Supervisor - Entry to School - Toronto, Canada - SURREY PLACE

SURREY PLACE

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Program:
Entry to School Program

Status:
Full-time, Management

Hours: 36.25 hours/week

Date Posted:
August 1, 2023

Closing Date:
August 16, 2023

About Surrey Place:

Surrey Place is a not-for-profit that serves people of all ages with developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder and visual impairments in the Toronto region and Northwestern Ontario.

We offer integrated services and inclusive support in a safe and welcoming environment.

Our approach is family-based, which centres the interests and care of our clients, families and caregivers by teaching them skills.

We strive to ensure the greatest access to services and support our clients in navigating the health care system. Surrey Place helps people learn new skills, gain self-confidence and reach their full potential.

Position Description:

The Entry to School program (ETS) is a new service offering that supports families with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are between the ages of 3 to 5 entering school for the first time.

It is a six-month, group-based, skill-building program focused on helping children develop school-readiness skills in a classroom setting. Each classroom will be operated by a multi-disciplinary team of Classroom Facilitators who will report into a Program Supervisor.

Main Responsibilities:

Support intake process and advises on appropriate placement of children in classrooms
Supports the development of service plans for individual children and where required, conducts behavioural assessments and guides treatment
Approves service plans for individual children
Creates processes to ensure consistency across classrooms
Leads the program planning process
Provide daytoday supervision of a multidisciplinary team and delivery of the Entry to School Program to include:
Coaching, training, and evaluation of staff on all areas of the program curriculum, with specialization in the area of applied behaviour analysis
Scheduling
Oversees day to day operations of program
Conducts performance appraisals
Identify staffing needs and/or gaps
Participates in the recruitment, onboarding, staff orientation and communicating performance expectations for new staff
Ensures staff adhere to agencies policies, procedures, and practices
Ensures the health, safety and wellness of staff
Facilitate resolutions involving clients, families and staff using a solutionfocused approach
Communicates with parents/caregivers and provides updates on student progress as required
Carries out relevant administrative functions in support of program delivery
Monitors service targets, flags Program Director/Manager of any potential issues
Manages program supply budgets
Leads staff meetings
Provides support in the classrooms as needed.
Attends external partnership meetings as required.

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Psychology or related field
5 years of experience in direct clinical intervention with children and families
BCBA certification, or pursuing BCBA certification is an asset
Experience supervising employees an asset
A thorough understanding of principles and conceptual issues of ABA
Knowledge of human resource management and effective labour relations is essential
Ability to work effectively in a team environment as a leader
Demonstrated conflict resolution and problemsolving skills
Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams
Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
Fluency in French is considered an asset