Special Education Technician -NFSB2026-027-158

New-Frontiers-School-Board; Ormstown; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

New Frontiers School Board is seeking a Special Education Technician to work with a multidisciplinary team to implement individualized education plans for students needing special support. The role involves preparing and delivering educational activities, aiding reading and writing, and supporting teachers to create a conducive learning environment.

Requirements include a Diploma in special care counseling, experience with IEPs, and strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Hold a Diploma of College Studies in special care counseling or an equivalent.
• Experience working with students with special needs and creating IEPs.
• Ability to work in a team with teachers and pedagogy staff.
• Knowledge of handling intervention with challenging behaviours.
• Good computer skills and strong communication.
• Bilingual in English and French is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement individualized education plans with the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide educational support and supervise classroom and practicum activities.
• Assist students with reading, writing, and other lessons as needed.
• Support teachers to ensure a calm, effective learning environment.
• Counsel students and apply intervention techniques during crises.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Bilingual

Communication

Behaviour support

Education

Diploma of College Studies in special care counseling

Job description

SPECIAL EDUCATION TECHNICIAN

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.

CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTIONS

Under the responsibility of the school administration and in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, he or she participates in developing and drawing up an individualized education plan; he or she selects the measures designed to attain the objectives determined, develops his or her action plan and applies the measures; he or she assesses whether the objectives were attained and participates in evaluating the plan. He or she prepares, organizes, and conducts educational or pedagogical support, cultural and recreational activities as well as sports activities designed to develop social, cognitive, psycho-motor, communication or other skills; he or she selects, prepares and, if necessary, ensures that the necessary material is adapted or constructed for these activities. He or she works with other staff members to determine and carry out other educational activities such as the organization and supervision of practicums in the workplace. He or she helps students with learning activities in class; within his or her competence, he or she helps a student to read and write and provides him or her with needed explanations; he or she helps him or her with lessons and homework. He or she observes situations and works with students reacting to their environment; he or she counsels them; he or she applies, during crises, intervention techniques conducive to calm and order; he or she coaches them in their behavior modification process; he or she provides support to the teacher so as to ensure an environment conducive to learning in the classroom.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Hold a Diploma of College Studies in special care counseling or a diploma or an attestation of studies recognized as equivalent by the competent authority.

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR

Principal

BOARD REQUIREMENTS

• Training in Autism would be an asset
• Experience working with students with special needs and creation of IEPs.
• Experience working with teaching staff and pedagogy
• Knowledge of appropriate ways to handle intervention with challenging behaviors
• Computer skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team setting
• Good communication skills
• Bilingual
• Kindergarten cycle; toileting support may be required

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Hold a certificate dated no more than three (3) years attesting to the successful completion of:

1. a standard first aid course of a minimum eight (8) hour duration.
2. a refresher course of a minimum six (6) hour duration updating the skills acquired in the course mentioned in paragraph 1.

SCHEDULE

Monday to Friday, 08:25-15:20

Effective Immediately until June 23, 2027, or the return of the person being replaced.

La Commission scolaire New Frontiers souscrit à un Programme d’accès à l’égalité en emploi (PAÉE). Les candidatures des femmes, des minorités visibles, des minorités ethniques, des personnes autochtones et des personnes handicapées sont encouragées. Des mesures d’adaptation sont disponibles sur demande tout au long du processus de recrutement et de sélection. Les personnes ayant besoin d’une mesure d’adaptation sont invitées à indiquer leurs besoins dans le cadre du processus de recrutement.

TheNew Frontiers School Board is committed to employment equity and participates in an Employment Equity Program (PAÉE). Applications from women, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Accommodation measures are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants requiring accommodation are invited to indicate their needs through the recruitment process.

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