanent positions.

Application Process

All of our positions are posted on our website and can be viewed by clicking here.

Teaching positions are typically posted every Wednesday at 12 p.m. (noon) and then close the following Monday at 12 p.m. (noon). Positions are posted according to job category and are accompanied by a job description. To apply, you must have an online resume on our Careers at HRCE system.

Teachers are required to have a Nova Scotia Teacher's Certificate to teach in Nova Scotia. To learn more about Teacher Certification click here.

Note: Candidates who are looking to teach French must also complete a successful interview with the HRCE French Program Consultants who will assess the candidate's competency in French (oral and written).

Teaching Staffing Timelines

April 15-June 15
Permanent positions are posted on the HRCE website for application by permanent and probationary contract teachers by way of minimum two rounds of postings.

June
Remaining permanent positions not filled and term positions are posted at our annual internal Teacher Placement Process, typically held in June. Teachers eligible to attend the Teacher Placement Process must have a particular status such as surplus permanent and probationary.

June-July
All remaining vacancies that occur after our internal Teacher Placement Process are posted for application by all teachers except those who hold a Probationary or Permanent contract with HRCE.

Mid-August Onward
Positions that remain unfilled or newly created positions that occur following the last posting round in June are generally posted starting mid-August and then weekly thereafter every Wednesday at 12 p.m. (noon) and then close on the following Monday at 12 p.m. (noon).

Until October 15
Term Recall is in effect. This means that teachers who received a Term Contract in the preceding school year and received a positive recommendation are given first priority when principals are filling positions until October 15.

Salary

The salary grid is determined by collective bargaining between the Minister of Education of the Province of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union and can be found in Schedule D of the Teacher's Provincial Agreement, accessible on the Labour Relations section of our website.