Educational Assistant (100%) - Term - Farley Mowat PS

The successful candidate

will play a pivotal role in creating a positive and supportive learning environment tailored to meet the student's unique needs.Responsibilities : Implement individualized behaviour management strategies to support the student's emotional and behavioural well-being. Collaborate closely with the classroom teacher and school support team to develop and implement personalized learning plans. Provide academic support and assistance with class assignments and activities. Foster a positive and inclusive atmosphere that promotes the student's social-emotional growth and self-confidence. Qualifications : Experience and training in behaviour management systems, preferably in an educational or youth-focused setting. Strong understanding of mental health issues affecting children and adolescents. Ability to work effectively one-on-one with students, adapting strategies to meet individual needs. Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents. Experience working with Indigenous students or communities is considered an asset. Note : Applicants who do not have an ATE account are welcome to apply by sending an email to [email protected] Who can apply : In accordance with the Student Support Personnel's Collective Agreement, O.S.S.T.F. District 25, and further to Articles 23.04 and 23 : 07 qualified regular part-time employees are eligible to increase their status and apply to part-time term vacancies if it does not interfere with their regular assignment, subject to Article 13 : 03; (i.e. 30 minutes between assignments or travel time, whichever is greater, without impact on current part-time hours of work). Regular full-time employees are not eligible to apply for term vacanciesNOTE : As per the SSP Collective Agreement, Casual EAs currently in terms for the 2023 / 2024 school year that ends June 30, 2024 are not eligible to apply unless to increase status. Salary : If a term assignment is less than the school year : $23.45 per hour + 4% vacation pay and eligibility for benefitsIf the term assignment is for the full school year : $24.39 per hour and enrollment in the Board's term benefit plans (subject to terms of Collective Agreement) 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.HR Equitable 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 [email protected] at any time. EDUCATING FOR SUCCESS - BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES TOGETHER