Casual Educational Assistant - Whitewoods

Near North District School Board; North Bay; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Near North District School Board is seeking Casual Educational Assistants for Whitewoods Public School in Sturgeon Falls. The role involves supporting students with autism, behavioural exceptionalities, and various disabilities within a special education program.

Salary includes $20.80 per hour plus 4% vacation pay and statutory holiday pay. Eligibility to work in Canada is required; duties include collaboration with teachers, therapists, and support staff to achieve individual goals.

Qualifications

• Two-year post-secondary certificate or diploma in the social services field.
• Experience with diverse student exceptionalities including medically complex, autism, developmental and physical disabilities.
• Knowledge of ABA, Behaviour Management Systems, CPS (Collaborative Proactive Solutions) and augmentative communication.

Responsibilities

• Work with students with autism, behavioural exceptionalities, and disabilities.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, central behavioural support, and therapists to implement goals.
• Deliver therapy goals, sensory breaks, toileting support, communication needs, and outings.
• Support student transitions and implement programming in consultation with staff.

Skills

Student support

ABA knowledge

Behavior management

Augmentative communication

Team collaboration

Education

Two-year post-secondary certificate in social services

Job description

The Near North District School Board is Hiring!

Casual Educational Assistants - Whitewoods Public School - Sturgeon Falls

Effective Immediately

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]