Special Education Technician - St-John Fisher Senior - Jordan's Principle
- Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada
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Original job description
- Funding is attached to a specific student, if the student should leave the board or move schools, the individual would follow or the contract would end
Principal: Micheal White
Qualifications
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. Candidates with a completed DEC in Special Care Counselling will be prioritized
AND
Hold a certificate dated no more than three (3) years attesting to the successful completion of:
- 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
- Must be fluent in French and English (oral and written)
- Experience in elementary education is an asset
- Familiar with the French elementary program
- Familiarity with the use and creation of the following techniques/technologies: Google Platform, Google Read and Write, snapverter, word-q, Social Stories, and visuals (visuals schedules and other visual supports)
- Must be flexible and open to work with different types of students within the school
- Familiar with TIPPS(Trauma informed practices), CASP, UDL, Differentiated Instruction, SEL and Zones of regulation an asset
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training or equivalent is an asset
- Knowledge and experience working with Health, Social Services and Community partners would be an asset
- First responder training would be an asset
The principal and customary work of an employee in this class of employment consists of working as part of a teaching and multidisciplinary team to apply special education techniques, supports, and adaptations for students with intellectual/learning/physical disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder and/or behavior disorders in educational, volunteer, and employment settings.
Daily Tasks/Dossiers
- Works in the classroom with students that have identified needs
- Works with a diverse range of student needs
- Ability to create and consult confidential reports on students’ needs
- Liaison between students, staff, and administration
- Ability to implement the appropriate strategies that constitute an individualized profile
- Train students on technological tools to support their learning and examination procedures
- Attends multi-disciplinary resource and/or other meetings (including meetings with students/parents/caregivers and members of community organizations and/or health/social services).
- May have to contact students/parents/caregivers regarding student attendance, behavior, successes and/or struggles.
- De-escalates violent and difficult situations with both at-risk and high needs students while maintaining the students’ dignity.
- Knowledge of outside services and support available to students is an asset
- Planning and managing Social Skills or other groups
- Daily check-ins with vulnerable students
- Recess duty to monitor vulnerable students
- Teaching self-regulation techniques
- Mediating conflict between students
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Responsibilities
Support students with diverse intellectual, learning, physical, autism-related, and behavioral needs by applying individualized special education strategies, adaptations, and learning technologies. Collaborate with students, families, school staff, and community or health-service partners, while supporting social skills, self-regulation, attendance, and conflict resolution.
Requirements
A Diploma of College Studies in Special Care Counselling, or an equivalent recognized diploma or attestation, is required; candidates with a completed diploma in Special Care Counselling are prioritized. A current certificate for standard first aid and a refresher course is required, along with fluency in written and spoken French and English; elementary education experience and familiarity with the listed educational approaches and tools are assets.
Skills
- Special Education Support
- Individualized Student Strategies
- Classroom Support
- Student Needs Assessment
- Confidential Reporting
- Educational Technology Training
- De-escalation
- Social Skills Instruction
- Self-Regulation Instruction
- Conflict Mediation
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- French-English Fluency
- Google Platform
- Google Read and Write
- Social Stories
- Differentiated Instruction
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Hiring contact
Micheal White
Categories
- Education
- Social Services
- Healthcare
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Special Education
- Special Care Counselling
- Diploma of College Studies
- Standard First Aid
- First Aid Refresher
- French-English Fluency
- Elementary Education
- French Elementary Program
- Google Platform
- Google Read and Write
- Snapverter
- WordQ
- Social Stories
- Visual Schedules
- Visual Supports
- Trauma-Informed Practices
- CASP
- Universal Design for Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Zones of Regulation
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Multidisciplinary Teamwork
- Individualized Student Support
- De-escalation
- Self-Regulation
- Social Skills Groups
- Community Partnerships