Supply Education Assistant

Job summary

Provide spiritual, educational, social, behavioral, and physical assistance to students with diverse needs. Support special programs including those for autism, learning disabilities, and multiple exceptionalities.

Job details

Vision The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) is proud to be a significant part of the fabric of publicly funded Catholic education in the province of Ontario. We serve approximately 84,000 students in nearly 200 Catholic schools in the City of Toronto and represent close to 475,000 Catholic school supporters. At the TCDSB, we grow in knowledge, with justice and hope. The TCDSB is an inclusive Catholic learning community that nurtures faith development and academic excellence through the love of God, neighbor, and self. We fully engage students in learning that supports their academic, spiritual, socio-emotional, and physical growth and development. At TCDSB, we have a long and distinguished history of providing excellence in Catholic education for the Toronto community. The Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations our Catholic values, and the Board's Pastoral Plans are foundational to our exemplary approach to teaching and learning in the 21st Century. With a staff of 14,000, the TCDSB is a dynamic school board and is seeking Supply Education Assistants. The Board maintains a roster of temporary/casual staff for assignments to cover employee absences. Supply staff are assigned from a pool on an as-needed basis. All interested applicants are welcome to apply. We are an inclusive employer. The primary function of this position is to provide assistance to students in the areas of spiritual, education, social, behavioural and physical needs. The position will often require heavy lifting. Special programs encountered in the classroom include, but are not limited to: Autism Behavioural Speech Hearing (sign language) Learning disabilities Developmentally delayed Multiple handicapped Multiple Exceptionalities Requirements Educational Support Diploma or related field of study. A minimum of one (1) year working experience with individuals with special needs or equivalent (e.g., providing care for family members with special needs, etc.) Ability to perform multiple activities without assistance including but not limited to; walking / standing for long periods of time, pushing / pulling up to 65kg, frequent reaching, bending, kneeling movements, etc. Pastoral Reference Letter or completion of the from a Roman Catholic Parish, indicating you are a practicing Roman Catholic (dated within the past 12 months). Otherwise a Baptismal Certificate from a Roman Catholic Church is required (please note that a positive pastoral reference is required to be considered for all permanent positions). Resume and Cover Letter addressed to the Sr. Manager of Recruitment, Human Resources. The daily rate of pay is $ 194.33. Working hours are 6 hours and 40 minutes per day, excluding unpaid lunch break. As a condition of employment with the TCDSB, successful candidates will be required to submit a current original Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) prior to commencing employment. Candidates are not advised to obtain this document prior to an offer of employment. Human Resources will advise you to complete a VSS if you are successful through the selection process and the cost of the VSS is the responsibility of the candidate. Who We Are Our mission at TCDSB is to inspire learning in every way and support our students and employees. Employees who work in our corporate setting are passionate and have a strong belief in our mission and making TCDSB a leader in public education. We are Consistent with the TCDSB's Employment Equity policy and Multi-Year Strategic Plan, the TCDSB is strongly committed to fostering and creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the stakeholders and communities we serve. As such, we especially welcome applications from individuals who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, including but not limited to, those who are Indigenous, Black, 2SLGBTQ+, and racialized. You are invited to voluntarily indicate if you identify as one or more of the aforementioned communities. This information will be kept confidential. The TCDSB is committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know when contacted. We will work with you to meet your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request. Learn more about the TCDSB Fair Hiring Policies and Accommodation Process. All interested applicants are asked to apply online via Apply to Education. We thank all prospective applicants for showing interest in this position; only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Follow us on our page for the latest posts, jobs, and so much more.

What you’ll do

Provide spiritual, educational, social, behavioral, and physical assistance to students with diverse needs. Support special programs including those for autism, learning disabilities, and multiple exceptionalities.

Requirements

Requires an Educational Support Diploma and at least one year of experience working with individuals with special needs. Candidates must provide a Roman Catholic pastoral reference or baptismal certificate and pass a Vulnerable Sector Screening.

Listed skills

• standing for long periods · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• responsibility · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Consistent · Preferred
• positive · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Special Needs Support
• Behavioral Management
• Physical Assistance
• Sign Language
• Student Supervision
• Spiritual Support
• Educational Assistance

Job areas

• Education
• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector