Description
CUPE NTB 568 PSYCHOMETRIST FTE 0.2 - Temporary to June 30, 2025
CUPE JE Code - 63
Posted October 25, 2024 Internal/External
Date of Appointment: As soon as possible
Description:
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is located in Hamilton, Ontario approximately one hour west of Toronto, Ontario. The Board has 49 elementary and 7 secondary schools in both urban and rural settings. Our Psychological Services Staff work on multidisciplinary teams with School Personnel, Central Resource Teachers, Child and Youth Workers, Social Workers, and Speech-Language Pathologists, providing a range of services including psychoeducational assessments, consultations, in-service education, and program planning. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed above, the successful candidate will also report to the Chief Psychologist of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board for other duties as assigned pertaining to the role of Psychometrist.
Qualifications:
Candidates must be Registered with or eligible to be Registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working with a multi-disciplinary team.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Extensive experience independently conducting and scoring psycho-educational assessments as well as explaining psycho-educational assessment data to parents and/or school staff.
Having a solid background in Autism Spectrum Disorders, child and adolescent emotional-social development and mental health, developmental disabilities and learning disabilities.
Experience working in a school system or a clinical pediatric setting.
Consistent use of a vehicle is a requirement. Therefore, MUST HAVE valid driver’s license and own reliable transportation.
Location:
Student Services Support Staff (N.M.C.) 44 Hunt St. Hamilton
Salary:
Category 10 (Psychometrist) C.U.P.E. Local 3396 ($85,796- $100,981)
Last date for consideration: Monday November 4, 2024 at 4:00 p.m .
Please include the full posting title within the subject line. The resume must include two (2) Professional References; and a Pastoral Reference Letter is preferred. It must also include an authorization to contact references provided. Thank you to all applicants who submit their application. Please note that consideration will be given to those applicants who submitted a complete package. Only those applicants eligible for an interview will be contacted.
Schools and administrative sites within the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) give witness to the truth that Jesus Christ is the foundation and the heart of Catholic Education and the centre of its community. Central to this vibrant and student focused system is a vision of students as uniquely created in the image of God. This commitment is expressed and realized in the Board’s Mission which is:
“In union with our Bishop, to enable all learners to realize the fullness of humanity of which our Lord Jesus Christ is the model”
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and hiring of qualified staff who reflect the diversity of students and our community. We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:
First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour or place of origin;
persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities.
In our efforts to ensure an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce, HWCDSB will:
value, promote and encourage the hiring of staff from under-represented communities;
value applicants’ additional experiences, lived experience, skills, backgrounds and perspectives
collect voluntary self-identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, HWCDSB’s Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedures, and Ontario’s Anti - Racism Data Standards.
Where the required skills, ability and qualifications of candidates are relatively equal, candidates who self-identity as a member of one or more under-represented groups may be selected.
The HWCDSB is also an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. We also recognize our duty to accommodate and foster a culture of inclusion. We will provide accommodations during the hiring process. If an accommodation is required, please inform the Human Resources Team or Hiring Manager in advance of any part of the process. All information received relating to a candidate’s required accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
