JOB CODE:  TCHE2324-39

LOCATION:  Mount St. Joseph Catholic Education Centre (Travel throughout the Board’s jurisdiction may be required)

EFFECTIVE DATE:  March 2024

The Board is seeking a dynamic, collaborative, creative, organized and professional Catholic educator/leader and special education specialist who is able to work effectively with the staffs, students, parents, and communities in the board’s jurisdiction. Working closely with the Special Education Coordinator, and reporting to the Superintendent responsible for Special Education, the successful candidate will support with special education across the Board’s jurisdiction. This includes but is not limited to conducting system-level IPRC and transition to school meetings, participating in case conferences and pre-registration meetings as required, and contributing to the implementation of special education programming and services. The successful candidate will collaborate with other Special Assignment Teachers and Multidisciplinary Team Members within the Special Education Department in providing direct support to students with assistive technology needs, facilitating services for students who are blind or have low vision, assisting with assigned Special Equipment Amount (SEA) and programming for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and giving initial behaviour consultations to schools. The Special Education Consultant will offer job-embedded coaching and direct support to Learning Resource Teachers and Special Education Classroom Teachers with various aspects of their roles and responsibilities (e.g., IEP development, referrals, special education plans, programming, etc.).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Qualifications in primary, junior, and intermediate divisions
• Special Education, Specialist
• Religious Education in Catholic Schools, Part 1

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Qualifications in the senior division
• Religious Education in Catholic Schools, Part 2/Specialist
• Computers in the Classroom, Part 1/Integration of Information and Computer Technology in Instruction, Part 1
• Teaching Students who are Blind, Part 1
• Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Qualifications
• Experience working as a Learning Resource Teacher or Special Education Classroom or Special Assignment Teacher
• Familiarity with the IEP Module in Aspen
• Experience and comfort with assistive technology
• Ability to facilitate professional learning sessions effectively, both in person and virtually
• Comfort with a wide variety of technologies (e.g. Google Classroom, LMS, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams)
• A strong belief in inclusion and working within a team capacity at the system-level
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Superior interpersonal skills
• A valid driver’s license with a willingness and ability to travel

Please note, the job code must be included in the subject line of your email to ensure consideration for this position.  Please submit your cover letter and resume, an up-to-date Ontario College of Teachers Record of Qualification and an updated pastoral reference via email to job.applications@hscdsb.on.ca by 4:00 p.m. on March 6, 2024.  Applications will be considered in this order: 1) permanent teachers, 2) occasional teachers employed by the board, 3) external applicants.

THIS BOARD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
In compliance with the Ontario with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board is committed to providing accommodations to persons with disabilities.  The Board will take into account the person’s ability to access information and will provide the information contained in Board-produced public documents in a format that meets those needs as agreed upon with the person.  Please contact the Human Resources Department at 705-945-5610 prior to the posting closing date so that appropriate arrangement can be made.