Job ID: 213662 (Competition #PDSB24-045)The Ministry of Education, W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind is a community-based School for the Blind, under the Ministry of Education, Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch with the tradition and reputation for meeting the academic, personal, social, emotional, and developmental needs of the individual children.
If you are looking for a rewarding and meaningful career and would like to be part of a specialized team, then consider this exciting employment opportunity as a Classroom Assistant.
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We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
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What can I expect to do in this role?
- Work with children who are visually impaired with multiple exceptionalities.
- Work in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Assist in providing individual and group programs to children who are visually impaired with multiple exceptionalities.
- Assist with physical needs of children.
- Follow up on specialized programs set up by other agencies/professionals.
- Assist in program preparation and materials.
How do I qualify?
Mandatory
- Community College certificate and/or equivalent training, education and working experience in a child- related field.
- Current certification in Standard First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with AED.
Skills and Qualifications:
Your background and experience enables you to meet the following requirements:
- Demonstrated experience working with children who are visually impaired and may have other emotional and behavioural disorders.
- Knowledge of child development and an understanding of caring for children with special needs.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation /policies /procedures /guidelines/practices that address student care and safety.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and observation skills to identify students' needs/difficulties.
- Ability to communicate effectively with students who may have a variety of multiple exceptionalities in an educational setting.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) certification is an asset.
- Ability and willingness to assist special needs students as required.
- Ability to work on an as-needed basis.
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Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.