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Job DetailsThe Durham District School Board acknowledges that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships, both historic and modern, with the territories upon which our school board and schools are located. Today, this area is home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island. We acknowledge that the Durham Region forms a part of the traditional and treaty territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, the Mississauga Peoples and the treaty territory of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation. It is on these ancestral and treaty lands that we teach, live and learn.This statement was co-created in partnership with the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island.This position is in an Empower Excellence School. Empower Excellence Schools are committed to building thriving, equitable communities where every student's brilliance is recognized and nurtured. By addressing systemic barriers such as poverty, classism, and opportunity gaps, and through strong partnerships with families and communities, these schools ensure that every student experiences dignity, belonging, and the opportunity to succeed.As a Supply Educational Assistant in the Pod at Village Union P.S. you'll have the chance to develop and broaden your skills through a variety of assignments to cover absences for specific durations-ranging from a day to several months. Please note: You will only be assigned to work in the school you applied to and were hired for. As a Supply Educational Assistant at DDSB, you'll have the chance to develop and broaden your skills through a variety of assignments at our elementary and secondary schools. As a supply Educational Assistant, you are employed directly by the board and will be placed in temporary roles to cover employee absences for specific durations-ranging from a day to several months. Once your current assignment concludes, you'll move on to another position, which may be at the same school or a different location within the DDSB.This job may be of interest to you if you have training or experience in one of the following areas:Educational Support/Educational AssistantChild and Youth Care (CYC) or Child and Youth Worker (CYW)Development Service worker (DSW)Personal Support Worker (PSW)IntervenorPsychology backgroundAutism and Behavioural ScienceJob Summary : To assist the classroom teacher in the education of students with diverse learning needs. The deployment and assignment of duties within the school or a classroom setting, are the responsibility of the teacher involved, in consultation with the principal.Major Duties May Include :1. Assist teacher in the teaching and learning process Using teacher planned activities, help students individually or in small groups to consolidate previously taught skills in reading (listening to oral reading), in math , in writing (acting as a student scribe/recording on computer), in phonics and language exercises;Develop student's self esteem and positive self concept throughout;Observe and record student progress;Communicate to the teacher regarding student progress.2. Prepare classroom material and equipment as directed Including teaching aids, display material, photocopied material, laminated material, arts and craft material, the setup and operation of the computer etc. to support individual student need of students3. Maintain student records, charts and files as directed Updating and recording such matters as student progress, behavior and other general documentation for specific students.4. Assist with student supervision as directed Supervise individual or small groups of students as directedSupervise on field trips, in classrooms, at school assemblies, on buses, during recesses, and lunch hours.General supervision as per educational assistant schedule. 5. Supervise, observe and guide students' behaviour as directed Including instructing and encouraging positive student behaviourImplementing behaviour man