Permanent Communicative Disorder Assistant

Communicative Disorder Assistant

0.6 FTE Permanent

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 Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) has an opening for a permanent 0.6 FTE Communicative Disorder Assistant. The WRDSB serves a student population of more than 64,000 pupils. The successful candidate will join an energetic and supportive department of Speech-Language Pathologists and Communicative Disorder Assistants. Reporting through the designated Speech-Language Pathologist to the Chief Speech-Language Pathologist, the successful candidate will implement direct language intervention programs.

Responsibilities

• Plans, creates and implements intervention activities for individuals and groups on a withdrawal basis or in-class basis in consultation with the Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Documents students' progress toward achieving intervention goals.
• Delivers tier 1 whole class communication intervention programs.
• In class modeling of language development strategies and facilitating language rich interactions to support students' communication development.
• Develops appropriate materials for speech-language pathologists, students, educators and caregivers.

Qualifications

• Diploma from a recognized Communication Disorder Assistants program at a Community College.
• Experience with the school-aged population would be an asset.
• Ability to work with a team of professionals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Membership in the CDAAC would be an asset.
• Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle are required.

Salary Range
$46,314 - $58,839 per annum based on 1.0 FTE.

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; 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.

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.