Educational Assistant (100%) - Manotick PS - TERM

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB); Manotick; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is seeking an Educational Assistant for a 100% term, 35 hours/week position. The role supports students with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities, working with teaching staff to implement programs and provide academic support.

Responsibilities include assisting with pool programs, supporting deaf/hard of hearing or visually impaired students, and facilitating physiotherapy exercises and stretches.

Qualifications

• DSW/CYW or equivalent required.
• Autism experience preferred.
• Assistive technology skills helpful.
• Behaviour management training valued.

Responsibilities

• Support students with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities.
• Collaborate with teaching staff to implement programs and provide academic support.
• Assist with pool programs and support deaf/hard of hearing or visually impaired students, including physiotherapy exercises.
• Modify programs to meet learning needs and assist with toileting and yard duties.

Skills

DSW/CYW or equivalent

Autism experience

Assistive Technology

Behaviour Modification

Behaviour Management Systems

Collaborative Problem Solving

Crisis Intervention

Yard duty

Record behaviour data

Toileting support

Education

Developmental Services Worker (D.S.W.)

Child and Youth Care Worker

Tools

Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Kurzweil

Job description

To Join The Following Initiative

Educational Assistant - 100% Term, 35 hours/week

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.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will possess a community college diploma in Developmental Services Worker, Child and Youth Care/Worker, or equivalent, and a minimum of 1-2 years of related experience with school aged special needs children. Equivalent programs must be assessed by Employee Services staff. Valid First Aid certification/CPR Level C is an asset. The successful candidate will have also completed Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, TCI, and/or Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) training. Please ensure that you include copies of your diploma(s) and/or certificates that are applicable to the qualifications of an Educational Assistant.

Current Assignment

• Regular Classroom Support, General Population

Required Skills And Abilities

• DSW/CYW or equivalent
• Autism experience
• Assistive Technology
• Behaviour Modification
• Behaviour Management Systems
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Computer Skills
• Crisis Intervention
• Yard duty
• Dependability, strong work ethic, a flexible team player
• Ability to observe, record and chart behaviour data
• Assistance with toileting

Who Can Apply

In accordance with the Student Support Personnel's Collective Agreement, O.S.S.T.F. District 25, and further to Articles 23.04 and 23:07 qualified regular part-time employees are eligible to increase their status and apply to part-time term vacancies if it does not interfere with their regular assignment, subject to Article 13:03; (i.e. 30 minutes between assignments or travel time, whichever is greater, without impact on current part-time hours of work). Regular full-time employees are not eligible to apply for term vacancies

NOTE:

As per the SSP Collective Agreement, EAs who have already accepted terms for the 2026/2027 school year that end June 25, 2027 are not eligible to apply unless to increase status.

Salary

$28.45 per hour + 4% Vacation Pay

This position does not come with paid vacation days. Percentage vacation pay is provided in lieu.

Benefits are included

Benefits are included

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.

EDUCATING FOR SUCCESS - BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES TOGETHER