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Learning Support Assistant

3 weeks ago

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Waterloo Region District School Board Full time

The Waterloo Region District School Board is dedicated to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for students with special needs. As a Learning Support Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping these students achieve their full potential.

This position is available to WRDSB employees who are members of the EA Association as well as external applicants. However, staff already in an LTO are not eligible to apply to this posting if it will conflict with their current LTO.

All LTO assignments are subject to a revised end date with 2-weeks notice.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Support students with special needs in achieving their academic and personal goals
  • Work collaboratively with teachers and other support staff to develop and implement individualized plans for students
  • Provide behavioral support and interventions as needed
Qualifications/Requirements:
  • A condition of employment as an EA/CYW with the Waterloo Region District School Board requires that one must pass a Physical Demands test. All job offers will be conditional on the candidate passing all components of this test. This applies to any EA/CYW that does not already have Permanent/LTO level D hours.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
  • Certified Teachers
  • Educational Assistant Diploma or Educational Support Diploma from an accredited post-secondary institution
  • Developmental Service Worker (DSW) from an accredited post-secondary institution
  • Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from an accredited post-secondary institution
  • Social Services Diploma (SSW) from an accredited post-secondary institution
Alternative EA Qualifications with Experience:
  • Post-secondary degree in Sociology from an accredited post-secondary institution AND a MINIMUM of one (1) year (1,224) hours of related work experience preferably directly supporting special needs children. In lieu of relevant related work experience, the Board may consider significant relevant volunteer experience.
  • Minimum six (6) month diploma from an accredited post-secondary institution in a child-related discipline AND a MINIMUM of one (1) year (1,224) hours of related work experience preferably directly supporting special needs children. In lieu of relevant related work experience, the Board may consider significant relevant volunteer experience.
  • Minimum six (6) month certificate from an accredited educational institution in a child-related discipline AND a MINIMUM of one (1) year (1,224) hours of related work experience preferably directly supporting special needs children. This could include but is not limited to programs such as the St. Louis Adult Learning certificate program. In lieu of relevant related work experience, the Board may consider significant relevant volunteer experience.
  • Post-secondary degree/diploma from an accredited post-secondary institution that is complementary to supporting special needs children as solely determined by the Board AND a MINIMUM of one (1) year (1,224) hours of related work experience preferably directly supporting special needs children. In lieu of relevant related work experience, the Board may consider significant relevant volunteer experience.
Assets:
  • A valid Behaviour Management Systems certification
  • Proven ability and recent experience in working with students with special needs and behavioural disabilities is strongly preferred and school-based experience
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Training
  • Lifting/Positioning Training

The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students and who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom.

We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

  • First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
  • members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
  • persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
  • persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions

We will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidate participation in the hiring process.