Elementary Itinerant Educational Assistant System Support (100%) - TERM

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB); Ottawa; On-site; CAD 49,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board seeks an Itinerant Educational Assistant to provide collaborative support to schools under the Educational Assistants program. The role emphasizes social-emotional skill groups, coaching staff, and building capacity in partnership with school teams.

Travel between schools is required; a Vehicle and valid Driver’s License are essential to cover a wide geographic area. Regular 10-month school year position with salary steps as outlined in the collective

Qualifications

• Child and Youth Worker diploma or DSW diploma required.
• Experience with children with various exceptionalities including autism.
• Experience (5 years) supporting student mental health and well-being; Behaviour Management Systems certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Program Manager, Educational Assistants, the Itinerant Educational Assistant provides collaborative, proactive support to schools.
• Travel between schools to deliver Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Facilitate social-emotional skill groups and develop professional learning resources for staff.

Skills

Coaching & modeling

Small group facilitation

Team collaboration

Professional learning

Report writing

Education

Child and Youth Worker diploma

DSW diploma

Equivalent combination of skills/education/experience

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

L23.08 Term opportunities filling behind a central team member who is on an approved leave of absence will be posted as a “temporary central team assignment”.

Regular staff shall have the right to apply to such vacancies.

• Regular staff shall not have their status changed while working in such an assignment;
• On completion of the temporary central team assignment, the employee will return to their previous position;
• Should the employee’s former position become surplus, the employee will be given the opportunity to choose a position during the staffing process that they will go to on completion of the temporary central team assignment.
• Any other term opportunities to be filled in this manner shall be mutually agreed upon by the Employer and Union.

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.

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