Casual Educational Assistant - Parry Sound - West Region

Near North District School Board; North Bay; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

The Near North District School Board is hiring casual Educational Assistants for the West Region, including Parry Sound and surrounding district. The role supports students with autism, behavioural exceptionalities, and various physical and developmental disabilities in a team-based special education setting.

Two-year post-secondary certificate or diploma in the social services field is required. Experience with ABA, behaviour management, and AAC is preferred; collaboration with teachers and

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with autism, developmental and physical disabilities.
• Knowledge of ABA, behavioural support strategies and AAC.
• Ability to work with classrooms, therapy teams and specialists.

Responsibilities

• Support students in a special education program as part of a school team.
• Deliver alternative and therapy goals, sensory breaks, toileting support and outings.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, behavioural support and therapists.

Skills

Experience with diverse student needs

ABA knowledge

Behaviour management

AAC (Augmentative Communication)

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Two-year post-secondary certificate or diploma in the social services field

Job description

The Near North District School Board is Hiring!

Casual Educational Assistants - West Region - Parry Sound and surrounding district

The Educational Assistant duties of this position are likely to include, but are not limited to, working with students with autism, behaviouralexceptionalities,physicaland developmentaldisabilities.The positionwillinvolve working as a team member in a special education program, delivering alternative program goals, therapy goals, sensory breaks, toileting support, communication needs, and outings.

Qualifications:

• Two-year post-secondary certificate or diploma in the social services field

Knowledge/Skills Required:

• Experience working with a variety of student exceptionalities including but not limited to: medically complex, autism, developmental disabilities and physical disabilities
• Broad knowledge of a variety of support strategies includingABA(Applied Behavioural Analysis), Behaviour Management Systems,CPS (Collaborative Proactive Solutions) and Augmentative Communication
• Demonstrated ability to effectively support students in transitionand/orimplement programmingin consultation withclassroomteacher, central behavioural support team and respective therapistsi.e.speech, sensory, occupational,physiotherapy
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of a school-based team

Rate of Pay: $20.80 plus 4% vacation pay and applicable statutory holiday pay

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada

The Near North District School Board is committed to supporting an inclusive andaccessible environment. Accessibility standards address issues that pose major barriers for people with disabilities (i.e. physical barrier, information or communication barrier, etc.). Please ask us howwe may help you by contacting :

Human Resources Department,Near North District School Board

963 Airport Road, PO Box 3110North Bay, ON P1B 8H1

Phone [phone] ext. 5068 - Fax [phone]