Job Description
following Permanent Contract:
Vacant Position: 1.0 FTE Education and Community Partnership Program (ECPP) Classroom Teacher
The Education Care and Partnership Program classroom is a joint partnership between the Avon Maitland District School Board and Stratford Children’s Services. An Education Community Partnership Program (ECPP) is only for students who cannot attend their regular school because of their primary need for care, treatment and/or rehabilitation services. This program provides an educational setting for students whose identified treatment needs would not allow them to progress in a regular classroom. The classroom provides a safe and supportive learning environment with an intensive focus for students to develop self-regulation skills. Literacy and numeracy will be an academic focus. The goal of the ECPP program is to work collaboratively with Stratford Children's Services to provide students with a foundation or personal toolbox of self-regulation skills and strategies to empower them to experience increased academic wellbeing in their home school environment.
Effective September 1, 2024, the ECPP Teacher will be assigned to Romeo Public School for the 2024-2025 school year.
Engage, Inspire, Innovate … Always Learning
The Avon Maitland District School Board is a full service, public, English school district in southwestern Ontario, bordering Lake Huron and covering the counties of Huron and Perth. Nestled in the heart of Southwest Ontario, Huron and Perth Counties are a study in contrasts. Lush, rural farmland and backcountry roads intersect with historic architecture, arts, culture, and the newest culinary trends.
In the geographical center of this thriving region is Avon Maitland’s Education Centre in Seaforth. The Board’s Administrative Offices are located here, and they contain the central support for 31 elementary and 8 secondary schools, approximately 1600 teachers and 900 support staff. Additional information regarding the Board is available on the Board’s website at https://www.amdsb.ca/.
Responsibilities
Providing education programs for students in accordance with Ministry of Education and AMDSB policies, administrative procedures and regulations
Performing the duties and responsibilities of a teacher as required by Ministry of Education (Regulation 298) and district administrative procedures and regulations
Developing and implementing the student’s Education Program (EP)
Completing Education Plans as part of the individual treatment plan
Using a collaborative approach with school and agency team to improve the mental health and well being of students with lagging behavioural and academic skills
Collaborating with lead agency and school staff to develop behaviour plans
Collaborating with ECPP (Section 23) community partners to support the treatment plan
Using differentiating instruction, universal design for learning, assessment for, as and of learning, and technology to support academic learning and behaviour
Provide daily guided/individualized instruction in mathematics and literacy as determined by individual student needs and based on ongoing assessment for learning.
Supporting the classroom’s treatment milieu with programming that can include social, life skills activities and effective disciplinary strategies
Empowering students to monitor their behaviour and develop self-regulation skills.
Planning and tracking data on the academic and behavioural growth of students
Participating in school-based and ECPP partnership and transition meetings
Developing transition plans in co-operation with the staff, the lead agency and the staff of the sending or receiving school
Facilitating transitions by maintaining close relationships with the home school and school board staff
Participating in appropriate in-service provided through the board and as appropriate through the lead agency
Participating in EDU monitoring, as requested
Other duties, as may be required
Planning and delivering instruction as related to specific student need in social and emotional learning (SEL)
Implementing the philosophy of trauma-informed teaching in daily classroom practice.
Qualifications/Experience
Special Education, Part One
Additional Qualifications: Special Education Specialist Qualification or willingness to complete
Primary/Junior/Intermediate qualifications preferred
Experience with technology that supports student with reading disabilities
Experience using strategies to support students with lagging academic (reading/writing) and behavioural skills
Questions concerning this position should be directed to Jeff Bruce, Superintendent of Education.
Questions concerning this position should be directed to Tracey Swart, System Principal of Learning Services.
Required Qualifications
Must hold the required divisional qualifications, as noted above, in order to be eligible for this position;
Membership with the Ontario College of Teachers’ in good standing;
Demonstrated experience in the assigned duties of a teacher as outline in Regulation 298: Operation of Schools;
Proven ability to maintain discipline in the classroom (classroom management);
Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively in a team environment;
Experience working with G-Suite (Gmail, Google Classroom, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, etc.) products;
How to Apply
Candidates who are interested in the above mentioned position are asked to apply via amdsb.simplication.com and include an updated cover letter and resume with the submission. Candidates must also include their OCT number in their AMDSB Simplication profile (formerly known as Apply to Education).
If you require assistance with amdsb.simplication.com, please call Simplication customer service at 1-877-900-5627.
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The AMDSB is committed to equity in employment and equitable hiring practices that allow us to engage qualified staff who reflect diversity. We will make any reasonable accommodation, based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidates to participate in the hiring process, upon request.
Dr. Graham Shantz
Director of Education