Summer Elementary Groups Program

Summer Child & Youth Counsellor

**Position**: Summer Elementary Groups Program (5 Positions)

This summer, we will be offering four psychoeducational groups for elementary students who would like to learn new skills and enhance their well-being. The four groups will be: TRAILS grades 3-5, TRAILS for Wellness grades 6-8, (modified) PEERS® grades 6-8 and You are A Social Detective© grades 2-4.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Co-facilitate two groups each day (separate groups of students for each group) with another CYC(s)

Provide comprehensive, culturally responsive, neuro affirming and inclusive support to students

Deliver evidence-based programming for up to 8 students

Maintain Child and Youth Counsellor Standards of Practice for record keeping and service delivery as per HDSB

Child and Youth Counsellors will provide service in accordance with the OACYC Code of Ethics

**Qualifications**:
The minimum education required for this position is a 3 year, Child and Youth Counsellor diploma

Current membership with The Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors is considered

Current ASK and BMS training

**Knowledge**:
Demonstrated knowledge and experience providing group support and strategies to promote and support student well-being

Demonstrated experience leading/initiating student learning related to student well-being

Experience with delivery of PEERS®, TRAILS for Wellness, You Are a Social Detective© preferred

Fluid use of neuroinclusive and asset-based language

Delivery

Groups will be in person at Post’s Corners Public School

Dates & Times

July 4th - Day to plan for the groups with co-facilitating CYC(s) (6 hours)

Program runs on July 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 - Onsite from 8:45am-12:15pm (plus an hour of prep and documentation time a day). Total of 4.5 hours each of these days (except July 4th, which is 6 hours of work).

**Appointments are conditional upon**:
Provision of an 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.

**Position**:
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 under-represented communities. Where a collective agreement or terms and conditions govern the hiring or promotional process, this will be done in a manner that is consistent with the School Board’s obligations.

**Applicant Self Identification Questions**:
**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 to 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 to 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