Classroom aide Jobs in North York, ON

Job Description

Job Description

Classroom Facilitator – Level 1, Autism Services

LOCATION : North York, ON

POSITION TYPE : Full-time Regular (37.5 hours / week)

POSTING CLOSING DATE : January 18, 2025

Interested in working with an amazing team that really cares? Then you should join Lumenus! At Lumenus we illuminate a seamless pathway to optimal wellbeing for our clients. As one of the largest mental health agencies in Ontario, we offer a broad range of high-quality mental health, developmental and community services for infants, children, youth, individuals, and families across Toronto. We are a passionate, dynamic and growing agency. We offer a competitive salary, employer paid benefits, ongoing training, and career development opportunities!

Lumenus Community Services is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  We value a recruitment and selection process that is inclusive and barrier-free and we encourage applications from all individuals including, but not limited to, all cultures, religions, racialized communities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.

We are currently seeking a full-time regular role to support the Ontario Autism - Entry to School Program at our McNicoll (North York) location. The Entry to School program is a service offering that supports families with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are between the ages of 3 to 6 entering school for the first time. The Entry to School program 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 Clinical Supervisor, Autism Services.

The Classroom Facilitator Level 1 will be responsible for working in a classroom to deliver a group-based program focused on developing school-readiness skills (communication, play, social interactions, functional routines, behavioural self-management and pre-academics, learning and attention).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Implementing appropriate learning activities and strategies (aligned to the individual Service Plans) designed to help the child reach their learning goals using early year’s pedagogy.
• Participate in singing, storytelling, acting, modelling play skills and engaging in play with children.
• Effectively use Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) teaching strategies such as reinforcement, verbal and physical prompts, shaping, chaining, modelling and fading.
• Monitor student behaviour and teaching appropriate behaviour.
• Address personal care requirements of the child during each session.
• Build rapport with children to support progress.
• Communicate and record day to day observations.
• Maintain materials and equipment and a tidy classroom.
• Keep Clinical Supervisor, Autism Services and Classroom Facilitator L2 informed of program concerns and client progress (e.g. flagging exceptional circumstances and need for program change).
• Assist the Classroom Facilitator L2 and / or Clinical Supervisor, Autism Services in the following :

o   Intake activities

o   Assessing individual children’s skills, abilities, interests, strengths and needs

o   Preparing and implementing activities as per curriculum

o   Conducting skill-based assessments, curriculum assessments

o   Development of Service Plans

o   Evaluation of children’s progress toward program goals

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / SKILLS :

WORKING CONDITIONS :

TO APPLY : Interested applicants are invited to visit our website at   and submit their cover letter and resume through our Career Centre on or before January 18, 2025.

We ask applicants to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department. Human Resources will work together with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

Company Description

Lumenus offers a broad range of high quality mental health, developmental, autism and early years intervention services to children, youth, families, and adults across Toronto. We offer a dynamic and enriching work environment, one that provides opportunities for growth and personal fulfillment. As a team we work together to ensure every Lumenus client has the support they need to be seen, be heard, be well.

Company Description

Lumenus offers a broad range of high quality mental health, developmental, autism and early years intervention services to children, youth, families, and adults across Toronto. We offer a dynamic and enriching work environment, one that provides opportunities for growth and personal fulfillment. As a team we work together to ensure every Lumenus client has the support they need to be seen, be heard, be well.