Benefits for LTOs
If you are in a 1.0 FTE assignment with a posted end date, then your benefits will begin immediately and participation in the plan is mandatory. If your 1.0 assignment has no posted end date, then you will be covered after the 90th calendar day with benefits retroactive to the first day of the assignment.
That being said, there is a lag time for the Board to send documenation to OTIP so keep any receipts and look for an email in your Outlook account that will provide you with further details once OTIP has been notified.
For questions related to benefits for LTOS, click ELHT Benefits
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Access to the Board's Employee Family Assistance ProgramOccasional Teachers have access to confidential professional counselling and wellness services designed to provide support for those times when a little extra help is needed.
Assistance can be provided to those with family issues, workplace concerns including stress and work-life balance, financial and legal difficulties, alcohol and drug dependencies or addictions such as gambling, depression or anxiety, anger management, bereavement and grief etc.
For more information or to access these supports, log into the Employee Portal and click on "View My Employee Assistance Program" under "Personal Information". you do not need to suffer in silence.
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Dear teachers and education workers, OTF is conducting an evaluation to explore the current and future implications of online/virtual teaching and learning in the K-12 educational context in Ontario. The Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) commissioned this external evaluation and will support its implementation at arm’s length.In phase one of the project, we facilitated focus groups with educators who shared their experiences and insights. We used this invaluable information to design a survey that reflects respondents’ collective experiences especially in relation to pedagogy and well-being.
Now, in phase two of the project, we are circulating the survey widely across Ontario and inviting you to share your lived experiences, perspectives and insights by participating in the online survey. Your responses to the survey as an educator will help us gather further meaningful data about the implications of online/virtual teaching and learning.
The survey takes approximately 45 minutes to complete, depending on the length of your open-ended responses.
Please note that the deadline for completion of the survey is November 8, 2021.
Please also note the following:
- Your participation is completely voluntary.
- You may elect to end your participation at any time.
- You may elect to skip ANY question that you prefer not to answer.
- One or more questions may trigger an emotional response or resurface a difficult experience. If you require counselling or support, connect with a medical professional or your union or with the Employee Assistance Program should an EAP be available to you.
- All of your responses will remain anonymous.
- Any identifying information will be removed from the completed surveys.
- The data will only be accessible to the research team.
To participate in the survey, please check your email for your OTF Communications <communications@otffeo.on.ca> specific survey link.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Lisa Bayrami (lead researcher) via email info@lisabayrami.com or phone (416) 722-9050. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and for considering the invitation to participate.
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Prepare Now For Winter!
OTIP wants you to know about 5 things you can do now to prepare your home for winter.
Now that fall is officially here, many Canadians are busy enjoying all that the season has to
offer. Between admiring the colour-changing leaves on a cool evening stroll and baking pies
made with freshly picked apples, prepping for winter may be at the bottom of your fall to-do
list. However, using the last of the year’s warmer weather to prepare your home for winter cold
could spare you a lot of trouble once the weather starts to turn.
Here are five things you can do in the fall to get your home ready for winter.
Learn more at https://www.otipinsurance.com/article126.
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ETFO Website for teaching in the early years - Did you know that Provincial ETFO has a website that provides videos, facilitator guides, photo galleries and classroom tours for early years educators? Check out Professional Learning in the Early Years for supports.
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