Special Education Technician

Kahnawake Education Center; Kahnawake; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kahnawake Education Center is seeking a Special Education Technician to assess student needs using ABA and other research-based tools, guiding program modification and progress evaluation to foster independence. The role emphasizes collaboration with specialists to implement IEPs, support inclusion, and monitor student growth in academic and social domains.

You will work with teachers and TA’s to prepare progress reports and apply crisis prevention techniques as assets.

Qualifications

• Experience using assessment tools to evaluate students with special needs.
• Ability to work with diverse student populations and families.
• Familiarity with IEP development and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Assess academic and behavioral needs using observation, ABA, and tests.
• Develop and monitor educational programs aligned with IEPs.
• Provide direct support to students and promote successful inclusion in class.

Skills

Leadership & team building

Communication skills

Conflict resolution

Assessment tools expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in PsychoEducation or related field

Job description

The main purpose of the Special Education Technician role is to assess the needs of students through applied behavioral analysis or other research based tools and to ensure appropriate program modification, class integration and progress evaluation of students with special needs. To foster independent skills according to the student needs.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibility 1: Assessment of Needs (15%)

• Toassessacademicandbehavioralneeds ofstudentsthroughavarietyoftools:observation, informal assessments, ABA and/or other standardized testing.
• Todeterminethefunctionallevelofstudentsintermsofcommunication,learning,behavior,etc.
• Toworkcloselywithotherspecialists(speechpathologist,occupationaltherapist,psychologist, etc.) to determine students’ needs and appropriate support.
• TocollaboratewithandassisttheResourceTeachersinthedevelopmentofIEP’s.

Responsibility 2: Programming as outlined in IEP (15%)

• InconsultationwithTeachers,todevelop, implementandmonitortheeducationalprogramming and strategies that address the students’ needs.
• Toensureindividualprogramsbecomepartofstudents’IEPs.
• Toevaluateprogresswithintheprogramsandmodifythem asnecessarytobestsupport students’ needs.
• TosupportteachersandTA’sinimplementingtheprogram aswellastheappropriateeducational strategies.
• TocloselycollaboratewithandassisttheResourceTeachers.
• To prepare informal progress reports for the parents.

Responsibility 3: Class Integration of Special Needs Students (70%)

• Toprovidedirectsupporttospecialneedsstudentsbymodelingproperbehavior.
• Toaccompanyspecialneedsstudentsasnecessary(classtime,transitions,recess,in-class, lunch time, etc.).
• Toprovidespecialneedsstudentswithrelevantwork/assignments.
• Tocreateawarenessofstudentconditionthroughcommunicationwith theTeachersandthe TA’s.
• Toeducateotherstudentsaboutspecialneedsstudents’conditionand needsinanappropriate manner in order to ensure successful inclusion.
• To collaborate with the classroom team and student services team in the best interest of the special needs students. To provide the teaching team the tools and strategies to support the special needs students in the classroom.

Skill & Competency Requirements

Core Competencies:

The necessary core competencies for this position include:

• Strongleadership,teambuilding,organizationandnegotiationskills.
• Stronginterpersonalcommunicationskillsandcompetenceinconflictresolution.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment when providing services to students with diverse or special needs and their families.

Required technical competencies for this position include:

• Expertise in the use and interpretation of assessment tools used to evaluate students with special needs.

Education, Knowledge & Experience

• Bachelor’sdegreeinPsychoEducationorrelatedfield(preferred)or DECinSpecialCareCounselling or Early Childhood Education with specialization or Certificate in special needs
• Minimum3years’relatedexperience
• Specialneedsincontextofeducationknowledgeand/orexperience
• Crises prevention, CPR is an asset
• Knowledge or certification in non-violent intervention techniques is an asset