SUPERNUMERARY – SPECIAL PROJECT PSYCHOEDUCATOR - Jobs in Châteauguay, QC

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Job BriefThe position of psychoeducator encompasses, in particular, responsibility for carrying out prevention and screening activities, providing assistance and guidance as well as evaluating the adaptation difficulties and adaptive skills of students experiencing or likely to experience social maladjustments.SUPERNUMERARY -SPECIAL PROJECTPSYCHOEDUCATOR35 HRS/WEEK HOWARD S. BILLINGS HIGH SCHOOLPlease apply by June 7, 2021 through our online application form accessible through our website at www.nfsb.qc.caIf you have any issues, please email us at hr@nfsb.qc.ca .REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONSBe a member of the Ordre des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec .BOARD REQUIREMENTSExtensive working experience and understanding of literacy challenges and interventions in adolescents.Experience working with teaching staff and pedagogy.Computer skillsGood interpersonal skillsAbility to work in a team setting.Knowledge of appropriate ways to handle intervention with challenging behaviors.Good communication skillsExperience working with students with special needs.IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORPrincipal–Howard S. Billings High SchoolWORK SCHEDULEMonday-Friday - (35 hours per week)EFFECTIVE DATE:August 23, 2021 to June 30, 2022REMUNERATION:$46,114 - $82,585 in conformity with the salary scales set by the MEQ.NATURE OF THE WORKThe position of psychoeducator encompasses, in particular, responsibility for carrying out prevention and screening activities, providing assistance and guidance as well as evaluating the adaptation difficulties and adaptive skills of students experiencing or likely to experience social maladjustments and determining a psychoeducational intervention plan and its implementation in order to create conditions to foster the student's optimal adaptation, restore and develop his or her adaptive skills and autonomy in interaction with his or her environment. He or she provides advice and support to school resources and parents.CHARACTERISTIC OF RESPONSIBILITIESThe psychoeducator participates in developing and implementing a psychoeducational service that meets the academic and administrative requirements of both the educational institutions and the school board.He or she contributes to the screening and identification of students experiencing problems, using an approach focusing on prevention and intervention; he or she plans and conducts evaluations of students' adaptation difficulties and adaptive skills, including students with handicaps or social maladjustments and students suffering from a mental or neuropsychological disorder attested to by a diagnosis or an evaluation conducted by qualified personnel in order to determine the student’s overall functioning and psychosocial needs; he or she gathers pertinent information from school or external resources and parents, selects and uses appropriate tests, conducts interviews, makes observations and analyzes data, as part of the individualized education plan, to meet the student's needs.He or she works with a multidisciplinary team to draw up and review a student's individualized education plan by including his or her action plan in the plan, if necessary; he or she participates in defining intervention objectives and means; he or she works with other team members to ensure concerted and coordinated interventions and assess the achievement of objectives.He or she works with teachers to develop and implement strategies and projects aimed at helping students who are experiencing or who are likely to experience social maladjustments. He or she provides assistance and advice to school resources and parents of students with socialmaladjustments: he or she recommends strategies for working with the students and guides them in adopting attitudes and approaches focusing on the development of desirable social behaviors and coping skills; he or she plans, organizes, and conducts training activities. He or she plans, organizes, and conducts, in conjunction with other school or external resources, activities with classes or groups of students experiencing common difficulties or specific problems.He or she designs, adapts, or prepares materials based on the needs and abilities of students experiencing social maladjustments. He or she advises management staff, prepares expertise, evaluation, briefing, and progress reports and formulates appropriate recommendations to support decision making.He or she provides advice and support to school resources in matters pertaining to the integration of students into regular classes and proposes appropriate intervention means or activities for students. He or she establishes and maintains relationships and collaboration with partner organizations; he or she contacts the other resources concerned to obtain or give advice and information; he or she may refer the student or his or her parents to resources appropriate to the situation and needs.He or she may be called upon to help defuse crisis or emergency situations and to propose solutions. He or she prepares and updates files according to the standards related to the practice of the profession and the rules defined by the school board; he or she prepares progress notes or reports as well as end-of-process and follow-up reports on his or her interventions.**“The New Frontiers School Board is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce, encouraging all qualified applicants to apply. We are committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments.”