Supply educational assistant
Supply Educational Assistant
The Durham District School Board (DDSB) is responsible for public education in the rural settings of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog Townships and the urban settings of Ajax, Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa.
Being on the supply Educational Assistant list at DDSB provides you the opportunity to explore and expand your skills in different assignments at our various elementary or secondary schools. As a supply Educational Assistant employee you are employed by the board.We will place you with an assignment that needs a temporary employee to do an assignment for a specific length of time. The commitment could be for a day, weeks or months. You work to cover employee absences. When one assignment is done you move to another one which may be the same or a different location.
This job may be of interest to you if you have experience in one of the following areas:
Educational Support/Educational Assistant
Child and Youth Care (CYC) or Child and Youth Worker (CYW)
Development Service worker (DSW)
Intervenor
Psychology background
Autism and Behavioural Science
Job Summary :
To assist the classroom teacher in the education of students with exceptionalities. The deployment and assignment of duties within the school of a classroom assistant who is to work in a classroom setting, are the responsibility of the teacher involved, in consultation with the principal.
Major Duties :
- Assist Teacher in the Teaching and Learning Process
develop student's self esteem and positive self concept throughout;
mark students' completed work;
observe and record student progress;
communicate to the teacher student progress and problems.
- Prepare Classroom Material and Equipment as Directed
- Maintain Class and Student Records, Charts and Files as Directed
including general filing, updating and recording such matters as student attendance, achievement, marks, behavior and other general administrative work in class (ordering consumable supplies, obtaining trip consents, collecting monies, etc.).
- Assist with General Pupil Supervision as Directed
when the teacher is engaged in teacher preparation and evaluation in class, when the class is working in small groups and when the teacher is unavailable;
assist in the supervision of students who have physical disabilities in a shop environment (industrial arts);
on field trips, at school assemblies, loading and unloading buses, recess, noon hour, lunch. Note: The E.A.'s role re bussing is to accompany/assist the student onto the bus and to buckle the student's seatbelt, if the help is needed, or monitor the student buckling his/her own seatbelt where the student is able to do so.The bus driver is to check that all seatbelts are buckled before putting the bus in motion to leave the school;
supervision and/or instruction of individual or small groups of children during trips (such as swimming, grocery shopping, community outings, Variety Village).- Supervise, Observe and Correct Students' Behaviour as Directed
including instructing and encouraging proper student behaviour and coping with extreme behaviour disorders
implementing behaviour management/modification programs- Instruct and Assist Students in Basic Life Skills as Directed
domestic skills (such as meal planning and preparation, shopping, cooking skills and use of cooking equipment such as stove, microwave);
community skills (such as recognizing common signs, banking)
- Provide Physical Assistance to Students as Directed
escort and provide physical assistance for an individual student outside class;
monitor medical procedures performed by the student and/or the nurse (eg.catheterization)
assist in shop environment - adjust environment to student needs (seating,equipment, projects).- Assist in the Integration of Students as Directed
monitor student comprehension and student recording of instructions from their teacher, their work skills, their completed work and their progress;
assist students not coping with integration with their class notes, study guides, drills, quizzes, etc.;assist children in age appropriate classes for art, music and physical education.
- Assist in the Physical Development of Students as directed
fine motor skills (threading), gross motor skills (climbing, catching, running)
physical exercise programs for individual students prescribed by the Occupational Therapist and under the direction of the teacher to strengthen, stimulate and develop muscle tone (child over a ball or wedge)- Accompany and Assist Students in their Job Placements
- Provide Physical and Other Assistance to students with a Developmental Disability
push and pull students' wheelchairs or carry students in a floor sitter;
lift students from wheelchairs to change mat on floor or up to change table for toileting purposes;
hold students on the toilet;
utilize equipment in various exercise programs (tricycles, large balls, wedges, etc.);
administer and chart oral medication.
- Assist with the Education of a student who is Blind.
- Assist with the Education of Students who are Deaf and/or Non-Verbal
- Perform such other Duties as may be Assigned by the Principal or the Teacher.
Qualifications :
- Secondary School Diploma (Grade 12)
Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.
While we appreciate all applications received, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.