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Casual Child & Youth Counsellor
Position: Casual Child & Youth Counsellor
Location: HDSB Schools
[Burlington, Halton Hills (Acton & Georgetown), Oakville, Milton]
Pay Rate: $53,819.00 – $64,543.00 per year as per the collective agreement
Salary step would be determined based on previous experience
The Halton District School Board (HDSB) is one of the fastest growing school districts in Canada. Together, our 10,000+ staff serve more than 66,000 students in more than 100 schools in the communities of Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Georgetown and Halton Hills. We are seeking qualified Casual Child & Youth Counsellors (CYC) to be placed in the CYC casual pool. Individuals within this casual pool may be offered temporary, short-term employment up to 3 months in length to fill temporary vacancies during the absence of the regular incumbent.
Casual pool applicants who are successful in the interview and provide the board with a clear vulnerable sector check and a confirmation of their diploma/degree will be contacted when short-term and long-term temporary assignments become available. Once employed in a short-term or long-term temporary Child & Youth Counsellor position, casual CYC applicants will have priority consideration for long term occasional and permanent job opportunities as they are posted as per the PSSP Collective Agreement. For temporary long-term occasional (LTO) positions, longer than three months, a comprehensive Employee & Family Benefits plan applies to those in positions longer than 90 consecutive days.
Once an applicant is offered an accepts a short-term or long-term temporary position, they become employees of the HDSB. Successful casual pool applicants will be placed within the casual pool for a period of up to 2 years.
Benefits of working as a Child & Youth Counsellor with the Halton District School Board:
Direct opportunity to impact student wellbeing
Opportunity to work in a Board where collaboration, inclusion, and innovation are fostered
Professional Development / Mentorship provided
Opportunity to actively engage and learn collaboratively with peers
Opportunities to participate in a variety of ongoing ad-hoc committees and teams
Position Summary
The successful candidate will work in a variety of schools in one of three geographical areas or have school-based behaviour classroom or alternative education classroom responsibilities. Child and Youth Counsellors are members of a school based resource team and provide consultation to school staff on the behavioural, social and emotional needs of students.
Responsibilities Will Include
Providing direct service to students in class-wide, small group or individual formats
Engaging in in the provision of professional development related to whole class, small group and individual learning
Participating in multi-disciplinary School Resource Team meetings
Provide educator consultation
Provide suicide risk screening
Minimum Qualifications
A recognized Degree or Advanced Diploma in Child and Youth Care from an accredited institution or equivalent
A commitment to anti-oppressive and anti-racism
Strong interpersonal skills, and verbal communication skills
Flexibility, patience, tolerance, enthusiasm, creativity and team-orientation
Competence with Google Work Suite and electronic record keeping
A commitment to ongoing learning
Excellent judgment, organizational and time management skills
Authentic, resilient, dependable, reliable and have the ability to problem solve effectively
Adherence to a high level of professional and ethical standards
Experience working in a fast-paced environment
Knowledgeable of local community resources
Reliable transportation and the ability to work at a variety of locations throughout the day
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in a School Board setting
Current registration in the Ontario Association of Child & Youth Care (OACYC) would be an asset
Experience supporting individuals from a variety of lived experiences (socio-economic, cultural, etc.,)
Lived experience as a member of an equity-deserving group
Broad understanding of and an inclusive approach to relationship building with diverse stakeholders in the community and in schools
Experience and/or interest in providing skills training to post-secondary students
Appointments Are Conditional Upon
Provision of an original copy of a criminal background check with vulnerable sector screening dated within 6 months
Agreement to comply with the Board’s policies, procedures and code of conduct
Please submit your cover letter and resume to Apply To Education through the following link Job Category: Management and Professionals – Job Code #
The Halton Region has been growing fast and growth is projected to remain strong for the foreseeable future. The region’s population is anticipated to almost double in size by 2051, from a current population of 596,637 to a projected population of 1,100,000 by 2051.
Applications submitted directly to the Human Resources Department or the School will not be considered or processed.
We thank all applicants for their interest in opportunities with the Halton District School Board. Contact will be made with applicants whose experience and qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. Communication with short-listed applicants will ordinarily be made through email addresses provided on applicants’ Apply To Education profile page or through applicants’ HDSB email addresses. Please ensure that contact information provided at the time of application is current.
First consideration for posted vacancies will be given to qualified applicants from the employee group in which the vacancy occurs.
Equity
The Halton District School Board recognizes that, consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, employment practices and procedures at all levels should reflect, demonstrate understanding of and respond to a diverse population. The Board is committed to providing a workplace environment that is fair and equitable to all.
In our efforts to ensure an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce, we will:
value, promote and encourage the hiring of staff from under-represented communities;
grant first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented communities. Where a collective agreement or terms and conditions govern the hiring or promotional process, this will be done in a manner that is consistent with the School Board’s obligations.
Applicant Self Identification Questions
As part of the recruitment and selection function, the HDSB will collect voluntary self identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, HDSB’s Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure, HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy and Ontario’s Anti Racism Data Standards:
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 15, in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56. In accordance with HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy, personal information collected on this form will aim to achieve an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce. It works to intentionally identify and remove barriers for equity-deserving communities at each stage of the hiring process. Encouraging diversity of the workforce in the school board is vital because the workforce should be reflective and representative of the community.
Requirements
Although hiring policies must adhere to the qualification requirements set out in applicable Regulations (eg. Regulation 298, “Operation of Schools – General”) and any applicable collective agreement provisions, the Board recognizes the importance of the following when developing its selection and evaluation criteria:
valuing applicants’ additional experience, lived experience, skills, backgrounds and perspectives; and
granting first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented communities.
We encourage you to respond to our voluntary applicant self-identification questions. This data will inform our understanding of the diversity of our applicant pool as well as the progress of applicants throughout the hiring process. This data will inform our goals, strategies and actions and our progress towards creating and sustaining an inclusive and equitable workforce. Any information that you provide in response to these questions will be referred to during the hiring process for this position, and will be shared with the hiring manager and/or committee members responsible for the hiring process.
The section includes questions from Ontario’s Anti-Racism Data Standards (Standards, 2017). The Standards were established to help identify and monitor systemic racism and racial disparities within the public sector. The Standards establish consistent, effective practices for producing reliable information to support evidence-based decision-making and public accountability to help eliminate systemic racism and promote racial equity (adapted from Ontario’s Anti-Racism Data Standards, 2017).
Questions about this collection may be directed to Marsha Sulewski, Supervisor of Staffing and Recruiting at [email protected].
Accommodation
Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates who have temporary or permanent disability, or who otherwise require accommodations based on the protected grounds highlighted in the Ontario Human Rights Code in respect to the recruitment and selection process.
Wellness
The HDSB is committed to providing a respectful and healthy work environment.
