Job Description

Job Code: 3415886
Closing Date: Feb 13, 2023 4:00 PM EST


Employer: Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Posted on: Feb 03, 2023















Job Type: Occasional

Job Category: ECE, EA and Support Staff








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Hamilton ON








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Supply Child and Youth Care Practitioners $20.03 to $26.23 per hour (under review) As a Supply Child and Youth Care Practitioner, you will work in temporary assignments at multiple schools throughout the diverse communities of Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board including Hamilton Mountain, Hamilton Downtown, Waterdown, Flamborough, Dundas, Ancaster, Mount Hope, Binbrook, Stoney Creek and Winona. You will be responsible to design and implement a range of prevention, intervention and treatment strategies to support student mental health and well being, behaviour management and pro-social skills programming. You will work collaboratively as an integral member of an interdisciplinary educator team including, but not limited to, Board Certified Behaviour Analysts, Principals, Vice Principals, Teachers, Educational Assistants and system resource staff. Duties include:

• • Design, implement and maintain individual behaviour management programs as part of an AIM Program, including setting behavioural objectives and evaluation for students in consultation with educator teams
  • Support, maintain, evaluate and modify adequate levels of behaviour interventions, academic, social and personal management skills in consultation with educator teams
  • Develop proactive approaches to support positive outcomes for specific students using behaviour analytic strategies
  • Intervene in student crisis management situations which may involve elements of Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) verbal and physical de-escalation, mediation, and debriefing.
  • Collect and assess student related data and contribute to the development and implementation of behaviour and safety plans for students using functional behavior assessment and other assessment tools identified by Specialized Services
  • Meet the standards and expectations of the professional child and youth care practice service including preparation of reports and maintaining appropriate records

Qualifications and Experience:

• Child and Youth Care degree or Child and Youth Worker diploma with one year of experience in a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience as determined by the Board
• Current registration with the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care
• Experience supporting children and adolescents with diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrated expertise using prevention, intervention and treatment strategies to support student mental health and well being, behaviour management and pro-social skills programming
• Experience using crisis management and physical intervention strategies
• Experience using applied behaviour analysis strategies with children and adolescents
• Experience carrying out functional behavioural assessments
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to apply principles of cognitive behaviour therapy considered an asset
  
  

Employment Equity Statement Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is committed to building inclusive learning and working environments where students see themselves reflected in the curriculum, staff population, physical surroundings and the broader community. HWDSB\xe2\x80\x99s mission is to empower students to learn and grow to their full potential in a diverse world. Guided by this mission, HWDSB strives to build a workforce that embodies the values of human rights, equity, diversity and inclusion, while reflecting and welcoming the diverse and distinct identities, experiences and needs of our students and our communities. HWDSB seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion, and who will contribute to the vision of creating inclusive and equitable outcomes. HWDSB especially invites and welcomes applications from:

• Indigenous Peoples (e.g. First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis and Inuit peoples;)
• Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; (e.g. Black and racialized communities, immigrant communities, etc.)
• Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• Persons who identify as women; and
• Persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. (i.e. Two-spirit and LGBTQIA+)

As part of HWDSB\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to employment equity and removing barriers to groups that have faced and continue to face barriers in employment, we invite all applicants to complete a voluntary question(s) that collects identity-based information. The voluntary question(s) is on the Apply to Education application page for this position. HWDSB is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process, based on any human rights protected grounds. If you require accommodation, please notify us in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Land Acknowledgement HWDSB is located on ancestral Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Confederacy land as determined by the Dish with One Spoon treaty. The Dish with One Spoon wampum belt represents the treaty relationship between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Anishinaabe with respect to sharing the land and resources thereon. The intent of this agreement is for all nations sharing this territory to do so responsibly, respectfully and sustainably in perpetuity. We respect the longstanding relationships with the local Indigenous communities, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Six Nations of the Grand River. Applicant Self-Identification Form The information collected on this form is used to monitor HWDSB\xe2\x80\x99s progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in HWDSB recruitment and hiring practices. We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system (Policy 1.6 - Privacy). Information on this form is collected pursuant to Ontario\xe2\x80\x99s Education Equity Action Plan (Ministry of Education) and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Access to this form is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. The Research and Analytics Department will use aggregate data from all the forms (not individual data) for internal reporting. Their access and use of the data is governed by MFIPPA and ethical research practices. Applicant Self-Identification Forms will be maintained in the Human Resources job competition file and securely destroyed 1 year after the job posting for candidates not selected for an interview and 6 years after the job posting for candidates interviewed, in accordance with general records retention principles. If you prefer not to answer any of the questions, you can select \xe2\x80\x9cprefer not to answer\xe2\x80\x9d. This in no way affects your application or the applicant selection process. If you have questions or concerns about this form please contact humanresources@hwdsb.on.ca.