YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Employee Reviews
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great place to work
Assistant for theDevelopmentally Handicap (Current Employee) – Markham, ON – 17 April 2018
Amazing place to work with a welcoming environment. Great place to expand your skills and evolve further within the organization. Benefits and pension are a fantastic addition!
Severely under compensated, very political atmosphere
Network Analyst (Current Employee) – Richmond Hill, ON – 12 April 2018
Some positions within the board are very well compensated, others are very much below average. Beware of what position you are applying for, what is listed on the job application vs actual daily duties. Benefits are on par with corporate positions. Politically charged environment, can get "black listed" pretty easily.
Pros
Summer hours, job security
Cons
Pay, advancement opportunities, political environment
Great Summer Student Job
Payroll Services Intern (Former Employee) – Aurora, ON – 14 March 2018
I absolutely loved working here as a Summer Student while in post secondary school. The work is enjoyable, you have three day weekends during the summer, the pay is reasonable, and it is a great learning experience. I loved my time here!
Pros
Great Environment, and great work/life balance
a fun place to work
Mandarin Instructor (Current Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 1 February 2018
A very nice environment for the students who are interested in international languages. A lots of support from the administrators at school. The teachers are very well respected.
York Region
Educational Assistant (Former Employee) – York, ON – 8 January 2018
Very nice company to work for, received calls everyday and could cancel at reasonable time if necessary. Did not have one bad experience with any school I went to.
Pros
If you don't like a school you can take it off the list
Cons
highway traffic in the morning
Enjoy working with children and assist them with their needs
Lunch Assistant (Current Employee) – Beckett Farm Public School, Markham, ON – 6 November 2017
I enjoy working with small children and I have the experience of raising my own 5 children. I quickly identify their need and deal with it with utmost responsibility. I guide children with their indoor and outdoor activities. I myself have a vast experience of preparing children foods and serving them in a class set up. I give special emphasis on hygiene and safe environment.
Pros
I get appreciation of my work from my superiors.
Cons
My working hours are very short. Just one hour a day.
Fun place to work!
Student Placement (Former Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 12 October 2017
If you enjoy working with children and youth in an education setting, you'll like working at YRDSB. Very challenging, rewarding and fun environment. (CYW- Student Placement, Newmarket, ON)
Summer Student Caretaker
Student Summer Caretaker (Former Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 21 September 2017
Worked as a summer student caretaker. Job was easy but fairly boring. Great job for a student returning home for the summer. Unfortunately the summer students are the only un-unionized members of the staff.
Fantastic place to work as a Summer Student
Summer Groundskeeper and Maintenance staff (Former Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 12 September 2017
The York Region District School Board was my summer employer for my first four years of post secondary school and I could not think of a better place to work as a student. Although the pay might have been low, the job itself and the life lessons that I learned from the people I worked with were well worth it.
Interactive, positive, insightful and occasionally challenging and demanding
Educational Assistant/Child & Youth Worker (Current Employee) – York Region – 23 August 2017
The job comprises of experiences that enables me to learn about different things and from different angles. I work across schools with the school board and i am exposed to experiences that fluctuate. I can have a positive, interactive, insightful and/or challenging and demanding experience(s)
Pros
Working with children and youths and learning from their strengths, endurance, and challenges etc
Cons
No freedom to choose desired grade
Productive and fun workplace
Junior Counselor, Summer Institute (Former Employee) – Markham, ON – 17 August 2017
Working with the York Region District School Board was an amazing first job experience because the campers and other counselors made it fun. I would recommend this job to everyone because it is an amazing opportunity.
great place to work
Supply Early Childhood Educator (Current Employee) – Vaughan, ON – 18 July 2017
I love this job. it has always been my dream to work in the school board. I get to meet many different children and go to many different schools. I assist the teacher in any tasks that they ask me to do.
Pros
meet new people. its my passion
Cons
because its supply work, not steady enough.
Excellent Collegiality and Support
Teacher (Current Employee) – Markham, ON – 8 July 2017
I love working for the YRDSB.
The job is to help bring our next generation to a place where they can find meaningful lives within their country and to make an impact globally. It's a huge responsibility and a privilege to be a part of it.
Each person is important, and we work together as a team. Support staff, admin and teachers all encourage and support one another.
Going into a new school where the environment is unfamiliar can be challenging at times.
The most enjoyable part of the job is being a part of an 'aha' moment with a student, when a concept finally makes sense to them or they master a skill they've been working so hard on.
The job is to help bring our next generation to a place where they can find meaningful lives within their country and to make an impact globally. It's a huge responsibility and a privilege to be a part of it.
Each person is important, and we work together as a team. Support staff, admin and teachers all encourage and support one another.
Going into a new school where the environment is unfamiliar can be challenging at times.
The most enjoyable part of the job is being a part of an 'aha' moment with a student, when a concept finally makes sense to them or they master a skill they've been working so hard on.
Pros
Flexibility
Cons
No school in the summer
incredible staff and employees
HVAC/R Mechanic (Former Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 30 June 2017
This was a great organization and for the time I was employed by them I had no complaints or problems. I would recommend this company to any technician seeking employment.
Job security is ok. Silent Discrimination.
-na (Former Employee) – Richmond Hill, ON – 30 June 2017
If you don't have an insider you wont get a permanent job. If you will notice most of them are relatives or family members of a manager or an existing employees.. The chance of getting a permanent job if you don't know anybody inside is close to none. I hope the board can address that issue when it comes to job opportunity equality.
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School Assistant (Former Employee) – Sutton, ON – 30 May 2017
working here was alright. No direction with what to do and when.
Nobody to really answer to besides people in office.
Kids were so cute but there is a lot of classrooms that need an extra staff member to keep them all on track. unfair to the kids.
Nobody to really answer to besides people in office.
Kids were so cute but there is a lot of classrooms that need an extra staff member to keep them all on track. unfair to the kids.
Pros
kids
Cons
no advancement