Educational Assistant jobs in Toronto, ON

Job Summary

Casual Educational Assistants provide support to students with a variety of special needs including physical, developmental, and behavioural. Educational Assistants work with children with special needs in a classroom setting, either in an integrated mainstream classroom or in a contained classroom. Casual Educational Assistants work on an "as needed" basis.

As a casual Educational Assistant, you will have the opportunity to apply for permanent and long-term positions, when available, throughout the school year. Educational Assistants work during the school year only. There will be school shut down periods in December (winter break), March Break and during the summer months when Educational Assistants do not work and are not paid.

This posting is for a Backfill/Replacement.

The hourly rate of pay for Casual Educational Assistants is $29.73.

Note: Candidates who pass the initial screening may be contacted for an interview between June to July. Interested applicants to this job posting are requested to ensure their availability for interviews during this period.

Key Responsibilities

Candidates must also be able to perform the essential physical duties of the position to support our children with special needs, which may include toileting, lifting, transferring and personal care. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to working in a diverse school community and work environment. Please include your experience working with children, youth and / or adults who have a variety of special needs.

Qualifications

All Peel District School Board Educational Assistants must have appropriate post-secondary certification in one of the areas outlined below and directly related experience.

Experience: Experience: Work experience should include employment working with individuals with Special Needs for four (4) months or more. As part of the recruitment process, references will be required from a Supervisor who can attest to the work experience with individuals with Special Needs.

Education: PDSB accepts post-secondary certifications, diplomas, and degrees from publicly funded colleges and universities. Suggested appropriate qualifications include:

• Advanced Studies in Special Needs in addition to basic Early
• Childhood Education (E.C.E.)
• Autism and Behavioural Science
• Bachelor of Applied Science – Major in Child, Youth and Family
• Behavioural Science Technology
• Child and Youth Worker (C.Y.W.)
• Child and Youth Worker Degree
• Child Care Worker (C.C.W.)
• Community Service Worker (Formerly Social Service Worker) (C.S.W.)
• Community Worker Program
• Corrections Worker Diploma/Community and Justice Studies
• Designated Early Childhood Educators (Registration – Ontario
• College of Early Childhood Educators E.C.E.)
• Developmental Disabilities Worker (D.D.W)
• Developmental Service Worker (D.S.W.)
• Early Childhood Education Degree
• Early Childhood Education Diploma (E.C.E.)
• Educational Assistant/Support (E.A / E.S.)
• Exceptionalities in Human Learning
• Intervenor for Deaf-Blind Persons
• Psychology Degree
• Registered Nurse (R.N.)
• Registered Practical Nurse (R.P.N.)
• Social Service Worker (S.S.W.)
• Social Work Degree
• Sociology Degree

• Transcripts may be requested to support relevant course detail. Candidates must also be able to perform the essential physical duties of the position to support our children with special needs which may include toileting, lifting, transferring and personal care. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to working in a diverse school community and/or work environment.

Additional Skills & Assets
Additional Notes

As part of the application process, please submit proof of your post-secondary certification by including a copy of your certification (degree or diploma) in your application.

This posting is part of PDSB’s Pool Hiring initiative, designed to increase the number of supply staff available to cover employee absences.

PDSB will not use AI during the screening and recruitment process. Please note that final hiring decisions will be made by the PDSB Hiring Team.

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Careers with the Peel District School Board

Commitment to Equity, Anti-Oppression and Anti-Racism
The Peel District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the full diversity of the Region of Peel. We will provide reasonable accommodation (e.g. an accessible location, rescheduling of interviews that fall on Days of Significance etc.) based on any of the human rights protected grounds, during the hiring process if advised in advance. We are also committed to inclusion, anti-oppression and anti-racist practices while also supporting the continuous growth and development of an equitable and empowered education system at the PDSB.

Criminal Background Check
Successful candidates must provide a satisfactory Criminal Background Check prior to commencing employment. Please review the requirements for the Criminal Background Check.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but will only be contacting candidates whose skills, experience and qualifications best meet the requirements of the position. All communication to applicants regarding this job posting, including an invitation to complete skills assessments and/or a job interview if applicable, will be made through email. Candidates are encouraged to regularly check their email as listed on their TalentLink account.

Land Acknowledgement

The land upon which we work, live and sustain ourselves is the ancestral and treaty lands of the Miichizaagiig Anishinaabek also known today as the Mississaugas of the Credit, the rightful caretakers and title holders of this land. We also recognize the rich pre-contact history and relationships which include the Anishinaabek and the Onkwehonwe. Since European Contact, this land continues to be home to Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. As responsible community members, we value the diversity, dignity and worth of all people. Colonialism displaced and dispossessed Indigenous peoples of their ancestral lands and continues to deny their basic human rights, dignities and freedoms. We are committed to learning true history to reconcile, make reparations and fulfill our treaty obligations to the Original Peoples and our collective responsibilities to the land, water, animals, and each other for future generations.

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