M.A.S.S. NOTICE OF VACANCY

Position: Specialist - SEA, Special Education Services
Salary Range: Band 8 - $ 98,286.00 - $117,206.00
Location: New Street Education Centre
Work Schedule: 35 hours/week, 12 months/year
Effective Date: ASAP
Position Summary:
The SEA Specialist is responsible for providing leadership and proactively designing service delivery models for all technology and mobility based SEA Equipment. They are responsible for the Board’s approach to managing the processes related to purchasing, data retention, and Ministry reporting as per the Ministry SEA Guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops proactive strategies and builds collaborative relationships with multiple departments and all schools regarding efficient process development and implementation, and for developing all business processes and workflows associated with the SEA Portfolio.
• Supervisor for SEA Analyst and delegates workflows and ticketing processes related to SEA technology.
• Collaborates with Information Services regarding technology requirements, inventory, ticketing, and privacy requirements
• Responsible for claim submissions, budget monitoring, inventory control and management, and SEA Ministry reporting.
• Collaborate with school-based staff regarding processes related to claims, purchasing, SEAit workflows, ticketing, and equipment transfer.
• Manage, participate in and implement system initiatives regarding technology acquisition and testing, purchasing, accounting, and school based tasks.
• Approves and manages claim submissions for access to SEA funding
• Collaborates with IPL staff and Assistive Technology Lead staff regarding approvals for claim submissions
• Collaborates with School Based Rehabilitative Services/Erin Oak Kids OT’s/PT’s, and HDSB PSSP staff regarding equipment allocation, and student assessment documentation
• Manages equipment repair and annual inspections for school-based mobility equipment
• Designs and implements data collection processes and strategies, communicates processes to schools and department teams

Qualifications:

• Minimum Requirements:
• 5 years of related experience, Preferred
• Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills
• Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to work independently with minimal direct oversight or supervision
• Demonstrated ability to lead and make analytical decisions, and work in an environment with confidentiality
• Demonstrated ability to be functional lead on software platforms
• Demonstrated initiative and innovation in designing and providing service delivery
• Effective oral and written communication skills to update helpdesk logs and the writing of technical documents
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to self-manage and maintain strong communication with colleagues
• Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to set priorities are mandatory

Applications, along with your resume and other supporting documents must be submitted through Apply to Education – by 4:00 pm on Thursday, June 19, 2025
Job Category: Management & Professionals - Job Code # 3956333
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 be made through the email address provided on the applicants’ Apply TEducation profile page. First consideration for posted vacancies will be given to qualified applicants from the employee group in which the vacancy occurs.
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 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.

Although hiring policies must adhere 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, applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented communities.

We encourage you respond to 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 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 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 Dixon Mohammed - Manager, Recruitment, Selection and Staffing at .
Accommodation:
Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates who have temporary or permanent disability, or otherwise require accommodations based on the protected grounds highlighted in the Ontario Human Rights Code in respect the recruitment and selection process.
Wellness:
The HDSB is committed to providing a respectful and healthy work environment.

• Develops proactive strategies and builds collaborative relationships with multiple departments and all schools regarding efficient process development and implementation, and for developing all business processes and workflows associated with the SEA Portfolio.
• Supervisor for SEA Analyst and delegates workflows and ticketing processes related to SEA technology.
• Collaborates with Information Services regarding technology requirements, inventory, ticketing, and privacy requirements
• Responsible for claim submissions, budget monitoring, inventory control and management, and SEA Ministry reporting.
• Collaborate with school-based staff regarding processes related to claims, purchasing, SEAit workflows, ticketing, and equipment transfer.
• Manage, participate in and implement system initiatives regarding technology acquisition and testing, purchasing, accounting, and school based tasks.
• Approves and manages claim submissions for access to SEA funding
• Collaborates with IPL staff and Assistive Technology Lead staff regarding approvals for claim submissions
• Collaborates with School Based Rehabilitative Services/Erin Oak Kids OT’s/PT’s, and HDSB PSSP staff regarding equipment allocation, and student assessment documentation
• Manages equipment repair and annual inspections for school-based mobility equipment
• Designs and implements data collection processes and strategies, communicates processes to schools and department team