Casual Educational Assistant - Regions

The Near North District School Board is Hiring!

Casual Educational Assistants - All Regions

Effective Immediately

Location:

All Regions
* Please indicate your preferred Region on your Cover Letter*

North Region - North Bay and Surrounding Areas

East Region - Sundridge, South River and Surrounding Areas

West Region - Parry Sound and Surrounding Areas

The Educational Assistant duties of this position are likely to include, but are not limited to, working with students with autism, behaviouralexceptionalities,physical and developmental disabilities.

The positionwillinvolve working as a team member in a special education program, delivering alternative program goals, therapy goals, sensory breaks, toileting support, communication needs, and outings.

Please indicate in your cover letter which region(s) you wish to be considered for.

Qualifications:

• Two-year post-secondary certificate or diploma in the social services field

Knowledge/

Skills Required:

• Experience working with a variety of student exceptionalities including but not limited to: medically complex, autism, developmental disabilities and physical disabilities
• Broad knowledge of a variety of support strategies including
  
  ABA(Applied Behavioural Analysis), Behaviour Management Systems,CPS (Collaborative Proactive Solutions) and Augmentative Communication
• Demonstrated ability to effectively support students in transitionand/orimplement programming in consultation withclassroomteacher, central behavioural support team and respective therapistsi.e.speech, sensory, occupational,physiotherapy
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of a school-based team

Rate of Pay: $20.80 plus 4% vacation pay and applicable statutory holiday pay

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada

The Near North District School Board is committed to supporting an inclusive and accessible environment. Accessibility standards address issues that pose major barriers for people with disabilities (i.e. physical barrier, information or communication barrier, etc.). Please ask us howwe may help you by contacting :

Human Resources Department,Near North District School Board

963 Airport Road, PO Box 3110

North Bay, ON P1B 8H1

Phone  ext. 5068 - Fax