Special Education Technician – Bank of candidates

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board wishes to establish a bank of candidates for Special Education Technicians.

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR
The School Principal

NATURE OF THE WORK
The principal and customary work of an employee in this class of employment consists in working with a multidisciplinary team to apply special education techniques and methods in keeping with an individualized education plan intended for handicapped students or students with social maladjustments or learning difficulties or in keeping with a program designed for students requiring specific support.

CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTIONS

• Under the responsibility of the school administration and in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, he or she participates in developing and drawing up an individualized education plan; selects the measures designed to attain the objectives determined, develops his or her action plan and applies the measures; assesses whether the objectives were attained and participates in evaluating the plan.
• He or she prepares, organizes and conducts educational or pedagogical support activities, cultural and recreational activities as well as sports activities designed to develop social, cognitive, psycho-motor, communication or other skills; selects, prepares and, if necessary, ensures that the necessary material is adapted or constructed for these activities. He or she works with other staff to determine and carry
  out other educational activities, such as the organization and supervision of practicums in the workplace.
• He or she helps students with learning activities in class. Within his or her competence, the employee helps a student to read and write and provides him or her with needed explanations; helps him or her with lessons and homework.
• He or she observes situations and works with students reacting to their environment; counsels them; applies, during fits, intervention techniques conducive to calm and order; coaches them in their behaviour modification process; provides support to the teacher so as to ensure an environment conducive to learning in the classroom.
• He or she applies communication techniques adapted to student needs.
• He or she informs students of the various disorders or dependencies and, if necessary, meets with them to provide them with advice, help or referrals to specialized resources.
• He or she supervises students who, following a sanction, must receive instruction in another room; helps them with their schoolwork; determines with the students concerned and with the staff involved in intervention efforts the conditions for reintegrating the classroom.
• He or she may be required to accompany students with special needs on the arrival and departure of school buses.
• He or she records his or her observations and interventions, keeps files and prepares reports on a student’s situation.
• He or she works, where necessary, with youth protection organizations and external interveners in matters pertaining, in particular, to parental abuse or negligence; where applicable, helps the school administration to conduct student searches.
• He or she meets with students, parents and teachers to provide them with advice, information and pertinent documents and referrals.
• If necessary, he or she administers medication according to medical requirements and the school policy in effect and to the parents’ instructions; administers first aid.
• He or she may be required to use a computer and the necessary software to perform his or her duties.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Schooling
Hold a Diploma of College Studies in Special Care Counselling or a diploma or an attestation of studies recognized as equivalent by the competent authority.
Other requirements
Hold a certificate dated no more than three (3) years attesting to the successful completion of:
1. a standard first aid course of a minimum eight (8)-hour duration;
2. a refresher course of a minimum six (6)-hour duration updating the skills acquired in the course mentioned in subparagraph 1.

SALARY
To be determined in accordance with the Collective Agreement in effect, the experience and supporting documents (between $23,50 and $32,93 per hour).

To Apply Please send your resume to the Human Resources Department by e-mail to hrsecretary@swlauriersb.qc.ca or by fax to 450 965-9736.

Should you send your application via internal mail, please ensure that the courier schedule will enable your application to be received by the Human Resources Department prior to the closing date. You may confirm receipt of your application via e-mail or by contacting Ms. Elisabetta Zavaglia at 450-621-5600, extension 1453.

The School Board reserves the right to determine whether the position requirements are met in whole or in part. Only those candidates retained for an interview will be contacted.
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board has implemented an Equal Access Employment Program and encourages applications from women, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible and ethnic minorities, and handicapped persons.