Educational Assistant Terry Fox ES- TERM

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  schools are teaching communities where principals, vice‑principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well‑being and challenge students to achieve their best.

Title: Educational Assistant (100% Term, 35 hours/week)

Location: Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

The Educational Assistant, under the direction of the Principal, is an integral member of the school team and is responsible for providing support to students with exceptional needs within the school.

Duties include:

• Supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and developmental disabilities
• Participation in pool programs, academic support, and special programs
• Providing support to deaf, hard of hearing, or visually impaired students
• Assisting with physiotherapy exercises and stretches
• Modifying programs and supporting learning for students with learning disabilities or speech/language issues
• Outside yard duties, lifting, toileting, and pool duties
• Using the Ontario Curriculum and educational communication software such as Dragon and Kurzweil (assets)

Requirements

• A community college diploma in Developmental Services Worker, Child and Youth Care/Worker, or equivalent
• Minimum of 1–2 years of related experience with school‑aged special needs children
• Valid First Aid certification/CPR Level C (asset)
• Completed Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention, TCI, and/or Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) training

• Educational Assistant for the Dual Support Program (Grades 5‑8)

• DSW/CYW or equivalent
• Experience with autism
• Assistive technology
• Behaviour modification
• Behaviour Management Systems
• Collaborative problem solving
• Computer skills
• Crisis intervention
• Yard duty
• Dependability, strong work ethic, flexible team player
• Ability to observe, record and chart behaviour data
• Assistance with toileting

In accordance with the Student Support Personnel's Collective Agreement (O.S.S.T.F. District 25) and Articles 23.04 and 23:07, qualified regular part‑time employees may apply to part‑time term vacancies. Regular full‑time employees are not eligible. Additionally, Educational Assistants who have accepted terms for the 2026/2027 school year ending June 25 2027 are not eligible unless to increase status.

$29.54 – $32.95 per hour. Benefits are included.

Applications will be considered in accordance with the Student Support Professionals’ Collective Agreement and the Policy Equitable Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion.

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 delivering the education every student deserves with dignity.
We welcome individuals who require accommodations during the selection process to contact us at any time.