Psychoeducational Consultant

**Position**: Two (2) 0.5 Permanent Part Time Psychoeducational Consultant

**Location**: HDSB Schools [Burlington, Halton Hills (Acton & Georgetown), Oakville, Milton]

**Start Date**: September 5, 2023

**Pay Rate**: $71,337.00 - $96,375.00 per year as per the collective agreement

Salary step would be determined based on previous experience

**Schedule**: 10 Months/year (September - June); 35 hours per week

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 Pschoeducational Consultant to join our clinical services team.

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

Professional Development / Mentorship

Opportunity to actively engage and learn collaboratively with peers

Participate in a variety of ongoing ad-hoc committees and teams

**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 will include**:
Engaging members of the school team with implementing evidence-based, evidence-informed interventions for students

Providing psychoeducational assessments including cognitive, academic and social/emotional testing

Providing consultations, for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, in regular classes and special education class settings

Providing professional development for others in the school and Board-wide as required

Being involved in preventative programs and other local and regional initiatives as they are developed

Working as a member of a school multidisciplinary team

Managing a busy student caseload and meeting schedule

**Minimum Qualifications**:
A Master’s degree in Psychology from an accredited University

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 of Ontario

Experience working in a school board setting

Experience working with students, including at risk students, parents, educators and other school-based staff

Proficiency in data management, analysis, reporting and presenting results

Experience supporting individuals from a variety of lived experiences (socio-economic, cultural, etc.,)

Lived experience as a member of an equity-deserving group

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 a satisfactory 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

The Halton Region has been growing fast and growth is projected to remain strong for the foreseeable future. The region's population is anticipated to almost double in size by 2051, from a current population of 596,637 to a projected population of 1,100,000 by 2051.

Applications submitted directly to the Human Resources Department or the School will not be considered or processed.

First consideration for posted vacancies will be given to qualified applicants from the employee group in which the vacancy occurs.

**Equity**:
The Halton District School Board recognizes that, consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, employment practices and procedures at all levels should reflect, demonstrate understanding of and respond to a diverse population. The Board is committed to providing a workplace environment that is fair and equitable to all.

In our efforts to ensure an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce, we will:
value, promote and encourage the hiring of staff from under-represented communities;
grant first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self-identify as members of historically u