Description
The Ottawa-Carleton 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, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.
We are seeking creative, dynamic, committed educational leaders
to join the following initiative:
Casual Early Learning Assistant
Overview
Location: Elementary schools within the Board, as needed
Nature of Position: Casual, on call, within extended day programs
Summary : Working under the direction of the Early Childhood Educator, the Early Learning Assistant (Extended Day Program) assists in the provision of childcare to students before and after school (including professional activity day and school break periods); enhancing child-based play; encouraging and guiding, and modeling appropriate behaviour techniques. Performs other duties to support the overall objectives and goals of the program. A working knowledge of English is required. A working knowledge of French is required for some positions. Sign language would be considered an asset.
Role and Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
• Completion of a High School diploma, and;
• Minimum one (1) year post-secondary experience providing childcare to school age children in a group setting;
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
• Sign language would be considered an asset.
• Current First Aid certification/CPR Level C is required.
• Police Record Check for the Vulnerable sector, valid within the last 6 months is required upon hire.
- Immunization Record is required
Pay Expectations
Salary: $16.55 per hour, plus 4% vacation pay
Application Process
Applications will be considered in accordance with Policy P.146.HR Equitable Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion.
OCDSB employees 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.
If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process, please send an email to hrcompetitions@ocdsb.ca any time.
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