Calgary Board of Education Looking for Behaviour Support Worker – Riverside School – Area 3 at Calgary, AB Full Time

The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the largest school board in western Canada with over 131,000 students and 15,000 employees. Our mission: Each student, in keeping with their individual abilities and gifts, will complete high school with a foundation of learning necessary to thrive in life, work and continued learning. We pride ourselves in the values we hold. Students come first. Learning is our central purpose. Public education serves the common good. The CBE encourages an inclusive and equitable workplace, which supports our diverse student and employee community. We encourage all applicants to join our dynamic, diverse, and collaborative culture and welcome applications from all qualified individuals.

When you apply to the CBE, you can feel good about serving our future leaders and contributing to student success.

Competition Close Date: Monday, November 21, 2022 at 11:59pm

Calendar: 10 Month Traditional

Salary: Staff Association Grade F, $29.20 to $38.32 per hour

FTE: 0.8571, 30 hours per week

The successful candidate will be supporting a male student diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and will be required to demonstrate proven success in deflecting, re-directing and supporting severe emotional and behavioral outbursts. This may include physical aggression, in addition to challenging non-verbal responses to triggers caused by emotional and cognitive challenging tasks. Experience with severe behaviours is critical to this position.

The successful candidate must be able to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team including education assistants, specialists, strategists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech language pathologists and psychologists. Additionally, the successful candidate should be familiar with visual communication systems, visual prompts/schedule, and self-regulation strategies.

Students may demonstrate challenging behaviours:

• Aggression toward others (hitting, biting)
• Destructive behaviour (throwing, breaking)
• Requires the ability to lift up to 50lbs

The position will require the candidate to support students in:

• Supervision and support with toileting routines
• The ability to lift up to 60lbs

Responsibilities

• As part of a multidisciplinary team participate in the design, assessment and support of the Individual Program Plan (IPP) and Behaviour Support Plan (BSP) by documenting behavioural issues and concerns; recording qualitative and quantitative data related to the student’s behaviour; communicating information to parents/guardians in order to assist students with the achievement of IPP goals.
• Design and provide a broad spectrum of activities and experiences by delivering individual and small group instruction such as anger management and social skills development in order to address the goals of the IPP.
• Perform responsibilities in a professional manner by acting in ways that are consistent with recognizing and respecting each other, working to earn and sustain trust, communicating with each other in ways that promote mutual understanding, using collaborative approaches to problem solving and decision making and giving colleagues the benefit of the doubt in order to create and maintain positive working relationships which lead to quality learning experiences for students.
• Contribute proactively to the safety and security of the learning environment by implementing appropriate interventions; providing personal care as required, administering First Aid; ensuring adherence to safety standards; storing and distributing medications as per CBE policy; may be required to monitor the medical needs of the student in order to promote the safety of the child and others.
• Ensure compliance with school guidelines and fulfill employment contract by performing a variety of operational functions in adherence with Occupational Health, FOIP, CBE policy, practice and procedures in order to fulfill the responsibilities and the expectations of the role.
• Support professional growth by maintaining current certification, including specialized education in order to contribute to the development of supporting roles and maintain standards.
• Liaison with other professionals, initiate and organize multidisciplinary meetings as required by working with internal and external professionals e.g., from community schools, CBE specialists, multidisciplinary team members, medical professionals, Calgary Health Region, Calgary and Area Child and Family Services, Youth Justice, AADAC, Youth Shelters and other resources for the child and parent in order to provide or make available appropriate resources/support for students in order to meet the goals of the IPP and BSP.
• Contribute proactively to the safety and security of the learning environment by identifying and accessing resources, designing and implementing interventions in order to provide or make available resources/support for students in order achieve the outcomes of the IPP and BSP.
• Support the professional growth of others by working with practicum students, e.g., Youth and Child Care, Justice, Social Work in order to share expertise and experience with developing professionals in support of student needs.
• Support others, e.g., Lunch Program Supervisors, Education Assistants, Teachers, parents by providing programming recommendations for behaviour support as well as in-service opportunities for others in order to build capacity of others in support of student learning.
• Provide support to families by meeting with families as needed; communicating with the parent/guardian; connecting the family with community resources, working with parenting groups; provide support to parents/caregivers regarding home based behavioural plans in order to promote student success and family wellness, giving parents an opportunity to be a part of the IPP and BSP.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Two year Diploma in a related field such as Child and Youth Care, Justice, Social Work.
• Minimum of two years of experience in a related field.
• Current Certification in Standard First Aid.
• Current Therapeutic Crisis Intervention or equivalent.
• Certification as required for site-specific programs, e.g. Wilderness First Aid, WHIMIS, Valid Alberta Class 4 Driver’s license.
• Certification in Child and Youth Care from Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta (achieved while working) is preferred.
• Outdoor education experience and achievements is an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies

• Knowledge of related support agencies and professionals within the community.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with emotionally disturbed adolescents (12 – 18 year old students).
• Reasonably strong athletic ability and fitness level.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain enthusiasm and commitment with students.
• Ability to sustain physical exertion on the job.
• Personal suitability.

Police Information Clearance: Applicants new to the Calgary Board of Education WHO ARE OFFERED EMPLOYMENT must complete and pass a police information clearance before employment is confirmed.

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a team where your contribution makes a positive impact on the lives and learning of more than 125,000 CBE students? The Calgary Board of Education is looking for exceptional professionals to join our team. Our employees are highly valued and recognized, a career with the CBE offers incredible opportunities, rewards and supports.

We thank all candidates for their interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.