Competition # PDSB26-130
The Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf is a community-based bilingual/bicultural School for the Deaf, under the Ministry of Education, Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch with the tradition and reputation for meeting the academic, language, cultural and social needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.
If you are looking for a rewarding and meaningful career and would like to be part of a specialized team recognized as leaders in the field of Deaf education then consider this exciting employment opportunity.
What can I expect to do in this role?
- Work with multi-challenged Deaf children.
- Work in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Assist in providing individual and group programs to Deaf children.
- Assist with physical needs of children.
- Follow up on specialized programs set up by other agencies/professionals.
- Assist in program preparation and materials.
- Community College certificate and/or equivalent training, education and working experience in a child- related field.
- Current certification in Standard First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with AED.
- Ability to communicate effectively with students and staff using American Sign Language (ASL).
Your background and experience enables you to meet the following requirements:
- Demonstrated experience working with children who are deaf and may have other emotional and behavioural disorders.
- Demonstrated experience implementing academic and prescribed behaviour management programs in the classroom.
- Knowledge of education terms and strategies as they relate to students with behavioural and educational exceptionalities.
- Knowledge of child development and an understanding of caring for children with special needs.
- Excellent communications skills, written English and American Sign Language (ASL) (or willingness to learn) to communicate effectively with students and staff.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation /policies /procedures /guidelines/practices that address student care and safety.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and observation skills to identify students' needs/difficulties.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability and willingness to assist special needs students as required.
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
