Educational Assistant

2 weeks ago

Vanier, Canada Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Full time

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.

Educational Assistant

100%, Term (10 month work year)

$23.45 to $24.39 per hour

Under the direction of the Principal, the Educational Assistant is an integral member of the school team and is responsible for the provision of support to students with exceptional needs within the school. The position involves dealing with confidential information and requires ongoing flexibility and variability. Responsibilities are varied, in collaboration with teaching and other professional staff, and include: supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and students with developmental disabilities; participation in pool programs, academic support, implementing special programs, support to deaf/hard of hearing or visually impaired students, physiotherapy exercises and stretches.

Educational Assistants may be required to modify programs and support learning for students with learning disabilities, and speech/language issues. Assignments may also include outside yard duties, lifting, toileting, and/or pool duties. Knowledge of Ontario Curriculum and educational communication software such as Dragon and Kurzweil are assets.

The Jordan’s Principle / Inuit Child First Initiative constitutes a Special Program pursuant to Section 14 of the Ontario Human Rights Code. It has been put into place to relieve hardships associated with a historically disadvantaged group and assist Indigenous students to achieve equal opportunity in education.

Required Skills and

Abilities

Knowledge and

understanding of First Nations, Metis, or Inuit culture and traditions

Create a safe learning

space

Strong oral/written

communication skills

knowledgeable and

experienced with Third Path, Emotion Coaching, Self-Regulation, Behaviour Management

Systems, IEPs and Safety Plans.

Follow and adjust

schedule to ensure student success.

Incorporating

Technology as needed

Strong organizational

skills

Ability to work

effectively in a team environment

Effective

communication with other staff members, administration, parents and students

Knowledge and

experience working with students needing social, communication support (ASD and

ADHD)

Additional Comments: General Population

Who can apply:
**Salary**:
If a term assignment is less than the school year: $23.45 per hour + 4% vacation pay and eligibility for benefits

Application Process

Applications will be considered in accordance with the terms of the Student Support Professionals’ Collective Agreement and in accordance with Policy P.146.HR Equitable Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion.

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

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