Casual Educational Assistants – All Regions – NNDSB

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, behavioural exceptionalities, physical and developmental disabilities. The position will involve working as a team member in a special education program, delivering alternative program goals, therapy goals, sensory breaks, toileting support, communication needs, and outings.

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 transition and/or implement programming in consultation with classroom teacher, central behavioural support team and respective therapists i.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

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