Elementary Itinerant Educational Assistant System Support (100%) - Regular (External/Casual)

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB); Ottawa; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is seeking an Elementary Itinerant Educational Assistant System Support to provide collaborative, proactive support to schools across OCDSB. The IEA role emphasizes coaching staff, modeling strategies, and building capacity in partnership with school teams.

Travel between schools is required. Experience with Autism/Developmental Disabilities, Early Learning, Mental Health, and proficiency in behavior management systems are essential; valid driver’s

Qualifications

• Child and Youth Worker diploma, DSW diploma, or equivalent combination of skills, education and experience required.
• Experience working with children with a variety of exceptionalities, including autism.
• 5+ years supporting student mental health and well-being; Behavior Management System certification; ABA preferred; driver license required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate social-emotional skill groups, resource development and professional learning initiatives.
• Travel between schools to support Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Coaching & capacity building

Small group SEL facilitation

MDT collaboration

Professional learning resources

Report writing & collaboration

Education

Child & Youth Worker diploma / DSW diploma

Job description

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking creative, dynamic, committed educational leaders

To Join The Following Initiative

Elementary Itinerant Educational Assistant System Support

100% Regular (10 month work year)

$29.54-\$36.70

Under the direction of the Program Manager, Educational Assistants, the Itinerant Educational Assistant (IEA) provides collaborative, proactive support to schools. This role supports a tiered service delivery model, prioritizing Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions with some Tier 3 interventions as needed in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team. The IEA enhances student success by coaching staff, modeling strategies, and building capacity in collaboration with school teams.

Key responsibilities include facilitating social-emotional skill groups, resource development and professional learning initiatives. Experience in Autism/Developmental Disabilities, Early Learning, Mental Health and proficiency in behavior management systems (BMS) are essential assets. Staff are expected to travel between schools.

Qualifications And Experience Required

• Child and Youth Worker diploma, DSW diploma, or equivalent combination of skills, education and experience required.
• Experience working with children with a variety of exceptionalities and settings, including autism is required.
• Experience (5 years) supporting student mental health and well-being, Autism/DD, Early Learning, Behaviour Management Systems certification, Applied Behaviour Analysis preferred, Collaborative Problem Solving preferred, First Aid, CPR (current), Suicide Prevention Training preferred, vehicle required

Knowledge Or Skills Required

• Coaching and modeling skills to build staff capacity
• Facilitates/co facilitates small group social-emotional skill building activities
• Works in collaboration with the school Multi-Disciplinary team
• Developing and presenting professional learning resources and workshops
• Excellent report writing skills, ability to interact collaboratively with school staff, administrators, families and community agencies required

Additional Comments

Access to a vehicle and a valid Driver’s License is required to cover a wide geographic area

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, Casual EAs currently in terms for the 2025/2026 school year that ends June 26, 2026 are not eligible to apply unless to increase status.

Salary:

Effective September 1, 2025, new regular and full year term Educational Assistants who are hired with at least four (4) years of related experience, as determined by the Employer, shall be placed at Step 4 of the salary grid. This provision has no retroactive effect.

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