Child development from ages 0 to 8.
Job percentage: 100%
Nature of Work:
The position of education consultant encompasses, in particular, responsibility for providing advice and support to staff of educational institutions and services in the implementation, development and evaluation of programs of study, class management and instructional materials.
Characteristic functions:
- Participate in carrying out the educational project and the special projects of educational institutions; participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of their success plan, while complying with the academic and administrative requirements of both the educational institutions and the school board.
- Contribute to the implementation of programs of study and training, provide advice to the teachers and administration concerning the interpretation of those programs, design and lead training workshops and sessions on program components; collaborate in developing learning situations and support experimentation in class.
- Provide advice and support to teachers either individually or in a group format in matters pertaining to their daily teaching activities; develop or select and deliver training and instrumentation activities designed to respond to needs in pedagogical adaptation, innovation and development.
- Provide teachers with learning evaluation tools and guide them in the design, preparation or adaptation of evaluation tools.
- May be called upon to work with a multidisciplinary team to draw up and review the individualized education plan of a handicapped student or a student with social maladjustments or learning disabilities; participate in defining intervention objectives and means.
- Work with teachers to prepare and implement strategies and projects aimed at helping students who are experiencing or who are likely to experience social maladjustments or learning disabilities.
- Advise management, teaching or professional staff on matters pertaining to professional development programs; plan the programs and evaluate the results.
- Analyze and recommend the purchase of learning materials, supplementary materials, equipment, software and program packages, and provide advice on room layouts.
- Advise school staff on the means for integrating technology into teaching; participate in carrying out related projects; prepare and deliver training and information workshops on components of the program for integrating technology.
- Collaborate with other school resources, partner organizations and the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport.
- Advise and support teachers in understanding child development from 0 to 8 years of age and advises and accompanies them with social emotional learning, literacy and numeracy.
- Support early childhood transitions and act as a liaison with external partnerships
- Participate in collaboration opportunities in both instructional services and complementary services.
