Description
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT
SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM 2024
NOTE: If you worked in the Summer
Learning Program in 2023
you are not required to apply.
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY/AUTISM PROGRAM
LOCATION:
Clifford Bowey Public School, 1300 Kitchener Ave, Ottawa, ON K1V
6W2
Crystal Bay Centre for Special Education, 31 Moodie Drive,
Nepean, ON K2H 8G1
Program Description for the Clifford Bowey Public School and Crystal Bay
Centre for Special Education: This program is for students who are
presently attending the Crystal Bay Centre for Special Education, Clifford
Bowey Public School, or semi-integrated programs for students with
developmental disabilities. The goal of this program is to maintain the
academic, language, communication, social and life skills of the students.
Field trips, swimming outings, and excursions within the local community will
be incorporated into the program.
Roberta Bondar Public School, 159 Lorry Greenberg
Drive, Ottawa, ON K1T 3J6
Program Description for the Roberta Bondar Public School: This program is for
students who are presently attending the Autism Program or Semi-Integrated
Program for students with developmental disabilities. The goal of this program
is to maintain the academic, language, communication, social and life skills of
the students. Field trips, swimming outings, and excursions within the local
community will be incorporated into the program.
HOURS OF WORK: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday to Friday
Note: Hours of work may be adjusted at the discretion of the Site
Administrator or Assistant Administrator.
SALARY : Casuals: $23.45 per hour + percentage of vacation
pay
Regulars
will receive their current rate of pay
PAYMENT: Payment will be in accordance with
the Memorandum of Agreement as set out by OSSTF and the employer
START DATE: Staff Orientation (3 hours on July 2,
2024 or as advised by Site Principal)
CLASSES: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 to Thursday, July 25, 2024
DEADLINE: 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 10, 2024
DUTIES: Under the direction of the classroom
teacher, the Educational Assistant will assist children with physical needs
such as: dressing, undressing, feeding, toileting, lifting, etc., preparing
teaching aids and devices as directed, assisting the teacher with difficult
classroom situations; and supervising class work of groups of children or individual
pupils while the classroom teacher is working with other students. Other
related duties may be assigned by the classroom teacher and/or Site
Administrator.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION: Secondary School
Graduation Diploma along with training and experience with children with
special needs. The ability to work as a team member under the direction of a
teacher and a high degree of patience and understanding are required. Knowledge
and understanding of specific social/emotional and physical needs of students
with learning disabilities, behavioural challenges, developmental disabilities
or physical challenges as well as Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, First Aid
and CPR will be considered an asset.
Application Process
The Ottawa-Carleton 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.com by providing a cover letter and resume. Please clearly indicate on your resume your full-time and/or part-time 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 P.146.HREquitable Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion.
Personal information gathered through the application process is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, RSO 1980, c302 (as amended), and will be used to determine the qualification for employment with the OCDSB. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Manager, People, Culture and Leadership, 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean, Ontario K2H 6L3.
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 casualssp@ocdsb.ca at any time.
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