Specialized Services Supervisor

by Grand Erie District School Board

Position Type: Full-time
Location: Brantford, ON
Date Posted: Jul 15, 2025
Grand Erie District School Board

Job Description

Grand Erie District School Board represents more than 28,000 students in 58 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools within the City of Brantford and the counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, as well as students from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. With a dedicated staff of more than 2,900, Grand Erie is committed to learning, leading and inspiring.

Position Overview:
The Specialized Services Supervisor provides direction and leadership and professional learning opportunities for school board staff in alignment with the Multi-Year strategic plan and Annual Learning and Operating Plan priorities. This position will oversee community partnerships and act as a liaison with external professional partners. This position will ensure consistency of case management standards.
This position also assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision and oversight of Specialized Services staff such as Psycho-Educational Consultants, Communicative Disorders Assistants, Behavior Analysts, Behavior Counsellors, and Attendance Counsellors.

Responsibilities:
  • Performance management, clinical (psychology staff) and organizational supervision, recruitment, and professional development of all of the above
  • Responsibility for the oversight of a limited number of complex psycho-educational assessments and the management of the associated case files including administering assessments to students, creating reports on outcomes, and sharing that information with students, parents, guardians, and staff. 
  • Summer program support
  • Complete other duties as assigned by the Superintendent of Education responsible for Specialized Services

Qualifications:
  • A Master’s degree in psychology
  • Qualified Psychologist or Psychological Associate registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario of Ontario 
  • A minimum of five years of experience as a senior psycho-educational professional providing clinical supervision; comfortable leading multi-disciplinary teams in areas of resolving complex cases, school needs, and problems of practice.
  • Awareness of community resources and agencies, mental health and developmental services, family centered agencies and other practitioners in the Grand Erie community
  • Strong initiative, attention to detail and excellent customer service delivery
  • Exemplary interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
  • The successful candidate must be knowledgeable and experienced in evidence-based counselling and behaviour analysis within an educational environment as it relates to children’s psycho education strengths and needs.
  • Practical evidence-informed planning and execution is required along with proven demonstrated ability to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams and to collaborate to achieve desired outcomes are considered assets.
 
Job Specifications
Hours of Work 7 hours per day/35 hours per week
Rate of Pay As of September 1, 2025
Hiring Range $105,604-$116,405
Salary Range $105,604-$120,003
A competitive benefits plan is available through a provincial benefits trust plan (extended health, dental, life insurance, AD&D).
OMERS pension plan.
Flexible summer schedule.
Effective Date As soon as can be mutually arranged
Supervisor Title Superintendent of Education
Is this an existing vacancy? Yes
Apply to Applicants may apply by clicking the apply button below by July 30th, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.


All submissions are to include a complete cover letter, resume, qualifications, and the names of three (3) professional references at least one of which must be a current supervisor (one document if submitted electronically). All new employees are required to provide an original Police Record Check (which includes a “vulnerable sector search”) acceptable to the Board prior to the commencement of employment.

Applicants with a disability that requires an accommodation to enable their participation in the interview process should advise the Board when contacted for an interview. Any assessment and selection materials and processes used in the interview process can be made available in an accessible format, upon request in advance.

All submissions are subject to a screening process and some applicants may not be granted interview.

Grand Erie District School Board recognizes Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, as the longstanding peoples of this territory. We honour, recognize, and respect these communities as well as all First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples who reside within Grand Erie District School Board. We are all stewards of these lands and waters where we now gather, learn, and play, and commit to working together in the spirit of Reconciliation.