June 30th for LTOs
If you are in a long-term assignment with a posted end date of June 30th, the expectation is that you will attend school on Thursday, according to your FTE and you will be paid grid rate. Please call the OT Office if you have any questions regarding your specific situation.
Deadline for designated Paid PD Opportunities
As you are aware, Thames Valley is the only Board in Canada where elementary OTs are eligible for 2 full days of paid professional development, which amounts to an additional 2 days of employment since these count for all purposes as time worked (Pension, EI hours, seniority etc.). One half of these days is to be reserved for members to complete mandatory online training but the other opportunities are posted in the Employee Portal under Conference / Session Registration and then Elementary Occasional Teacher PD 2015 - 2016. We encourage all members to take advantage of these opportunities to enhance their professional development. All PD must be completed by June 30th in order to be eligible for payment under the terms of the Collective Agreement.
2015-2016 OTE Required Training
OTE required training for 2015-16 school year must be completed by June 30, 2016 (with payment by July 22nd, 2016). Confirm electronically the completion of each module. We recommend that you log back into this page and if the checkmarks are still there, you are assured completion of the modules has been received.
Note the WHMIS, Offence Declaration and ITS Security Declaration is accessible on the main page of the Employee Portal under the heading "Personal Information".
Module 2 - Handling a Violent Situation
Module 5 - Harassment
Module 6 - Work Refusals
Module 7 - Management of Aggressive Behaviour
Module 10 - Working Late
Module 12 - Workplace Design
Module 13 - Recognizing and Coping with Aggressive Behaviour
Mental Health Awareness (May Safety Spotlight)
Concussion Awareness PART I (June Safety Spotlight) (Mandatory)
Concussion PART II - Response, Management (June Safety Spotlight) (Mandatory)
Anaphylaxis Awareness (March Safety Spotlight)
Fire Code Training
Emergency Codes and Asbestos Awareness (Mandatory) (September Safety Spotlight)
Ladder Safety Awareness (Mandatory) (November Safety Spotlight)
Workplace Violence Hazard Assessment Survey, 2016-2017 (Voluntary)
September LTO Postings
LTO positions for the coming September will be posted the week of August 15th and will close on August 19, 2016. Again this year, there will be no interviews. Positions will be offered according to seniority. We recommend that applicants rank their selections so that when the call from Human Resources comes the following week, qualified applicants are ready to accept one of the positions for which they are applied. Please ensure that your telephone number is accurate.
Best wishes
On a final note, the ETFO-TVOT office will be closed over the summer but emails and telephone messages will be checked on a weekly basis. In the event of an emergency, please contact ETFO Provincial at 1-888-838-3936 / www.etfo.ca.
On behalf of your President and Executive at the ETFO-TVOT Local, we wish you a happy, healthy and restful summer break.
See you in September when we will resume our Wednesday Blogs!!
ETFO THAMES VALLEY OCCASIONAL TEACHERS' LOCAL
