S-26-087 | Special Education Technician [Replacement]

Eastern Townships School Board; Cowansville; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

Eastern Townships School Board in Cowansville, QC, seeks a Special Education Technician to join Massey Vanier High School on a temporary basis. The role is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, from 8:50 am to 3:50 pm, with a start date of November 30, 2026 and end date around December 22, 2026.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to implement individualized education plans, support students' learning and autonomy, maintain records, and liaise with parents, teachers, and external

Qualifications

• Diploma in Special Care Counselling or equivalent required.
• First aid certificate (8 hours) and refresher course (6 hours) within last 3 years.
• Fluent in French and English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Participates in developing and drafting the intervention plan with the principal and multidisciplinary team.
• Develops and leads educational, cultural, recreational and sports activities to develop social, cognitive, psychomotor and communication skills.
• Supports students in their learning and autonomy development.
• Observes, intervenes and supports a conducive classroom environment for learning.
• Records observations, maintains records and writes reports on student situations.
• Collaborates with youth protection agencies and external stakeholders as needed.
• Meets with students, parents and teaching staff to provide documentation and references.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Intervention planning

Student support

Documentation & reporting

Parent & staff liaison

Education

Diploma of College Studies in Special Care Counselling

Job description

Details of the position

Job title: Special Education Technician

School / Centre / Department : Massey Vanier High School

Location : Cowansville, Quebec

Workload & schedule : 30 hours per week Monday to Friday, 8:50 am to 3:50 pm

Status : Temporary

Desired effective Date : November 30 2026

Estimated duration : Until December 22 2026

Salary : $28.40 - $40.88 per hour

Supervisor : School principal

Nature of the work The principal and customary work of an employee in this class of employment consists in working with a multidisciplinary team to apply special education techniques and methods in keeping with an individualized education plan intended for handicapped students or students with social maladjustments or learning difficulties or in keeping with a program designed for students requiring specific support

Description of tasks

• Under the responsibility of the school principal and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, participates in the development and drafting of the intervention plan;
• Develops, organizes and leads educational, pedagogical, cultural, recreational and sports activities aimed at developing social, cognitive, psychomotor, communication and other skills;
• Supports students in their learning and autonomy development;
• Observes the situation and intervenes with students in response to their environment; supports the teacher in ensuring a classroom environment conducive to learning;
• Uses communication techniques adapted to students' needs;
• Records observations and interventions, keeps records and writes reports on student situations;
• Collaborates, as needed, with youth protection agencies and other external stakeholders;
• Meets with students, parents and teaching staff to advise, inform and provide relevant documentation and references;
• Performs any other related duties as required.

Desired profile

Schooling

Hold a Diploma of College Studies in Special Care Counselling, or a diploma or attestation of studies recognized as equivalent by the competent authority.

Other Requirements

• Hold a certificate dated no more than three (3) years attesting to the successful completion of:
• a standard first aid course of a minimum eight (8)-hour duration;
• a refresher course of a minimum six(6)-hour duration updating the skills acquired in the course mentioned in subparagraph 1.
• Fluent in French and English (written and spoken)

Selection process

Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Selected candidates will be required to:

• Authorize verification of their professional references
• Provide the required attestations of employment to validate the reported experience. Each letter must include: position held, start and end dates of employment, number of hours worked per week (or total for the employment), name, address and signature of the employer.
• Undergo criminal record checks and verification of behaviours that could reasonably compromise the safety and well-being of students (Bill 47)

Additional information

• Diplomas obtained outside Québec must be accompanied by a comparative evaluation issued by the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI). Reviews from other organizations (e.g., WES) are not accepted.
• ETSB staff are subject to the Education Act and the Act respecting the laicity of the State. These laws provide, among other things, for all ETSB personnel to perform their duties with their faces uncovered. They also provide for the prohibition of the wearing of religious symbols, in particular for any member of staff who is on the premises of a school or centre or who is in the presence of a student.