Educational Assistant - Nepean, Canada - Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Description
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is a dynamic, creative learning organization that fosters the achievement, well-being and dignity of every student.
The OCDSB is the largest school district in Eastern Ontario, serving 73,000 students in 147 schoolsEducational Assistant
50%, Term (10 month work year)
$23.45 to $24.39 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.
Responsibilities are varied, in collaboration with teaching and other professional staff, and include:
supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder 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.Required Skills and Abilities:
CYW/DSW
Floater
CPR/First Aid
BMS
Behaviour Modification
Experience providing physical support
Computer skills
Yard duty
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Kindergarten and Primary support
Who can apply:
Salary:
If a term assignment is less than the school year: $23.45 per hour + 4% vacation pay and eligibility for benefits
Application Process:
Applications will be considered in accordance with the terms of the Student Support Professionals' Collective Agreement.
Our people serve students, colleagues, families and community partners.
We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa.
Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.EDUCATING FOR SUCCESS - BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES TOGETHER
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