Special Education Technician - KI

SPECIAL EDUCATION TECHNICIAN POSITION

Local posting

LOCATION: INNALIK SCHOOL

STATUS: FULL TIME - REGULAR

SALARY*: FROM $27.71 TO $39.88/HOUR

DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

OTHER POSSIBLE BENEFITS: NORTHERN ALLOWANCE

RETENTION PREMIUM

FOOD CARGO ALLOWANCE

UP TO THREE (3) ROUND TRIPS TO AND FROM NUNAVIK

UP TO 20 PAID VACATION DAYS

HOUSING ALLOWANCE

STARTING DATE or DURATION: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

FUNCTION & DUTIES:

The special education technician will work with profoundly handicapped (mental and/or physical) students by applying special education techniques and methods both inside and outside of the students’ regular class. 

DUTIES:

• Help the student integrate into the regular class to the appropriate degree and modify the instructional activities so that they become accessible to the student;

• Work with the student one-to-one and carry out planned activities, encourage and help the student in areas where this is deemed necessary;

• Plan, with appropriate support, activities which will help the student to progress to the best of her/his ability; 

• Work closely with the regular and/or special education teachers as well as the teacher training counsellor and the KSB special education counselors;

• Participate in the regular evaluation sessions in order to give feedback concerning the student’s progress to other staff members and to the parents of the child;

• May be required to assist the child with his/her physical needs, such as dressing, eating, toileting, traveling to and from school, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

College Diploma in Special Care studies OR must follow on-going training in the KSB special education training program.

The Board may, at its discretion, waive any or all of the afore-mentioned qualifications if it finds a suitable candidate who is a beneficiary of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA) and who accepts, as a condition of employment, to follow a training plan determined by the Board.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience and/or interest in teaching special needs children;

• Fluency in spoken and written Inuktitut; 

• Knowledge of English or French for any technician working with children in the second language sector;

• Ability to work closely with other staff members and school board personnel.

WORK SCHEDULE: 35 hours per week 

  HOW TO APPLY:

SEND YOUR CV or RESUME TO:  

Annie Samisack – CENTRE DIRECTOR

EMAIL: Annie.samisack@KATIVIK.QC.CA 

PHONE: 819-254-8211

FAX: 819-254-8953

APPLY BEFORE: <DATE> at 4:00 pm

Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

The School Board reserves the right to submit the candidates to various tests intended to establish their skill level.