Casual Pool

Casual Pool - Psychoeducational Consultant

Position: Casual Psychoeducational Consultant

Location: HDSB Schools

[Burlington, Halton Hills (Acton & Georgetown), Oakville, Milton]

Pay Rate: $80,113.00 - $106,216.00 per year as per the collective agreement

Salary step would be determined based on previous experience

Work Schedule: As needed/10 Months/year (September - June); up to 35 hours per week during active assignment

The Halton District School Board (HDSB) is one of the fastest growing school districts in Canada. Together, our 10,000+ staff serve more than 66,000 students in more than 100 schools in the communities of Burlington, Georgetown, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville. We are seeking a Psychoeducational Consultant to join our clinical services team.

Position Overview & Casual Pool Structure

The Halton District School Board (HDB) is seeking qualified candidates to join our Casual Pool for Psychoeducational Consultants

Important Note Regarding Employment Expectations

This posting is intended to build a qualified casual pool to meet unexpected operational demands and provide short-term coverage for absent permanent employees.

• Pre-screened Status: Candidates admitted to this pool will have successfully completed the full selection process, including interviews, reference checks and a vulnerable sector background check.
• Nature of Assignments: Inclusion in the pool does not guarantee employment or specific hours of work. However, candidates in the pool may indicate their willingness and availability to be called upon for temporary, short-term assignments on short notice.

Benefits of working as a Psychoeducational Consultant with the Halton District School Board:

• Direct opportunity to impact student wellbeing and academic success
• Opportunity to work in a Board where collaboration, inclusion, and innovation are fostered
• Opportunity to actively engage and learn collaboratively with peers

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Manager, Professional Services, our Psychoeducational Consultants offer a variety of services in support of students learning, social, emotional and behavioural development. Your role as a school-based Psychoeducational Consultant requires you to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management skills, creativity, flexibility, and commitment in order to improve the lives and educational outcomes for students.

Responsibilities are dependent on assignment and may include:

• Engaging members of the school team with implementing evidence-based, evidence-informed interventions for students
• Knowledge of consulting, and primary, secondary and tertiary intervention programs and techniques. Brief psycho-educational or early therapeutic intervention (individual or group) for students experiencing to enhance wellness (e.g CBT skills, DBT skills motivational interviewing)
• Be adequately prepared and qualified to conduct psychoeducational assessments including cognitive, academic and social/emotional testing with knowledge of psychodiagnostic and neurodevelopmental disorders
• Providing consultations, for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, in regular classes and special education class settings
• Working as a member of a school multidisciplinary team

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in Psychology from an accredited University with an area relevant to the discipline of school psychology
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to provide psychological services for children and adolescents
• Experience working as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary team
• Familiarity with mental health, special needs, and programming
• Reliable transportation and willingness to work within all areas of Halton

Preferred Qualifications:

• Registration or eligible for registration with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario
• Experience working in a school board setting
• Experience working with students, including equity deserving youth, parents, educators and other school-based staff
• Proficiency in data management, analysis, report reporting and presenting results
• Experience supporting individuals from a variety of lived experiences (socio-economic, cultural, etc.,)
• Broad understanding of and an inclusive approach to relationship building with diverse stakeholders in the community and in schools

Appointments are conditional upon:

• Provision of an original copy of a criminal background check with vulnerable sector screening dated within 6 months
• Agreement to comply with the Board’s policies, procedures and code of conduct