Educational Assistant 50 - Term - Sir Winston Churchill PS 900 am to 1230 pm

The OttawaCarleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students parents and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals viceprincipals teachers and support staff nurture student wellbeing and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking creative dynamic committed educational leaders

to join the following initiative:

Educational Assistant

50 Term 10 month work year)

$27.45 to $30.59 per hour

Under the direction of the Principal the Educational Assistant is an integral member of the school team and is responsible for the provision of support to students with exceptional needs within the school. The position involves dealing with confidential information and requires ongoing flexibility and variability. Responsibilities are varied in collaboration with teaching and other professional staff and include: supporting students with Autism SpectrumDisorder and students with developmental disabilities;participation in pool programs academic support implementing special programs support to deaf/hard of hearing or visually impaired students physiotherapy exercises and stretches.

Educational Assistants may be required to modify programs and support learning for students with learning disabilities and speech/language issues. Assignments may also include outside yard duties lifting toileting and/or pool duties. Knowledge of Ontario Curriculum and educational communication software such as Dragon and Kurzweil are assets.

Candidate Profile:

The successful candidate will possess a community college diploma in Developmental Services Worker Child and Youth Care/Worker or equivalent and a minimum of 12 years of related experience with school aged special needs children. Equivalent programs must be assessed by People Culture and Leadershipstaff. Valid First Aid certification/CPR Level C is required. The successful candidate will have also completed NonViolent Crisis Intervention TCI and/or Behaviour Management Systems (BMS)training. Please ensure that you include copies of your diploma(s) and/or certificates that are applicable to the qualifications of an Educational Assistant.

Required Skills and Abilities :

DSW/CYW or equivalent

Critical and creative thinking

Collaborative problem solving

Understanding of attachmentbased learning

Experience supporting traumaaffected students

Behaviour Management Systems

Behaviour Modification

Experience with Safety & Behaviour Management plans

Flexibility is essential

Strong communication skills

Autism experience

PIC Symbols

CPR and First Aid (current)

Prepared to assist with toileting

Yard duty

Additional Comments : This position involves working closely to support the safety and success of grade 13 students in a Behaviour Intervention Program. The function of this program is to support students who demonstrate interfering behaviours; experience with this is an asset along with traumainformed practices. The successful candidate will have a positive and open mindset be able to think critically and creatively and bring joy and enthusiasm to their work.

Who can apply:

In accordance with the Student Support Personnels Collective Agreement O.S.S.T.F. District 25 and further to Articles 23.04 and 23:07 qualified regular parttime employees are eligible to increase their status and apply to parttime term vacancies if it does not interfere with their regular assignment subject to Article 13:03; (i.e. 30 minutes between assignments or travel time whichever is greater without impact on current parttime hours of work). Regular fulltime employees are not eligible to apply for term vacancies

NOTE: As per the SSP Collective Agreement Casual EAs currently in terms for the 2024/2025 school year that ends June 27 2025 are not eligible to apply unless to increase status.

Salary:

If a term assignment is less than the school year: $27.45 per hour 4 vacation pay and eligibility for benefits

If the term assignment is for the full school year: $28.54 per hour and enrollment in the Boards term benefit plans (subject to terms of Collective Agreement)

Effective September 1 2024 new regular and full year term Educational Assistants who are hired with at least three 3 years of related experience as determined by the Employer shall be placed at Step 3 of the salary grid.

This provision has no retroactive effect.

Application Process

The OttawaCarleton District School Board uses Applytoeducation (ATE) to manage applications for job competitions. OCDSB employees can apply to this job posting using their existing ATE account. Please ensure your resume is in the Board approved format before submitting your application.A copy of the template can be found on SSP conference on GEM. External applicants will submit via applytoeducation by providing a cover letter and resume. Please clearly indicate on your resume your fulltime and/or parttime regular work experience with school aged children.

Applications will be considered in accordance with the terms of the Student Support Professionals Collective Agreement and in accordance with Policy Recruitment Hiring and Promotion.