Educational Assistant (EA) – Special Education Assistant (SEA), Developmental Support Worker (DSW) or Intervention Support Worker (ISW) 2024/2025 (Casual Opportunities) Full Time

Thank you for your interest in a career as a casual Educational Assistant (EA) – Special Education Assistant (SEA), Developmental Support Worker (DSW) or Intervention Support Worker (ISW) with the York Region District School Board. This application is for casual Educational Assistant opportunities for the 2024/2025 school year.

Salary:
Special Education Assistant (SEA) – Casual Rate: $25.83, Temporary/Term Rate: $28.66 – $30.03
Developmental Support Worker (DSW) – Casual Rate: $28.18, Temporary/Term/Permanent Rate: $30.98 – $32.35
Intervention Support Worker (ISW) – Casual Rate : $28.18, Temporary/Term/Permanent Rate: $36.17 – $37.50

Please Note: You may be considered for temporary and/or permanent opportunities as they arise throughout the year for Developmental Support Worker and Intervention Support Worker positions. You may also be considered for temporary or term opportunities for Special Education Assistant positions.
Casual Positions: On call, as-needed basis to cover absences of permanent employees ranging from daily occurrences up to 30 consecutive working days.

Temporary Positions: This is a position that is available for a period in excess of 30 consecutive working days to replace a permanent employee who is absent on an approved leave of absence (e.g. pregnancy, parental, educational or medical leave).

Permanent Positions: These are full-time positions (35 hours per week).

We require staff with a desire to provide quality service and programs to York Region students. To support our exceptional students and their ever-changing personal and educational needs, the Board is seeking Educational Assistants experienced in working with a wide variety of exceptionalities. We require employees who are flexible, willing to take on a multitude of challenges and who are prepared to attend to the physical needs of our students, which include toileting, lifting, feeding and physical intervention .

Educational Assistants support students with exceptionalities such as physical disabilities, developmental delays, autism, behaviour disorders, acquired brain injuries, hearing and vision loss. These services can be provided in a wide variety of educational settings such as standard classrooms, specialized facilities and work placements.

In addition, in order to meet the needs of our students, staff assignments may be divided between more than one location. Therefore, employees are required to have access to regular transportation in order to travel between sites. The Board also reserves the right to transfer support staff between locations depending upon student and system needs.

The term “Educational Assistant” encompasses a variety of positions.