Schoolsplus Child and Youth Inclusion

6 days ago

Halifax, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Education & Early Childhood Development

**Location**:HALIFAX

**Type of Employment**:Permanent

**Union Status**:NSGEU - NSPG

**Closing Date**:04-Dec-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**Designation Status**:
Under the Government of Nova Scotia’s Employment Equity Policy, this position is designed for those applicants who self-identity as Mi’kmaw or other Indigenous person, an African Nova Scotian and/or Other Racially Visible Person, or a Person with a Disability.

See the Nova Scotia Government’s Employment Equity Policy for more information, including additional details on the designated groups.

**About Us**:
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) is leading the transformation of the early years and public education system in Nova Scotia. We are doing this by designing an innovative curriculum, facilitating excellence in teaching and learning, ensuring an inclusive education experience, and working closely with our partners in education. This will provide children, students, and families with a strong foundation for success. This department is a perfect fit for those that want to be part of the future of public education in the province by supporting student learning in a progressive and responsive policy environment.

**About Our Opportunity**:
Nova Scotia has made a commitment to Inclusive Education through the provision of a high-quality, culturally, and linguistically responsive, and equitable public education. We know that we can’t do this alone. SchoolsPlus is a comprehensive, collaborative and integrated service delivery approach focused on meeting the needs of children and families with the school at the centre of service delivery. Working across government departments, agencies and partners in collaboration with children youth and families helps to promote innovation, ensures seamless service delivery, and reduces barriers to participation. Together we are able to have a collective impact on the wellbeing and achievement of Nova Scotia’s learners.

The Child and Youth Inclusion Consultant, under the direction of the Director of SchoolsPlus-Integrated Services, will work within an inclusive and culturally** **responsive** **framework to support the delivery of accessible school-based services in collaboration with children and youth, caregivers, other government departments, NGOs, school-based and regional/board staff. The consultant provides direct support to ensure seamless transitions across services for families and learners, coordinates communication processes to inform professional learning and policy updates that impact learners in a range of learning settings, provides information for senior leadership regarding resource allocation and monitors impacts and fidelity of services in relation to inclusive education. The incumbent will work closely with the Student Services division and across all branches within the department to leverage resources and ensure alignment with EECD policies and inclusive services.

**Primary Accountabilities**:

- Works directly with key partners in the Department of Community Services and other related departments including provincial and regional staff
- Works directly with key partners in Mi’kmaw Family and Children Services and related programs and services
- Promotes restorative school-based interventions that reduce barriers to service delivery, increase innovation and align with Nova Scotia’s Inclusive Education Policy in partnership with the Department of Justice and related community based services
- Engages community including children and youth, families, foster parents, adoptive parents, group-based care providers, and allied agencies to ensure responsiveness to first voice identified needs
- Provides professional learning to a range of inclusive education roles across the public education system
- Represents the department on inter-agency committees and working groups related to the wellbeing and achievement of child and family wellbeing supported learners.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
To be considered for this opportunity, you hold a master’s degree + 8 years related experience, or an equivalent Teacher Certification + 8 years related experience. Relevant experience includes developing and delivering professional development, programs, services, and initiatives to enhance student success.

You are proficient using Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), have strong interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), and organizational skills with attention to detail and can ensure accuracy while balancing priorities.

In addition, you also possess the following:
Knowledge of Nova Scotia’s Inclusive Education Policy and child and youth services across government and community that focus on students’ well-being and development, learning and achievement, relationships and connections with caregivers, and opportunities for career and

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