Job Description

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL POSTING

Priority shall be given to qualified Cree beneficiaries

OPEN POSITION

Re-Adaptation Officer

LOCATION OF WORK

Voyageur Memorial Elementary School


Mistissini

NATURE OF WORK

The principal and customary work consists of collaborating with the school multi-disciplinary team to carry out or to assist teachers to carry out re-education programs or re-adaptation programs with students experiencing social maladjustments, school-related problems, or problems with socio-emotional behaviour or learning difficulties.

CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTIONS

Evaluates the students behaviour brought to his attention by the first observations of the teachers which reveal a possibility of maladjustment at the socio-emotional level or at the normal learning process level;


Participates with the appropriate multidisciplinary team, in the study of cases so as to determine the necessary measures for re-education;


Participates in developing the measures designed to attain the objectives determined in an Individual Education Plan;


Recommends appropriate training and re-education programs and ensures that these programs are carried out;


Regroups the students who are identified as having common problems and meets these groups on a regular basis for specific activities;


Meets with students individually or in groups in order to determine the needs of the individual or group;


Meets certain students having specific problems in order to help their integration in a re-education group or their integration in a regular group;


Observes situations and works with students reacting to their environment and counsels them; applies intervention techniques conductive to calm and order; provides support to the teacher to ensure an environment conductive to learning in the classroom;


Counsels students who, following a sanction, must receive instruction in another room, determines with the students concerned and with the staff involved in intervention efforts for reintegration into the classroom;


Records observations and interventions, keeps files and prepares reports on a student's situation;


Prepares the material and the development of the activities necessary for re-education, analyses and identifies the students behaviour in the re-education groups;


Establishes close contacts with the parents, teachers and other implicated professionals;


If needs, performs any other related duty;

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate specialty, notably psycho-education.


Knowledge of English is a requirement.


Working knowledge of French and Cree is an asset.


To use a computer and the various software needed to perform his duties.

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

Regular, Full-time position


35 hrs/week.

BEGINNING OF EMPLOYMENT

As soon as possible.