Specialist - Sea, Special Education Services - Jws (35hrs)

**M.A.S.S. NOTICE OF VACANCY**

Position: Specialist - SEA, Special Education Services

Salary Range: Band 8 - $ 98,286.00 - $117,206.00

Location: New Street Education Centre

Work Schedule: 35 hours/week, 12 months/year

Effective Date: ASAP

Position Summary:
The SEA Specialist is responsible for providing leadership and proactively designing service delivery models for all technology and mobility based SEA Equipment. They are responsible for the Board’s approach to managing the processes related to purchasing, data retention, and Ministry reporting as per the Ministry SEA Guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develops proactive strategies and builds collaborative relationships with multiple departments and all schools regarding efficient process development and implementation, and for developing all business processes and workflows associated with the SEA Portfolio.
- Supervisor for SEA Analyst and delegates workflows and ticketing processes related to SEA technology.
- Collaborates with Information Services regarding technology requirements, inventory, ticketing, and privacy requirements
- Responsible for claim submissions, budget monitoring, inventory control and management, and SEA Ministry reporting.
- Collaborate with school-based staff regarding processes related to claims, purchasing, SEAit workflows, ticketing, and equipment transfer.
- Manage, participate in and implement system initiatives regarding technology acquisition and testing, purchasing, accounting, and school based tasks.
- Approves and manages claim submissions for access to SEA funding
- Collaborates with IPL staff and Assistive Technology Lead staff regarding approvals for claim submissions
- Collaborates with School Based Rehabilitative Services/Erin Oak Kids OT’s/PT’s, and HDSB PSSP staff regarding equipment allocation, and student assessment documentation
- Manages equipment repair and annual inspections for school-based mobility equipment
- Designs and implements data collection processes and strategies, communicates processes to schools and department teams

Qualifications:

- Minimum Requirements:

- 5 years of related experience, Preferred
- Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills
- Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to work independently with mínimal direct oversight or supervision
- Demonstrated ability to lead and make analytical decisions, and work in an environment with confidentiality
- Demonstrated ability to be functional lead on software platforms
- Demonstrated initiative and innovation in designing and providing service delivery
- Effective oral and written communication skills to update helpdesk logs and the writing of technical documents
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to self-manage and maintain strong communication with colleagues
- Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to set priorities are mandatory

Job Category: Management & Professionals - **Job Code #** **3956333**

Applicant Self Identification Questions:
As part of the recruitment and selection function, the HDSB will collect voluntary self identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, HDSB’s Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure, HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy and Ontario’s Anti Racism Data Standards:
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 15, in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56. In accordance with HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy, personal information collected on this form will aim to achieve an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce. It works intentionally identify and remove barriers for equity-deserving communities at each stage of the hiring process. Encouraging diversity of the workforce in the school board is vital because the workforce should be reflective and representative of the community.

Although hiring policies must adhere the qualification requirements set out in applicable Regulations (eg. Regulation 298, “Operation of Schools - General”) and any applicable collective agreement provisions, the Board recognizes the importance of the following when developing its selection and evaluation criteria:

- valuing applicants’ additional experience, lived experience, skills, backgrounds and perspectives; and
- granting first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented communities.

We encourage you respond to voluntary applicant self-identification questions. This data will inform our understanding of the diversity of our applicant pool as well as the progress of applicants throughout the hiring process. This data will inform our goals, strategies and actions and our progress towards creating and sustaining an inclusive and equitable workforce. A