Description
Special Education Teacher
Please note that we are only accepting applications for those with Ontario College of Teachers certification.
Description of School
Peetabeck Academy
• Provides educational services and supports to elementary and secondary school students living on reserve.
• Administers education programs and schools through the Mundo Peetabeck Education Authority
• Operates Peetabeck Academy, a non-reserve school for students from JK to Grade 12. Our community will also teachyou our history and share our traditional cultural knowledge.
Mission and Vision
Our mission is to provide a place where students, families and staff find support to learn, grow, discover and ultimately believe in themselves.
To focus life-long learning for all by promoting traditional values, retention of Cree language andachieving student success while maintaining a safe and positive environment.
Mundo Peetabeck will provide the leadership to motivate and encourage all residents to work together to benefit the future aspirations of the community.
To ensure the continuation of traditional values, enhance community involvement, provide personal andacademic support by implementing Seven Grandfather Teachings. Teamwork with everyone involved and also sharing our traditional values with everyone in the community.
Benefits
• Teacherages are rent free and pet friendly
• Free Internet provided
• Northern allowances
• Ontario Teacher's Pension
• Plus more facilities available
A rewarding opportunity awaits you at Peetabeck Academy.
Reports to: Principal
About You
You are an individual who views teaching as a vocation. You are dedicated, thoughtful, self-reflective and you bring your best toyour students and classroom every day.You are a professional who iscommitted to best practices and ongoing professional learning. An educator who seeks to inspire, challenge and prepare students to become future leaders within their communities. You are motivated to provide students with an exceptional liberal arts education, and excited to become involved in themyriad of co-curricular programs offered by our school.You work hard to make students better learners, and better people. You help them to believe in themselves, and to recognize and to choose goodness.
And you can't imagine doing anything else. It is how you change the world. If you are this kind ofteacher, we invite you to apply to Peetabeck Academy.
Position Summary
The Autism Specialist will work with a special focus on the needs of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders(ASDs) who may or may not be qualified for special education. This individual will collaborate with school administrators, counselors and psychologist to provide support to students, school staff and parents in the development of an instructional and/or behavioral intervention program for individualstudents that will promote a positive school climate and a successful learning environment.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
• Provides instructional methodology and behavioral support and training to teachers, children and staff.
• Responsible for the delivery of a structured environment that includes the use of diverse evidence based strategies for the support of students with ASDs.
• Plans and supports implementation of the essential components of an instructional program for students with ASDs to include: early intervention, predictability and structure, functional analysis of behaviors, development of behavior intervention plans and systematic data monitoring.
• Provides support for the development of individualized student and family- centered educational plans in collaboration with school teams and district administrators.
• Works as a member of the school's Special Education Leadership Team and with members of school teams to assess student needs, determine appropriate interventions, set up appropriate progress monitoring plans, analyze student data and complete Functional Behavioral Assessments with Behavior Intervention Plans in order to provide appropriate behavioral supports for students.
• Trains and coaches’ staff in instructional strategies around executive functioning and social cognitive deficits consistent with a diagnosis of ASD.
• Trains and coaches’ staff in appropriate use of visual supports and environmental modifications to meet the educational needs of students with ASDs.
• Assists in the implementation of individualized transition plans to ensure that students receive skills necessary for successful full-time re-entry in general education classrooms
• Provides crisis response and management for students who are experiencing significantbehavioral andemotional challenges.
• Keeps appropriate records and inform administration and staff of student or family contacts
• Required to follow Board policies and stay abreast of updates and changes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ability to conduct a Functional Behavioral Assessment and develop a Behavioral Intervention Plan that is instructionally focused and considerate of common characteristics of students with ASDs as well as being sufficiently individualized. Skills progress
• Experience in coaching school-based staff in behavioral strategies.
• Experience in providing professional development to teachers and other school staff.
• Documented competence in working with students with ASDs in a school setting.
QuaIifications
• Applicant must have AUTISM specialist (or willing tobecome a specialist)
• Ontario College of Teachers Certificate is required.
Salary
• As per Board's salary grid and QECO rating or equivalent qualifications evaluation
• $73,816.00 to $106,254.00 per year
****If hired, Current Criminal Reference Check including Vulnerable Screening Vector required**
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
COVID-19 considerations if required: Safe distancing, masks, hand sanitizing
To Apply:
Send your resumes by mail to:
nicole.gillies@mpea.ca
