Description
Learning Services - Special Education
Applications from permanent employees from within the PSSP Bargaining Unit, other permanent Board employees, as well as external applicants will be considered.
The WRDSB serves a student population of approximately 64,000 pupils. The successful candidates will join an expanding, energetic and supportive department of Speech-Language Pathologists and Communicative Disorders Assistants. Reporting through the Speech-Language Pathologist Lead to the Superintendent of Learning Services - Special Education, the successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will have an opportunity to work collaboratively providing assessment, screening and consultation.
The Waterloo Region District School Board has an opening for a temporary 1.0 FTE Speech-Language Pathologist from September 3, 2023 - June 27, 2024. A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is required. Salary will follow the PSSP collective agreement with a range of $79,001 to $94,430 per annum, prorated to FTE allocation.
Responsibilities
In-class observation, modeling and small group instruction
Withdrawal for assessment or programming for individuals and groups
Development of strategies and materials to assist in implementation of programs
Meetings with other multidisciplinary or school-based teams to determine collaborative response to school referrals and needs
Respond to system demands in regard to staff development, in-service and networking
Qualifications
must be registered with, or be eligible for, registration with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)
a master’s degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology
excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
Experience with school-aged children is preferred
Experience with providing virtual services is preferred
Use of personal vehicle
Valid driver’ s license
The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students and who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom.
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, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
person who identify as women; and
persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions
We will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidate participation in the hiring process.
The information collected in Apply to Education is used to monitor WRDSB’s progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in WRDSB recruitment and hiring practices.
We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system (Policy 1014_- Privacy Protection and Access to Information). Information is collected pursuant to Ontario’s Education Equity Action Plan (Ministry of Education), PPM 165 and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Access to this information is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. Access, use and disclosure of the data is governed by MFIPPA and ethical research practices. Applicant Self-Identification data will be attached to your Apply to Education applicant profile as long as you are employed with the WRDSB.
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Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Human Resources staff will only respond to inquiries from applicants selected for an interview. No phone calls please.
