Braillist/Learning Support Assistant, 100% Term (External Posting)

External Posting - applications from approved casual and term ESP employees and external candidates. (Regular (permanent) ESP employees must apply to the Internal posting)

About the OCDSB: The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking a creative, dynamic, committed professional to join our team:

BRAILLIST AND LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Location: OCDSB Administration Building; 133 Greenbank Road Nepean

Position Status: 18 Month Term Assignment

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week (12 month work year)

Affiliation: OSSTF District 25 - Educational Support Professionals (ESP)

Salary range: $49,556 to $61,287 (Level 5)

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Principal(s) of Learning Support Services, the Learning Support Assistant & Braillist provides administrative support to the Blind/Low Vision and Deaf/Hard of Hearing teams, as well as braille transcription services for Itinerant Teachers for Blind/Low Vision.

As support to the Learning Support Services Division, this position performs administrative tasks including handling phone and in-person inquiries, maintaining special education databases, preparing correspondence and documents, ordering supplies and maintaining budget transactions/records.

As part of the Ottawa Carleton Education Program for the Visually Impaired, this position also provides braille transcription services for the OCDSB and the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB). The Braillist produces braille documents (including textbooks, novels, handouts, maps and tests) using current word processing and braille technology and machines. Performs other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of Learning Support Services.

Qualifications

• Secondary school diploma, and completion of relevant Braille production program (Grade 1 - alphabetic, Grade 2 Contracted and Step-Braille - semi-contracted), and a minimum of 1 year related office and braille experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
• Understanding of Braille, including knowledge of transcription rules, codes, literary and Nemeth Braille.
• Proficiency in computer technology, including Microsoft applications, database programs, and Google Suite.
• Knowledge of relevant Board policies and procedures.
• Ability to use Braille translation software and equipment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to exchange, clarify, and provide information to others, using tact and diplomacy.
• Organization and time management skills to prioritize work and juggle multiple and concurrent tasks; and the ability to be flexible to work demands.
• Initiative and using good judgment for problem solving.
• Detail-oriented to ensure accuracy of braille output and database input.
• Ability to work independently, with minimum supervision, and as a member of a team.
  
  

Application Process

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board uses Apply to Education (ATE) to manage applications for job competitions. OCDSB employees can apply to this job posting using their existing ATE account. Please ensure your resume is in the Board approved format before submitting your application.

If you are not a Board employee and do not have an existing ATE account, you will be asked to create one at https://ocdsb.simplication.com . Choose Job Category 'ECE, EA and Support Staff'.

Applications will be considered in accordance with the ESP Collective Agreement, in the following order:

• Applications from Regular full-time and part-time employees within the ESP bargaining unit are given first consideration. (Internal Posting)
• Applications from term and casual employees within the ESP bargaining unit are given 2nd consideration. (External Posting)
• Applications from External candidates (including Board employees that do not belong to this bargaining unit) will be considered only if applications from 1 & 2 have been exhausted.
  
  

If you are a Regular part-time ESP member and also on the ESP Casual List, you will see both postings. However, you must apply to the "Internal" Job posting in order to be given 1st consideration.

In accordance with the collective agreement, a newly hired regular employee is not eligible to accept another position for a period of six (6) months.

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process, please send an email to hrcompetitions@ocdsb.ca at any time.