Student Services Consultant : The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, protected and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools.

Requsition# :

91394 Position :

Student Services Consultant Subject Area(s) :

Student Services Location :

SSRCE Status :

100% Permanent Start/End Dates :

Effective August 1, 2026 Deadline to Apply :

June 4, 2026 at 11:59pm AST Position :Student Services Consultant

Reports to :Coordinator of Student Services

Employee Group :NSTU

Qualifications :

- Valid Nova Scotia Teachers’ Certificate
- Masters in Inclusive Education, Special Education or Curriculum (UDL & SLDNE)

Experience :

- Minimum 5 years classroom experience (P-12) including programming for students with diverse and complex needs
- Minimum 5 years Learning Support Teacher experience working within a Learning Centre and/or Connect Centre
- Recent training and experience in evidence based programming and intervention for students with complex needs (learning, communication, and social engagement throughout the lifespan)
- Certified training in the following: Program for Aspiring Learning Support Teachers (PANLST), TEACCH, STAR (Strategies for Teaching based on Autism Research), STAR Links, Social Narratives, TRAACE (Transition Readiness & Autism Community Employment), PEERS (Program for the Evaluation and Enrichment of Relational Skills), TTAP (TEACCH Transition Assessment Profile), Social Thinking, Interoception, and PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System), APSEA AIE ASD Online Course: _ASD and Behavioral Interventions:



An Introduction for School Personnel, _and ARC (Attachment, Regulation, Competency Framework).
- Proven ability to lead and be a contributing member of Student Planning Teams and Teaching Support Teams
- Excellent communication (written, oral, and electronic), problem solving, organization, and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated evidence of implementation of the Program Planning Process
- Coaching/mentor experience required
- Bilingualism is an asset

Characteristics :

- Demonstrated ability to provide program direction and assist in the development of appropriate outcomes for students with intensive needs
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and provide Professional Development to Learning Support Teachers, Teacher Assistants, and Child & Youth Care Practitioners to build capacity within our region
- Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with students, parents, community members, and outside agencies

Task Dimensions :

- Participate in Student Planning Team (SPT) and/or Teaching Support Team (TST) to assist in problem solving, student engagement and attendance, and program planning for students with intensive needs;
- Caseload lead for students with intensive needs that require an exceptional level of intensive, specialized programming and support.



Programming for these students necessitates collaboration among a wide range of service providers within the school system and with outside agencies;
- Identify school and regional barriers to be solved in order to increase student engagement and attendance;
- Tier 1: Universal strategies to address attendance (including teachers, appropriate school based staff, SSRCE Communications Officer, PowerSchool Leads, etc.) and will assist in facilitating Regional, School and Community team approach to address attendance issues.
- Tier 2: Group work/resources offered to address identified issues in each school community (school staff such as school counsellors and administration, Student Support Workers, SchoolsPlus Outreach, Community Health Workers and other community supports).
- Tier 3: Intensive Support to individual students/ families including SchoolsPlus Facilitator, Mental Health and Addictions Clinicians and Community Health Workers, Direct Support from SchoolsPlus Outreach and Student Support Workers, RCH Coordinator, case conferencing with other related support services in the community.
- Support implementation of evidence-based programming, strategies, and interventions at Tier 1, 2, and 3;
- Oversee, in consultation with the Coordinator of Student Services, the implementation of provincial initiatives and other evidence based programs;
- Model teaching strategies and support school staff, as needed;
- Collaborate, plan, and lead training and professional learning opportunities for Learning Support Teachers, Community of Schools staff, Teacher Assistants (TAs), and Child and Youth Care Practitioners (CYCPs), in consultation with the Coordinator of Student Services;
- Collaborate and plan for Child & Youth Care Practitioner (CYCP) summer learning progrmming experiences in consultation with the Coordinator of Stu

📌 Student Services Consultant (South Shore)
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