LTO CYW

This posting is open to WRDSB employees who are members of the EA Association as well as External applicants.

*Staff already in an LTO are not eligible to apply to this posting if it will conflict with their current LTO, unless they would be making a move from an EA LTO to a CYW LTO.*
All LTO assignments are subject to a revised end date with 2-weeks notice.

Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) serves approximately 65,000 students in 123 schools, as well as alternative and continuing education sites. WRDSB is committed to creating learning environments that support the achievement and well-being of all students through partnering with staff, parents, families, caregivers and communities to promote success in learning and life. Additional information regarding the Board is available on the Board's website at .

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.

Child And Youth Worker Qualification
Must have a CYW/CYC Diploma or equivalent College or University degree in a Child Related field (Bachelor of Social Work or a Masters in Social Work, Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care Certificate-OACYC, Social Services Diploma).

Applicants must be willing and have the physical ability to support students with many diverse needs (including toileting/lifting), and have the ability to communicate effectively with staff and students.

The rate of pay is in accordance with the collective agreement between the Board and the Educational Assistants Association.

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.

The information collected in Apply to Education is used to monitor WRDSB's progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in WRDSB recruitment and hiring practices.

We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system . Information is collected pursuant to (Ministry of Education), and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act . Access to this information is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. Access, use and disclosure of the data is governed by MFIPPA and . Applicant Self-Identification data will be attached to your Apply to Education applicant profile as long as you are employed with the WRDSB.

If you prefer not to answer any of the Self Identification questions, you can select "prefer not to answer". This in no way affects your application or the applicant selection process. If you have questions or concerns about this form please contact .

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Human Resources staff will only respond to inquiries from applicants selected for an interview. No phone calls please.